Donsounds

I'm a newbie to computer audio and not very familiar with pro equipment and its standards. But I am willing to learn and that is why I posted this forum...so please be patient with me...You seem to know about this type of equipment. My questions for you are the following: By not using the 6 other channels, will that affect the sound quality? Also, how would I connect it to my Pre-amp and to my Mac mini? My preamp has balanced outputs via XLR and the LIO-8 has AES inputs/outputs...Would going from XLR to AES affect the signal quality? When using the firewire input/output with my Mac mini, should I expect clocking problems (jitter...)? Can the LIO-8 let me keep my copies in DSD files? What software would you suggest using with this hardware? thanks, Don

Thanks for your inputs...yes I did see a lot of good reviews about these units, but they both have preamps in them no? Also, I only need 2 channels...what do I do with the other 6?

Thanks for your input TomE...Which model Korg do you use? I went to their website and there is 2 models (MR1000 and MR2000S)...But both seem to have integrated pre-amps (which is not something I would be looking at since i will already be interfacing the DA/AD converters with my Atma-Sphere preamp)...But being able to archive in DSD and having the flexibility to convert to WAV, FLAC and AIFF is a very good proposition. I guess the ideal solution would be to archive in DSD using a unit that does not have integrated pre-amps...As far as ripping strategy goes, I like Computer Audiophile's strategy for ripping CD's (see Computer Audiophile CD Ripping Strategy and Methodology)...I think it could easily be implemented for vinyl with some modifications on hardware and software. This is why I started this thread, to find the best software/hardware combination to this. I currently use a very cheap software solution called ''lp recorder'' and ''lp ripper''. I connect my preamp via an RCA to USB cable to my computer's USB port. The sound is satisfactory, but to a certain limit...I know I can improve on this...I record each lp as one file then edit each track using the software and save them as WAV files. I then use dBPoweramp to convert the WAV files into FLAC and AIFF files according to the strategy suggested by CA on my Windows based laptop. I then use an external 2TB drive connected to a Mac Mini where the AIFF files are located and play them through iTunes. I have two external hard drives, one for archiving the original WAV files and converted FLAC files and one for all my AIFF files that I use to play on the Mac.

Can't seem to find a specific forum relating to ADCs (Analog to Digital Converters)...or even DA/AD converters. I know most of these concern professional gear, but for the vinyl ripper audiophile that wants to build a computer based library I think answers to the following questions is kind of essential and this seems to be the right place to ask them...I don't see a Vinyl ripping strategy, nor a ADC or DA/AD converter on the cash list on Computer Audiophile or in any dedicated forum threads. But when I look at other forum threads concerning DACs, some equipment is often referred to. I only want to rip my vinyl collection and listen to my rips...So I have several questions that need to be answered... 1-Instead of paying $5k for a really good DAC (like the Weiss), would it be better to pay $5k for a really good professional AD/DA converter(like the Lynx Aurora 8 or 16)? 2-Or spend $3k on a really good DAC (like the Ayre QB-9) and $2k on a pro ADC (like the benchmark ADC1) 3-What is the best software to use...Pure Vinyl, Amarra, etc... 4-What would be a good vinyl ripping strategy that takes into account metadata I would also like to see answers based on all platforms available (MAC OS-X, Windows, Linux) Thanks for your answers and input. Me: Oracle Mk. II>Linn Ittok>Grado Sonata>WHAT ADC?>WHAT SOFTWARE?> OR >Mac Mini>iTunes or WHAT SOFTWARE?>WHAT DAC?>Atma-Sphere MP-1 Mk.3.1>Atma-Sphere MA-1 Mk.3>Tannoy GRF