[ARSCLIST] AD converter vs. Outboard Digital recorders

[Peter Hirsch <punto@xxxxxxxx>]

I have been following the discussion of the advantage AD converters have 
over PC sound cards and get the gist of what it is about, albeit from my 
non-audio-engineer background. Due to issues more related to the layout 
of my apartment than anything else, I have been recording from analog 
tapes and discs to a Marantz PMD 670 and then plugging the memory card 
into a USB reader attached to my PC where I listen to and/or edit the 
files.

I have now shifted things around so that it would be possible to record 
directly on the PC and eliminate the Marantz, but I am not sure that 
this would be an improvement over my current arrangement. Is there 
anyone that would like to comment on what might be the pros and cons of 
this approach vis a vis connecting the playback to a decent AD converter 
and on to the PC?

Regards,

Peter Hirsch