Quote Originally Posted by tots View Post
I record in to soundforge and mess with the wav best i can,i dont have a problem getting rid of hiss n crackles,its just that the sound quality is nowhere near as sharp as my downloaded digital stuff??
and it prolly never will be. digital stuff is usually taken direct from the digital masters, whereas the tunes on the wax have to be mastered specially for vinyl. you do lose some of the "sharper" frequency stuff in vinyl mastering, whereas you also gain some warmth from some subtle distortion.

plus, dj cartridges are not made for audiophile sound quality. they are made to stay in the groove. it WILL help if you find yourself an audiophile quality cartridge, but technics were also never made to be for hi fi.

i would suggest buying the digital files of anything you can find that you already own (unless you can't afford it, then you have to live with what you have). a little subtle eqing may sharpen up your vinyl recordings, but don't expect it to ever sound the same as your digital files.