Analog to Digital utilizes professional grade audio & video equipment at each step of our transfer process. From our high-end A/D converters to our gold-plated connectors, we take great pains to ensure the cleanest possible signal path, top to bottom.
Audio Equipment Specifications
Turntables: Industry standard Technics SL-1200 MK2 direct drive turntables. Precision molded aluminum diecast cabinet and heavy rubber base material absorb unwanted vibrations. Unwavering quartz DD accuracy: wow & flutter 0.01%, rumble 78 dB (DINB). Highly sensitive low-mass tonearm with gimbal suspension.
Styluses: Ortofon Pro Series, frequency range at - 3dB: 20-20.000 Hz. FIM distortion:<
1%. Compliance, dynamic, lateral: 7 µm/mN. Stylus tip radius R 26
µm.
Cassette Decks:
Tascam 102 MKII professional grade cassette decks. Wow and flutter: ±0.045%
(WRMS). Overall frequency response (-20 dB): Metal: 25 Hz - 20
kHz. CrO2: 25 Hz - 18 kHz. Normal:25 Hz - 17 kHz. Signal-to-noise
ratio at 3% THD, noise reduction off: 59 dB. Dolby B enabled, above
5 kHz: 6dB. Dolby C enabled, above 1 kHz: 79 dB
A/D Converters: High-end
(MOTU) 24-bit, 96kHz converters on balanced/unbalanced 1/4" TRS connectors.
Audio File Types & Sizes
File
Type |
File
Size/Minute |
Approx.
Size/Album (~40 min.) |
.wav
or .aif (uncompressed) |
10
MB |
400
MB |
CD-Quality
MP3 |
1.5
MB |
60
MB |
128
kbps MP3 |
1
MB |
40
MB |
File
Type |
Albums/DVD-ROM |
Albums/Audio
CD |
.wav
or .aif (uncompressed) |
~10 |
1 |
CD-Quality
MP3 |
~70 |
1 |
128
kbps MP3 |
~85 |
1 |
Video File Types & Sizes
File
Type |
File Size/Minute |
File Size/Hour |
AVI |
~215 MB |
13 GB |
WMV |
~16 |
~960 |
QuickTime |
~16 |
~960 |
