Marantz PM6007 TO Type C USB

[TerriQ]

Hi, I’ve just joined and hope someone can assist please 😊

MyHi-Fi is: Marantz Amp PM6007, Marantz CD player CD6007 and Marantz Turntable.

I want to record my CDs to my MacBook Pro OS Sonoma 14.7.1

Which cable or adaptor do I need?

Thanks to anyone who can help - it’s all getting to complicated for a retired musician 😵‍💫

 

[abacus]

Get a portable CD/DVD recorder off Amazon (Make sure it is compatible with a Mac), then use the software on the Mac to rip your CDs to ALAC (A lossless format) and store the ALAC files wherever you want. (NOTE: If you want to play them on other devices, save them as FLAC files, as they have greater support than ALAC, the quality will be the same)
It is way easier and faster than copying them direct from your system.

Bill

 

[Al ears]

Get a portable CD/DVD recorder off Amazon (Make sure it is compatible with a Mac), then use the software on the Mac to rip your CDs to ALAC (A lossless format) and store the ALAC files wherever you want. (NOTE: If you want to play them on other devices, save them as FLAC files, as they have greater support than ALAC, the quality will be the same)
It is way easier and faster than copying them direct from your system.

Bill

Not sure if there's an easy way of copying them from his system, if it is possible at all.
Your suggestion is the best way to go.

 

[TerriQ]

Thank you for the speedy reply. I’ve got a CD/DVD recorder which I haven’t used for a long time but I’ll dig it out and see if it’s still working. I thought I could use the ‘stereo audio out’ on the amplifier with a stereo to USB C cable, but maybe that’s wrong.

 

[Vincent Kars]

with a stereo to USB C cable, but maybe that’s wrong

Indeed.
USB to analog requires a DAC (Digital to Analog Converter)
Analog to USB requires a ADC (Analog to Digital Converter)

However, we don't record CD's, we rip them. Ripping is simply reading the data on the CD and convert it to an PC audio format. Good rippers do an internet lookup and supply the meta data (tags) in the process.
This means all you need an optical drive and some ripping software.
None of your audio gear is needed.

My favorite ripper is dBpoweramp but you might try your hand on XLD as well.
My take on ripping

 

[TerriQ]

Hi , thanks for the suggestions. I’ve just dug out an old Sony DVD+RW/+R drive from the garage! I connected a USB to USB C adaptor and connected to my Mac. And it all worked! I’ve just copied a CD into what used to be iTunes (now Music I think). I’ve also got a Matsui disc player but that’s a bit older. I think I’ll stay with the Sony. When I copied them over I didn’t see any option for file type ie FLAC.. so I just left well alone. If you think I should redo the importing let me know. Otherwise I’ll just get on with copying other CD’s into the Mac.

 

[Gray]

Hi , thanks for the suggestions. I’ve just dug out an old Sony DVD+RW/+R drive from the garage! I connected a USB to USB C adaptor and connected to my Mac. And it all worked! I’ve just copied a CD into what used to be iTunes (now Music I think). I’ve also got a Matsui disc player but that’s a bit older. I think I’ll stay with the Sony. When I copied them over I didn’t see any option for file type ie FLAC.. so I just left well alone. If you think I should redo the importing let me know. Otherwise I’ll just get on with copying other CD’s into the Mac.

Not sure it works on i/Mac things (probably does), but a few of us have ripped to Windows laptops using EAC (Exact Audio Copy). That gives you the option of ripping to FLAC.

However you do it, the 'tagging' mentioned above by Vincent is quite an important part of ripping. It determines how your files will look on playback devices - so it's best to check and get that right - not least the album art, stored (for me) as a jpeg in the same folder as the tracks.

 

[TerriQ]

Many thanks to you all. I’m happy with the result. and the music is now on all my devices.

 

[daveh75]

Not sure it works on i/Mac things (probably does), but a few of us have ripped to Windows laptops using EAC (Exact Audio Copy). That gives you the option of ripping to FLAC.

It doesn't, hence Vincent recommending dBpoweramp or XLD.

Personally if I were a macOS user I would just rip to ALAC using iTunes/Music or whatever it's called these days for the easiness

 

[Vincent Kars]

When I copied them over I didn’t see any option for file type ie FLAC.

FLAC is not supported by iTunes/Apple Music.
Check if you rip to lossless (ALAC) or lossy (AAC).
In iTunes there was a dialog allowing you to choose the output format