The results sound pretty good for MP3
I did a screen grab of the file open in Goldwave so you could see the waveform heavily clipped and the meters peaking, but I can't figure out how to attach it
I wonder if typical DJ cartridges are louder than typical hifi ones?
Input Sensitivity MM 5mV / 1kHz Input Sensitivity MC 0.45mV / 1kHz Input Impedance MM 47K ohms / 100 pF Input Impedance MC 100 ohms / 100 pF Output Voltage 200mV / 1kHz RIAA Curve Accuracy 20Hz-20kHz / max 0.5 Output voltage 15-16V/50mA AC
Nah, it's just a standard SL 1210.Seems bizarre that a pre-amped signal should totally overload a decent soundcard edit - the same problem occurrs using the USB output from the pre-amp, i.e. bypassing the soundcard completely.
Sorry, but what advantage will that have in digitising LPs? Am I being thick?
Agreed. I think the issue here is that you don't appear to have any software control over your input levels. Stick to using the USB output as this eliminates another gain stage. You could also try downloading http://goldwave.com/release.php and see if it's device control panel allows you any input control, and also run it's device test to verify the driver, etc.
It's got an output volume control so you could use that to control the level of the analogue signal before it hits the PC. Or am i being thick too