Some vinyl - and some tape - is just worth it.
 

• If you had a band in those by-gone glory days that invested time and money to record your own original music in a recording studio...then it is without a doubt - worth it!!
   

• If you have any hard-to-find vinyl record albums that are not available on CD, then this is definitely worth it.
   

• If you have any expensive hard-to-find vinyl record albums that warrant a transfer to CD so you do not risk scratching or placing more needle wear on those delicate grooves...then it's worth it.
   

• Or - if you've invested good money in collectible vinyl only to try doing this yourself with an off-the-shelf USB turntable and the free software that came with that turntable, then you really know it's worth it! (Conversion to CD can turn a great vinyl recording into a harsh, cold, thin-sounding version of the original if not done correctly.)

What RHR Offers:

1.  For your vinyl - a Pro-ject Debut Carbon EVO belt drive turntable with a high quality Sumiko Rainier cartridge and stylus.
   All sitting atop an IsoAcoustics zaZen-1 Turntable Isolation Platform.
    
    For your cassette tape - we use a pro-grade auto-biasing cassette deck.
         (A Pioneer CT-A9; quartz DD, closed-loop dual capstan, 3-Head System with DC Amplifier.)
    

2. The signal from either of those is then feed into one of two audiophile-grade preamplifiers:
   A.) a custom-modified, tube-based pre-amp for the initial "warming" of the audio signal.
            (Currently a Conrad-Johnson PV-1 with PV-2 modifications.)
   B.) a super-clean "straight-wire" solid-state preamp for uncolored sound and pristine transfer of the original.
            (A Music Hall MMF Phono Pack.)
   
   Either pre-amp then gets fed into the Lynx Aurora high-quality, pro-grade analog-to-digital converter.
    

3. Once inside the digital realm, each song undergoes meticulous individual cleaning of clicks, pops, and/or tape hiss as well as spectral repair of damaged sections.
   * The more pristine the vinyl or tape, the better the end result.
   * No guarantees on really bad skips, or extended tape drop-outs as they cannot always be fully repaired!
   

4. After that, it's all about the re-mastering for the digital medium.
   Utilizing the highest quality digital audio processors yields exceptional results!
    

5. Your final re-mastered tracks are saved in Hi-Rez/HD formats, then converted down to the requested consumer formats¹.
   If a CD is requested, then a high-quality "Master" and "Copy" CD are burned.
       (We are using the highly acclaimed Blank CD's from Taiyo Yuden, which is now JVC Advanced Media².)
    

The results simply must be heard to be appreciated!!

¹Along with the CD, other digital formats which can also be added are:

• MP3 (or Apple's AAC) - for mobile devices (not recommended for critical listening).

• FLAC (or Apple's ALAC) - lossless compression formats which return the file to it's original quality when uncompressed.

• WAV or AIFF - uncompressed CD quality audio file (44.1kHz/16-bit).

• HD Wav - uncompressed, high resolution audio (up to 192kHz/24-bit available).

• DSD (Direct Stream Digital) - the "new" high resolution audio. Playable in some mobile players. A great archival format.
  Also used in SACD (Super Audio CD).

• and many more...

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Please hit up my CONTACT PAGE for more information, consultation or pricing.

² JVC Advanced Media is a Japanese materials and electronics company that helped pioneer recordable CD technology. JVC Advanced Media discs offer great playback compatibility, low error rates in recording, and come with a 100-year data-integrity guarantee.