XPost: rec.audio.pro   
   From: hankvc@blackhole.lostwells.net   
      
   In article <1f1ar5dnnr0662r8pqshltrvbbdvvg1622@4ax.com>,   
   Frank   wrote:   
   >On Thu, 1 Apr 2010 20:08:17 +0000 (UTC), in 'rec.audio.pro',   
   >in article ,   
   >hankvc@blackhole.lostwells.net (Hank) wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >Hank, did I misread what you wrote above, or do really have the output   
   >of your phono cartridge connected to the line inputs on the TNE 7000?   
   >If so, that's wrong, as the TNE 7000 does not contain a phono preamp   
   >circuit.   
   >   
   Thanks for the comments.  Yes, I had the phono cartridge feeding the   
   TNE, then in to the preamp.   
      
   >I have a late-model KLH TNE 7000A, along with a KLH DNF 1201A Dynamic   
   >Noise Filter, a dbx SNR-1 Single Ended Source Noise Reduction unit, an   
   >SAE 5000A Impulse Noise Reduction unit, and a Phase Linear Model 1000   
   >Series Two Noise Reduction/Dynamic Expander unit and the way to use   
   >any of these devices is to insert them into your tape monitor or   
   >external processor loop. I happen to be using an old Apt Holman preamp   
   >in my current setup, but almost bought a 3008A back in the day.   
   >   
   >All of these devices also have, in addition to their line in and line   
   >out jacks, a pair of tape in and tape out jacks that are intended to   
   >replace the tape monitor circuit that you've used on your preamp to   
   >attach the external device/s. In your case, with just a single device   
   >(your old Burwen TNE 7000), just stick it into a tape monitor loop.   
   >You could, if you really wanted, put it inline with your preamp's main   
   >output, but then every time you changed the preamp's volume control   
   >setting, you would have to readjust the settings on the TNE 7000, so   
   >you're really better off using a tape monitor loop.   
   >   
   I reconnected it across a tape monitor loop, and am now getting results   
   more-or-less along the lines of what I had expected.   
      
   Quite frankly, I wasn't too sure of the instructions I'd gotten.  The   
   part of the operation manual that I found online only talks about   
   setting the knobs, not about where to connect the unit.   
      
   The 3008A preamp has the advantage of having two tape inputs/outputs   
   and a cross-dubbing feature.  Can't remember for sure where I got it,   
   but it was maybe fifteen years ago, and may have been a pawn shop   
   special.  It's been in storage for some time, so I had some work to do   
   with Caig Deoxit and Faderlube to get it up to snuff.   
      
   >I use the above devices, in various combinations, when transferring   
   >old 33-1/3 and 45 rpm vinyl records, and sometimes open reel or analog   
   >cassette tape, to computer. Which device or devices I use is a   
   >decision based upon the particular problem/flaw that I'm trying to   
   >address, usually based upon the condition of the original recording.   
      
   I posted here about a month ago because the family has been asking me   
   to transcribe a whole bunch of stuff that has been in the family since   
   the 1950's.  Using something like the TNE 7000 in the signal path   
   before trying to use digital techniques was one of the   
   recommendations.   
      
   And, after due consideration, I went anead and bought a Nitty Gritty   
   Record Master, so the phono records are being washed and vacuumed.   
   Can't say I can hear too much difference, but they are visually much   
   cleaner after a pass or two through the Nitty Gritty.  And I also just   
   received an M-Audio Audiophile 192 card (192 Khz 24-bit), which isn't   
   installed yet, though I have the proper driver for it (OSS) compiled   
   and tested on one machine.   
   >   
   Hank   
      
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