On 1/27/24 1:55 PM, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> On 2024-01-25 03:54, rbowman wrote:
>> On Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:26:16 -0600, VanguardLH wrote:
>>
>>
>>> You can even get USB-attached:
>>> - 3.5" diskette drive. I've never bothered to hunt around for a
>>> USB-attached 5.25" floppy drive.
>>> - USB-attached Iomege ZIP drive if you still have Zip disks around (but
>>> you might need to install drivers).
>>> - USB-attached card reader.
>>>
>>> There's probably other USB-attached storage that I didn't think of.
>>
>> I've got a USB attached tape cassette. It works for moving music off old
>> tapes but it's a painful process. The copying is in real time. The
>> software is reasonably good at breaking out songs into separate files but
>> you have to label them yourself.
>
> Heh! I have not seen that one.
>
>> There are also USB turntables for the vinyl purists although i think that
>> defeats the whole analog is better than digital thing.

FWIW, hubby who can still hear earthquakes a few seconds before they
start and who used to hear REALLY high sounds, says the analog/digital
thing is pure bullshit. I trust him. My ears have always been terrible,
and now they're a lot worse.

Who knew that a sudden feedback scream from your phone (no idea how that
happened) could take out the higher-frequency (such as it was) hearing
in that ear permanently? Be warned.

> AFAIK, the intention is to record the existing vinyl collection
> conveniently.

He did that with our old Pioneer turntable, as well as transferring our
4-track tape collection to MP3 (can't remember the name of the recorder,
but we still have it), including attaching official names through some
arcane method.

> Heck. I just had a quick look at Amazon, and several compact players I
> see include the speakers in the base, so there is feedback between the
> speaker and the capsule.
>
> Old briefcase players had the speaker on the lid, which was detachable.

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Cheers, Bev
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