Playing CDs - the analogue way. Interesting
Apr 1, 2010 6:57:11 GMT
Post by derekrumble on Apr 1, 2010 6:57:11 GMT
In this group I know there is interest in the whole 'analogue versus
digital' thing so you may be interested in what follows. While idly
surfing the net, as one does, I stumbled across an interesting website with news of an unusual development. Want to play CDs on your record turntable? Impossible? Then read on.......
Apollo Transducers (AT), through their website, are telling us how
they have been working towards resolving the whole vinyl v CD
thing. How are they proposing to do this? Well imagine being able
to play your entire collection of CDs, DVD-As, SACDs or even ipod through your regular analogue turntable.
Apollo say that playback of digital discs using your own turntable, arm and cartridge means that you can enjoy the precision and bass
control of digital, coupled with those subtle and pleasing, euphonic
distortions that arise from arm/cartridge resonances and the
speaker/turntable feedback loop.
How do they achieve this? They have successfully patented, and will
now put into production, a simple device – and I am surprised no-one has done this before. Imagine a record player stylus being driven by an upside down and specially modified recording lathe cutting head; which in turn is driven by the analogue outputs of any digital disc spinner.
To make this work you substitute the cutting tip with a grooved plate; the groove, of course, accepts your stylus tip and the grooved plate, driven by a miniaturised cutting head transducer,
provides the means of getting your CD-sourced sound into your pickup and arm system.
The whole transducer / grooved plate mechanism is housed in a
matchbox sized casing. And incorporated into, and flush with the top of the case is a one cm square slab of high density vinyl with a
clearly marked groove expertly machined for your stylus to sit
snuggly into.
There is a captive lead for power supply from a plug-
top mains transformer. And at one end the case is a pair of gold-
plated (of course) phono sockets to accept output from your digital
disc machine (or any other line source in fact – you can play your
old cassette tapes through your turntable too).
There is one limitation, you have to have an arm with adjustable
height so that you can sit the transducer box on your turntable and be able to arrange for your arm, to still be parallel with the top of
the casing. You also need to hold your turntable still as well and
Appolo will provide some firm foam wedges for this.
For more information email apollo.rif@cdtovinyl.com
Regards,
Derek
digital' thing so you may be interested in what follows. While idly
surfing the net, as one does, I stumbled across an interesting website with news of an unusual development. Want to play CDs on your record turntable? Impossible? Then read on.......
Apollo Transducers (AT), through their website, are telling us how
they have been working towards resolving the whole vinyl v CD
thing. How are they proposing to do this? Well imagine being able
to play your entire collection of CDs, DVD-As, SACDs or even ipod through your regular analogue turntable.
Apollo say that playback of digital discs using your own turntable, arm and cartridge means that you can enjoy the precision and bass
control of digital, coupled with those subtle and pleasing, euphonic
distortions that arise from arm/cartridge resonances and the
speaker/turntable feedback loop.
How do they achieve this? They have successfully patented, and will
now put into production, a simple device – and I am surprised no-one has done this before. Imagine a record player stylus being driven by an upside down and specially modified recording lathe cutting head; which in turn is driven by the analogue outputs of any digital disc spinner.
To make this work you substitute the cutting tip with a grooved plate; the groove, of course, accepts your stylus tip and the grooved plate, driven by a miniaturised cutting head transducer,
provides the means of getting your CD-sourced sound into your pickup and arm system.
The whole transducer / grooved plate mechanism is housed in a
matchbox sized casing. And incorporated into, and flush with the top of the case is a one cm square slab of high density vinyl with a
clearly marked groove expertly machined for your stylus to sit
snuggly into.
There is a captive lead for power supply from a plug-
top mains transformer. And at one end the case is a pair of gold-
plated (of course) phono sockets to accept output from your digital
disc machine (or any other line source in fact – you can play your
old cassette tapes through your turntable too).
There is one limitation, you have to have an arm with adjustable
height so that you can sit the transducer box on your turntable and be able to arrange for your arm, to still be parallel with the top of
the casing. You also need to hold your turntable still as well and
Appolo will provide some firm foam wedges for this.
For more information email apollo.rif@cdtovinyl.com
Regards,
Derek
