I'm starting to buy more vinyl and want to take care of it properly. A lot of the stuff I buy is very limited, so I can't replace most of it.
Any tips on how / where to store my collection.
It is about half 12" and half 7".
Also this doesn't exacly fit in to this forum, but I'd also like to make 24bit backups of some of these records. The only 24 bit hardware I have is my Digi-Mod UA5 and a Creative Audigy 2 ZS soundcard. Hopefully I can make a least decent 24bit recordings with this set up. Any tips for converting my collection to 24bit (like is it even worth it)?
The only other thing I can add is my turntable is a Numark TT-1910 with an Audio Tecnica stylus (I don't know which model).
Thanks,
MIKE B
http://www.45s.com/music/music-history/record-care-tips.htmbut I didn't see it recommended in there that you rotate your vertically stored LPs to prevent sideways compression due to gravity.
Roughly speaking your signal chain is turntable, groove, styli, pickup, arm, RIAA, preamp & UA5.
So it's worth investigating where the bottlenecks are and if corrective measures should be undertaken before you start the job:
Solid platform, aligned tonearm, proper tracking force, record clamp, record cleaner, new cartridge, new styli (Shure V15 might be nice if the records are worn), low noise preamp, do RIAA in SW, low noise DC power for UA5 etc etc ... Some surface noise can be removed in SW. If you know the freq resp of your turntable you could EQ mildly if you feel the data needs it.
If you send me copies I'd be happy to say what I think