Converting vinyl to digital

[2manyrocks]

Also depends on what shape the original records are in and whether the OP wants to avoid further damage playing them on an iffy turntable.

 

[Hughman]

Then comes the question... What to do with all that vinyl after you get done converting it to digital? I'm still sitting on mine, but I think I've only spun the vinyl once in the last 10 years. I hate the idea of dumping them but I'm also getting tired of storing them. I'm pretty sure none of my offspring have any interest in inheriting my record collection.

 

[deserteagle71]

Then comes the question... What to do with all that vinyl after you get done converting it to digital? I'm still sitting on mine, but I think I've only spun the vinyl once in the last 10 years. I hate the idea of dumping them but I'm also getting tired of storing them. I'm pretty sure none of my offspring have any interest in inheriting my record collection.

My "offspring" will have to decide what to do with mine. Don't intend to ever get rid of them. Some of the albums - Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Andy Williams come to mind - just sound better on vinyl than the digital versions do so I do play mine.

 

[2manyrocks]

The album jacket covers are also interesting to look at.

 

[Oaktree]

Then comes the question... What to do with all that vinyl after you get done converting it to digital? I'm still sitting on mine, but I think I've only spun the vinyl once in the last 10 years. I hate the idea of dumping them but I'm also getting tired of storing them. I'm pretty sure none of my offspring have any interest in inheriting my record collection.

My "offspring" will have to decide what to do with mine. Don't intend to ever get rid of them. Some of the albums - Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Andy Williams come to mind - just sound better on vinyl than the digital versions do so I do play mine.

A couple years ago I was cleaning house and brought a ton of old records to a used record store. They don't pay a lot, and some weren't worth much of anything, but I still came home with a check for ~$350 or so.

Other than maybe Sinatra, the 50s crooners aren't worth much today. Believe it or not, 70s-80s punk/alternative rock is where the money is.

If you're thinking of getting rid of records, now is the time before the whole vinyl revival runs its course.

 

[Hughman]

My first reaction was "record store... They still exist?", but then I did a Google search and actually found a few. I'd have to make a good inventory and see if there's any value making it worth hauling several hundred pounds of vinyl an hour into town.

 

[deserteagle71]

Other than maybe Sinatra, the 50s crooners aren't worth much today. Believe it or not, 70s-80s punk/alternative rock is where the money is.

To me my old vinyl albums are priceless and I will never sell them. So it doesn't matter what they are worth to someone else.

As far as punk/alternative rock...to me that is nothing more than noise. Never listened to any of it and never owned any of it...and never will.

 

[davrow]

Pity you are on the opposite coast, I would give you my USB turntable. I got it years (and years) ago to convert my vinyl to mp3, but it introduced so much hum the music was not worth listening to. No audacity back then, just the packaged software.

Probably just a ground differential hum that with enough knowledge I could have reduced, if not eliminated. But we got rid of all but about 20 records so no longer worth pursuing.

 

[JasperFrank]

The jackets are often worth more than the vinyl if in good shape. People say they can tell, an analog from a well sampled digital. This has been dis-proven many times in blind testing when using the same playback amps/speakers. People could not tell the difference.

 

[Topzide]

I would opt for the NERO software. I've done some of mine with more to do. I have an interface unit that converts usb to rca and digital out. The software allowed me to cut noise and static. Didn't take it all out. Something about hearing it is just comforting. Can't remember the converter device name. Have to look for it, and I will post later.