D to A Converters


I'm interested in digitizing some of my vinyl.  What are people using to make a high quality digital file?  What are you using as a Analog to digital converter?

Thanks!

vermontstephen

Thank you for your responses.  I’ll look at the Tascam and the McIntosh.  I saw a used Bencmark ADC 1 for sale used, but I thought it was priced pretty high.  
 

I have Qobuz and have been streaming for a while, and really enjoy it.  But I have a bunch of old jazz recordings on vinyl, including some direct to discs, that aren’t on Qobuz.  I bought an Innuos Zenith 3 last year, and thought it would be nice to save some of my favorite albums on its hard drive so they are easily available anywhere in the house.  Thanks again for your suggestions.  
 

steve

@rick_n 

With respect, I think you're trying to put your left hand in your right pocket.

And with respect, your solutions for downloading files or subscribing to streaming services incur cost, aren't a panacea, and might not even cover what someone has in their vinyl collection. I have some 5000 LPs I've collected over the last 50+ years, and much of it isn't available for digital download or streaming. There are legit reasons for people to needle-drop vinyl to digital files. That might be the only way, depending on the titles.

Personally, I have no desire to digitize my vinyl, but I get that some people might want to.

I use a TASCAM DA-3000.  Records PCM up to 24/192 and DSD up to 2x (5.6 MHz) on an SD card.  

Audacity is a powerful editor/manipulator for PCM files.  You can’t do as much with DSD but TASCAM Hi-Res Editor allows you to trim and break up long recordings like an LP side into individual tracks.

@audphile1 I have an EAT Eglo petit.    If I were going to seriously pursue a great analog system, that is one of the things I’d upgrade.  But I lost a lot of my vinyl collection while it was in storage.  I probably only have 200-300 albums that are in good shape. was a bit of an audiophile when I was young, but then children, college tuition, and work got in the way. Now that the kids are out of the house, I find myself really enjoying streaming.   It allows me to easily explore music that is new to me.   And I can sit down and listen to 4 versions of Mahler 2, or endless tracks of a jazz standard.   It fits my personality.   So, I figure instead of spending thousands on more vinyl, I’ll spend that money upgrading the digital side of my system.