@KRAZYKAT I still have the 2MBlue – great upgrade in the red 🙂

@KRAZYKAT – I’ve reviewed the Mani 2. It has more control over loading than the original, though I think the circuit is more surface-mount technology than the Mani 1, which means it’s less repairable if it goes wrong. If you’re happy with the Mani 1, I’m not sure I can say it’s that much of an upgrade. I’d hold off and save for something that might be more of a leap for you.

BTW: That…Read More

@gerhard – great! Sounds like you had a good day. I had family commitments in the end. Probably for the best as I’ll use the money I would’ve spent on some nice pre-loved records instead 🙂

@beachboy1965 – thanks for sharing. Dire Straits is an interesting one. It was the first DDD release on CD I believe.

@ghosteeninthecave21 – Cool. Welcome to the hobby. The VMP stuff does tend to be well-mastered 🙂

Hi Stan,

I have a guide on this that might help:

Recording Vinyl Records Into Your Computer: Step by Step (with Video)

I suspect the issue is with the quality of the digital converters in those audio interfaces/preamps.

With a higher-quality interface, you’ll likely get the result you’re hoping for.

Hope this helps.
Marc

Dire Straits Brother In Arms, original pressing, Daft Punk Random Access Memories, Cat Stevens Tea For The Tillerman, Teaser And The Firecat, Mona Bone Jakon all very good too!

I don’t have many LPs in my collection yet. I have two box sets and approximately fifty albums, but my Bowie reissues sound fantastic, considering they aren’t special audiophile pressings. If I am correct, my Ziggy Stardust reissue is AAA, which probably helps matters. As for LPs released by contemporaries, I find those to be very hit-and-miss, but my VMP pressing of St Vincent’s latest…Read More

I use a Mani version 1. Is the upgrade to 2 worth it?
I also have a Fosi Audio Tube MM

Ortofon Blue

Yep! I went to three local shops in my hometown today. Picked up Pearl Jam’s standard black version of “Dark Matter”, OMD’s “Junk Culture Demos and rarities” and Donna Summer’s “Many States Of Independence”. I also wanted the 4LP boxset by Linda Ronstadt “The Asylum Years” but none of the shops had it. This year was the first since a couple of years I did buy some RSD-releases because…Read More

Thanks Marc. I’ll look into both.