Discovered on the incomparable Analog Apartment, which we love. Please, please, PLEASE, Archer Record Pressing Plant, do not close, EVER. Three minutes of vinyl junkie bliss.
by Joe Wallace
As a DJ, musician, video editor, and reporter I have used every kind of headphones you can imagine, from the goofy one-ear monitor that you see people wearing with Sony Betacam professional video cameras to high-end Sennheisers and Audio Technicas.
But I keep coming back to these Sony MDR7506 headphones. They sound great, and while not indestructible they do take a bit of a beating and keep coming back for more. I recommend them…I can’t say they are the most COMFORTABLE headphones in the world but they do get the job done and then some. If you’re looking for sound far better than those crappy white earbuds, or just starting to outfit a studio or road tour kit with some decent gear, these under-$100 Sony headphones are a very good way to go.
I’m familiar with other Crosley products and was very tempted to get a Crosley Memory Master II for review here–after all, not everybody has a pro setup or is interested in ultra-high quality MP3 versions of their favorite vinyl LPs; most people just want to rip, listen, and enjoy.
But the customer reviews for previous versions of the Crosley Memory Master were so discouraging that I hesitated to waste even the shipping fee to get one of these to Turntabling central. I’d be very interested in learning who out there in Turntabling-land has used one of these and what they think.
The specs look good--this model is equipped with a line out to run into your stereo system if you don’t want to rely on the internal speakers, and there’s a USB connection for ripping direct to Mac or PC. This model lets you use a recordable CD to rip the records in real time…but near as I can tell there is nothing that specifies how individual tracks are broken up once the recording process begins. Just try looking for a definitive customer review of the Crosley CR2413A and you’ll come up with more questions than answers.
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Ever wonder what it takes to make a vinyl LP from start to finish? The actual creation of the physical product, as opposed to recording the music itself is fascinating, and a company called TruTone Mastering Labs has put the entire process online in a step-by-step pictorial.
For me, the most interesting part from a visual standpoint is the plating process:
But you’ll be amused to learn that your favorite, most expensive vinyl collectible in your stack originally looked like THIS before it became the precious thing you revere now as a sacred object: Continue reading The TruTone Mastering Process