Of course, you will need to already have a turntable and phono amp but, if you already have these items, the AU-D4 ADC is an ideal budget digitisation option. To improve sound quality, you might want to investigate replacing the supplied power supply with something of better quality. REGA FONO MINI A2D. Price: £85. 24-bit / 96kHz Vinyl Rip by Dr. Robert Nitty Gritty RCM 1.5 Technics SL-1200MK2 Turntable with KAB Fluid Damping and KAB record grip Ortofon 2M Black cartridge Pro-Ject Tube Box SE II Preamp Tascam US-144 external USB 2.0 Audiointerface Bias Peak LE 6 recording software iZotope RX Advanced 1.21 for Redbook conversion xACT 1.71 for Redbook SBE Vinyl; 24 bit / 96 kHz [ALAC] Thread starter visim91; Start date Jan 19, 2012; Sort by reaction score; Forums. were aware of what they miss when choosing a 256 kbps file (16/44.1) over a proper and authentic high-resolution rip (24/96) from a reliable source. Couldn't tell a difference between the vinyl rip or converted to 256k AAC Limited Edition Vinyl Mastered Collection II (24/192/Vinyl) Houkago Tea-Time - Gekichuuka Mini Album EP (16/44.1/CD) Houkago Tea-Time - Houkago Tea-Time II (16/44.1/CD) Ichiko Aoba - Windswept Adan (16/44.1/WEB) Jack White - Boarding House Reach (24/96/Vinyl) James Ferraro - Far Side Virtual (16/44.1/WEB) Julian Casablancas - Phrazes For The Young Hello Select your address All Playing a 24/96 vinyl rip of Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon right now that no lossy rip can match. You don't have to be a sound engineer to tell the difference either. 24/96 is overkill for vinyl as at best it can manage perhaps 12 - 13 bits of SNR (72 - 78 db) the other 11/12 bits are just wasted. Island-12/10/96 L24-769712412319 Jamestown Revival UTAH Wild Bunch Records-2/11/14 L19-887158637926 The Killers Vinyl Weight Includes Download Card or CD? Color of vinyl (LP 1/24/12 1 Alternative 120g Card Black 627843155683 5683 L17 DANGERBIRD RECO HEARN,KEVIN CLOUD MAINTENANC(LP) 12/20/11 1 Alternative 120g Black