RIAA distortion [was Re: Firewire under Linux, was: Re: [linux-audio-user] Setting...

[Frank Barknecht]

Hallo,
Cal hat gesagt: // Cal wrote:

> ----------
> and then at Mon, 23 Aug 2004 07:24:25 -0400, it was written ...
>  >> > > to.  (You cannot directly connect a record player to most soundcards
>  >> > > because of RIAA distortion, you need a real phono input.)
>  
> Kids today ... RIAA distortion ... good grief! Standards based equalisation 
> designed to extract the optimal performance from the technology at hand - a
> very sharp diamond tipped point tracking a dust coated furrow in relatively
> soft vinyl - is not what's normally considered distortion.

Well, I did't know the correct english term for it... :( In Germany we
call the de-qualization stage "RIAA Entzerrer" which could translate
to "de-distortion"... 

Ciao
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