Stanton T.92 USB opinions

[MeetsMandy]

I noticed these project essentials etc are belt driven, does this matter when ripping?

[amadeus]

nice, they will be rips for club play so this is actually appealing to me loads! Thanks for being so helpful man

No worries, if you have any more questions just ask man.

[makar1]

I noticed these project essentials etc are belt driven, does this matter when ripping?

Belt drives have significantly more wow and flutter than direct drive, but should pick up less noise from the motor.

[HigherFi]

I'd contend that if he's going to .mp3 or another compressed format, it really doesn't matter. The compression will kill whatever advantage the "separates" provide.

[makar1]

A LAME 320kbps MP3 will be transparent for compressing a vinyl rip.

I'd contend that an MP3 rip from CD would sound better than a lossless rip from vinyl, assuming both were mastered properly.