I talked to guy that works for Mackie and on his advice have purchased a used M-Audio 2496 USB sound card and have got it installed.

I was going to utilize a Marantz receiver I have, but since I had put my Sansui 9090 up for sale and got no takers I have it connected to the computer and a Marantz 6300 TT hooked up to it with a pair of JBL L-26 Decades. Sounding good so far and the big Sansui always sounded good with those JBLs anyway so It's just as well I didn't sell it.

I am now able to listen to the 1,000 plus albums I have stored on my external hard drive through the system and it's sounding pretty impressive even though the speakers are still stacked one on top of the other still until I can figure out where they will live here in my office.

I'm only short a second pair of two meter rca interconnects right now and will be studying up while waiting for them to be delivered. It looks like there are a couple of free programs I still need to pick between and download and I should be in business.

cool! i forget, are these transfers from cd or lp? if lp how did you do it?

Since you get no reply....i took the liberty to answer to your question.

You can record from any analogue audio device that provides line-out terminals. Some analogue audio devices can be connected directly to your computer's sound card.

However, the best method imo for transferring material from vinyl LP is to connect the analogue audio device to a pre-amp and then connect the pre-amp to your computer's sound card.
I always choose the Tape-Out connector, which delivers a 1v peak-to-peak voltage signal which the line-in input of a sound card is designed to accept.

If you have an Auxiliary connector, that would do equally well.
You also need a stereo cable with two pairs of RCA, left- and right-channel connectors (male), and an audio adapter with a pair of RCA, left- and right-channel connectors (female) and a single line-in, 3.5mm minijack.

I'd been that for years with great results.

Some cards' software allow us to cut the clicks and pops vinyl normaly have.

...Or you can purchase one of the new USB Phonostages. There are a few with good quality like this one Sonneteer 'Sedley (USB version): http://freespace.virgin.net/sonneteer.audio/sedley_rev1.html

Btw, what kind of sound card do you have?

I use the preamp method Alvaro refers to, (Nakamichi Control Preamp) having used the preamp now any source you have you can burn from, RtoR, for whaterever reason from a tuner, TT you get the idea.

I use Audacity to clean up and set levels, you also can sue the preamp to set levels if you use the preamp out into your sound card.



http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Jim