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ChristopherDAC · 09-09-2005, 11:48 PM

Greetings all:
I have a sizable collection of LaserDiscs, and I would like to be able to record music and other audio from them conveniently. Unfortunately, at present I have only the integrated audio device on my motherboard, which only supports stereo analog input.
As at least three-fourths of the audio I want to record is in 16-bit 44.1 kHz PCM [the CD-audio data stream buried on most LDs since the mid-80s], and my player has a digital output, I would like to get an audio device which would accept S/P-DIF input which I could then dump to a .WAV file, preferably without any reclocking or other processing. Fiddling endlessly with the recording levels in order to strike a balance between dynamic range and headroom is driving me bats, when I know I could make a bit-for-bit perfect copy instead, given the equipment.
Does anyone have a recommendation for such a device, preferably inexpensive? I am running Windows XP Pro on an AMD Sempron platform, Soyo motherboard with plenty of expansion slots, mounted in an old Dell case which is mostly empty space by this point.

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ChristopherDAC Member Location: Beautiful Fort Worth Join Date: Feb 2004 Local Time: 09:33 PM Local Date: 12-04-2008 Posts: 3,431	Would appreciate a little sound (card) advice Greetings all: I have a sizable collection of LaserDiscs, and I would like to be able to record music and other audio from them conveniently. Unfortunately, at present I have only the integrated audio device on my motherboard, which only supports stereo analog input. As at least three-fourths of the audio I want to record is in 16-bit 44.1 kHz PCM [the CD-audio data stream buried on most LDs since the mid-80s], and my player has a digital output, I would like to get an audio device which would accept S/P-DIF input which I could then dump to a .WAV file, preferably without any reclocking or other processing. Fiddling endlessly with the recording levels in order to strike a balance between dynamic range and headroom is driving me bats, when I know I could make a bit-for-bit perfect copy instead, given the equipment. Does anyone have a recommendation for such a device, preferably inexpensive? I am running Windows XP Pro on an AMD Sempron platform, Soyo motherboard with plenty of expansion slots, mounted in an old Dell case which is mostly empty space by this point. Resources for : Anime on LaserDisc Everything on LaserDisc