doctorcilantro
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I have been doing the digital RIAA implementation which Jittippee posted here and gave us his incredible 24/96 VST RIAA.
I had a Lavry AD10, but sold it...only because I needed some cash.
I have a 1616M and I'm considering keeping it to use with a Black Sparrow ADC.
I looked at RME UC, and Benchmark ADC1 as well.
In terms of cost (from most to least):
ADC1 (Benchmark)
UC
Sparrow
1616M (in sig)
I was going to grab an ADC1 but after talking with Richard Tollerton (audio engineer), it seems that while recording at 24/96 for vinyl as certain benefits when doing digital RIAA and real-time (or post-recording) noise reduction, one would quickly reach the point of diminishing returns giving the limit of the vinyl medium. I don't need a phono stage as I have my flat gain preamp already.
If I go with the Sparrow, I will need the 1616M for the S/PDIF interface so I could compare the two.
Given the cost, I truly wonder if any big gains are to be found using the UC or ADC1 converters.
I think I will try the Sparrow and compare it to the 1616M.
I had a Lavry AD10, but sold it...only because I needed some cash.
I have a 1616M and I'm considering keeping it to use with a Black Sparrow ADC.
I looked at RME UC, and Benchmark ADC1 as well.
In terms of cost (from most to least):
ADC1 (Benchmark)
UC
Sparrow
1616M (in sig)
I was going to grab an ADC1 but after talking with Richard Tollerton (audio engineer), it seems that while recording at 24/96 for vinyl as certain benefits when doing digital RIAA and real-time (or post-recording) noise reduction, one would quickly reach the point of diminishing returns giving the limit of the vinyl medium. I don't need a phono stage as I have my flat gain preamp already.
If I go with the Sparrow, I will need the 1616M for the S/PDIF interface so I could compare the two.
Given the cost, I truly wonder if any big gains are to be found using the UC or ADC1 converters.
I think I will try the Sparrow and compare it to the 1616M.