deepak Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 Do you guys think this sounds a bit too over dampened and muffled? Definitely not what it sounds like on my TT Thanks, and looking forward to your feedback. edit: will update with better drops, this one sucked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerius Posted February 13, 2008 Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 What's the setup that you're using for the needle drop? Comments: The bass is ok, but frankly, everything else sucks. It sounds very flat, no depth, crappy tone, really muffled mids & highs. I hate to say it but it sounds more like AM radio than anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted February 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2008 What's the setup that you're using for the needle drop? Comments: The bass is ok, but frankly, everything else sucks. It sounds very flat, no depth, crappy tone, really muffled mids & highs. I hate to say it but it sounds more like AM radio than anything else. This is the type of feedback I'm looking for. The needle drop does sound worse than being played on the table, but it's not an entirely inaccurate representation of what I'm hearing. The tone and muffled sound is heard listening to the vinyl as well. And looking at the waveform it should be sounding a hell of a lot more dynamic than it does. The setup is: MMF-5/Goldring 1012 cart -> NAD PP-2 -> Emu0404usb as the analog digital converter. The TT setup is in a not very optimized position right now. Sitting on the top of my rack with pretty much no vibration isolation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerius Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Just made a couple needle drops of my own for shits & giggles, it's probably my crappy Creative SB Live soundcard that's killing things but man is there ever a big difference between the original and the recording. These are used records I picked up from garage sales, flea markets, and public libraries. Setup is Dual 721 turntable with Shure V15-III cartridge --> Technics SA-5270 receiver --> Creative SB Live The Nylons - Love Potion #9 http://rapidshare.de/files/38570506/lp9.wav.html R.E.M. - Fall On Me http://rapidshare.de/files/38570546/fall.wav.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 I haven't heard it, but my friend has the Icky Thump Hoffman vinyl, and I believe he already has a rip of it as well...; ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted February 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 I'm doing another. That last effort was terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Your using the 0404 USB as the ADC correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepak Posted February 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 After doing more critical listening I'm convinced they were going for this lowfi effect. There's no way Steve Hoffman or Kevin Gray intended for this to sound so muddy. I'll be able to hear it on a dialed in Aries3 soon so I guess I'll see how it sounds then. God damn vinyl Your using the 0404 USB as the ADC correct? Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hungrych Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 Mine sounds alot clearer, and I just used this: http://www.numark.com/ttusb Maybe try cleaning the record more? I dunno... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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