hokusman Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Hi, I recently purchased Sharper Image's TSI-2005-MTT portable record player. The sound quality is great for the price I paid. Yesterday I tried the vinyl to mp3 via USB feature for the first time. Overall I'm pleased with the output, though I did see the sound was clipping on the low end on multiple artists at around -5.0 db (high end looks perfect). Does anyone have any suggestionson how to overcome the clipping, or know if this might be a limitation of the hardware? I'm using Audacity on a 2007 MacBook as the Receiving device. Thanks for any assistance, Levi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piky0032 Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Piratebay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted May 22, 2013 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Could you please post a short (30 seconds or so) sample of the final mp3 rip of any record? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokusman Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 I am not looking to download. Also, believe it or not I have some albums that are not even found online. Ps. Sorry about the typo in the thread title. I'm typing on my phone. If some can fix it (I'm new to the board & can't find any option to revise it), please feel free to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokusman Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 http://www.fileswap.com/dl/CfURMhsKHs/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokusman Posted May 22, 2013 Author Share Posted May 22, 2013 Here's one where the clipping is even more pronounced: http://www.fileswap.com/dl/iRjuyVtQ6V/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swemoll Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Okay, granted I just played those back via my MacBook Pro speakers, but to me, that sounds like a dirty ass record. If you're not clipping in Audacity (no red lights on those meters up top...but it sounds like you know that), then you're not clipping. It's not possible to clip only in low frequencies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokusman Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 Yeah, the second is from an antique dealer and in pretty rough condition - part of why I want to archive. I was just curious if anyone would know why I wasn't picking up anything below -5.0 db on that or any other record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 I have to admit, I have no real solution to your problem, just wanted to hear how bad this actually sounds. To my surprise, it is not AS bad as I expected, but I still see absolutely no reasoning whatsoever for anyone doing this. Sure you cannot enjoy in actually listening to this, can you? Is the idea of downloading a digital version of a record you bought really worse on your conscience than the sound of this on your ears? If it comes across like I'm being a dick, it honestly isn't my intention, I would just like to hear the other side of things, at least try to understand why someone would go through the trouble of recording this on that exact equipment. For example a youtube link of the second clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPBuUqNrjW8 Can you honestly say that you enjoy the first one more, because it isn't downloaded? Putting aside the clipping on the bottom end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokusman Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 Haha you are right I am being a dork about it. I try to avoid listening to music on YouTube unless I absolutely have no other option because I don't like the lower sound quality. Yet here I am ripping a record that is beat the hell up. I guess the part of the story missing is the sentimental aspect - I got the record while vacationing in Hong Kong with my fiancé. Believe it or not, the merchant I bought the record from had two copies of the record and this was the better of the two. Anyway, I am sure in the case of this particular record having a complete low end would in no way make it sound better - I'm just being a nerd. -Levi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinch Posted May 23, 2013 Share Posted May 23, 2013 Man that's rare, usually people completely lose it in scenarios like this one here on VC, so thanks for being cool about it and giving a straight answer. I kind of understand it I guess. Though I don't know if you often buy records, or more as a novelty here and there. Not that there's anything wrong with the second one, but if you are even slightly serious about buying vinyl and would use records as a common listening medium, you really should look into getting rid of your player and buying something worthwhile. There's much more to experience, even with beat up records like the one in the second clip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokusman Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 I do also have a decent Sony turntable plugged in to a Emerson stereo, but I might be moving a long distance in a few months, so I'm faced with an unfortunate reality of the needs for portability. If, however, portability wasn't an issue, what turntable would you recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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