Hopstretch

It's pretty close, but just sounds a little more "natural" straight from the record. Who knows why -- his system setup, my system setup, his A/D, my D/A? Lot of points in the chain. I guess the next step would be to make my own drop of it and then compare the digital files. I'm probably more lazy than I am geeky, though. Real nice to listen to either way!

Nice to see those Goldman bonuses are already trickling down to street level! Quality aside, that's also some fairly yeoman drinking for a table of six.

Yes, as is this. Talking Heads -- 77 Sitting here geeking out by going back and forth between the actual vinyl on my turntable, and a hi-res needledrop of the same pressing made on somebody else's rig. It's quite interesting.

Chris Bell -- I Am The Cosmos Awesome!

Whoa! I just bought two big bags of vinyl.

Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins -- "Rise Up With Fists"

Jenny Lewis with The Watson Twins -- Rabbit Fur Coat Vinyl. Well worth it. Much better sound than the CD.

Thanks all. I'll start with the Audacity tutorials and go from there.

I've picked up a Duet (again) and would like to start playing around with ripping vinyl. Could one of you chaps who've already been down this road please point me in the direction of some decent software for the Mac to facilitate the process? Workflow tips also welcome! Thanks very much.

Morrissey -- Swords Vinyl.

Pine floors?

This makes me turgid. Matte black and shiny chrome FTMFW!

I do like their style.

Looks like you Five Finger freaks are about to go mainstream! The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs : The money has finally made Sergey nuts

Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion Vinyl.

Strikes me there are probably a couple of things wrong with this business model.

Don't forget the H

Aimee Mann -- @#%&*! Smilers

Oh, poor Dan and Naaman, what will they find that they both enjoy? (Heads off to Amazon.co.uk to look for a copy of Stanley Beresford's timeless masterpiece "You Scots Know Fuck All About Anything, Now Shut Up About My DAC!")

Arky McSparkerson.

Portishead -- Third

Happy Birthday! Rip vinyl, drink beer!

Clam bellies > lobster.

Neil Clark -- Sundogs Really enjoying this. And not just because of my Lloyd Cole completism.