ION Audio Profile LP USB Turntable

my god, what fantastic wit!

Hmm, nice try Woot…

Know what’s easier than weeks of converting vinyl to digital?
StationRipper on Pandora, Slacker, or XM/Sirius.

Not to mention BitTorrent.

Turns out, I’m psychic. Or a time traveler. Or a time-traveling psychic.

:o

http://www.woot.com/Forums/viewpost.aspx?PostID=4305580&PageIndex=3&ReplyCount=328#post4305809

These work GREAT!

Also, Linux + Audacity + This = WIN!

You could buy two of these. If only sellout had a microphone…

Nicer than the software it comes with: Acoustica Spin It Again. https://www.acoustica.com/spinitagain/
Handles the recording process and automatically cleans up the clicks and pops.

Downloadable on a trial basis - digitize a record and check it out, then buy.

Anybody seen NightGhost lately?

I feel so… uninformed with him

That’s fine for stuff that’s seeded. But with out of print older stuff you’re generally out of luck.

And waiting hours for Pandora, Slacker, or SiriusXM to play the song you’re looking to rip is not my idea of easy!

Can you scratch on this?

I purchased one for the same price at Costco right before Christmas. It works amazingly, you can use the USB and play audio through your computer or through the RCA out, it works on a Mac and is all around cool. Costco has a better return policy though…

wonder if it’ll play my 8-tracks…

close enough, a tape deck that fits in a standard 5.25 inch bay on your computer http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=PLUSDECK2C-R&cpc=SCH

“You spin me right round baby, right round, like a record baby right round, round, round…”

Does this thing really record right into iTunes? I want to get it for my 83 year old dad and I need something so simple even a caveman could use it.

Are there any options for poor college kids to get one for trade? Sort of like in the movies when a person can’t pay their dinner tab and the restaurant makes them wash dishes? I will totally come to your house and alphabetise your vinyl collection in exchange a turntable!

Personally I’ve only heard terrible reviews of these – just not a quality turntable. Not at all what an audiophile would want to record from.

Of course, most people looking at these just want to pull their tunes off of their old records and won’t care as much about the inferior quality. I recommend using software like Audiograbber (http://www.audiograbber.org/) for recording the input instead of the included program, as it can split tracks automatically and offers finer control over your recordings.

Lastly, +1 for carygrant’s post about switching the needle. I would imagine that would help at least a little to clean up the quality. :slight_smile:

That would be funny if vinyl sales hadn’t been growing for the past few years.

from
Vinyl record sales rising as ‘old fashioned albums enjoy a renaissance’

What religion is mp3 that you want us to convert our old platters to? And what’s this iTune thingy. Could you hum a few bars? Why would I want them iTuners when I already have these gorgeous black platters of fine music on my Magnavox hi fi? Oh, and what’s a RCA plug for? Does the Radio Corporation of America even exist any more?

Don’t forget to tape a penny on top of that high tech arm to keep it from bouncing when the platters get wavy from being stored on edge in the heat.

Jesspants, if you look like your avatar… no.

For those too lazy to go to the website:

Quick start guide:
http://www.ionaudio.com/stuff/contentmgr/files/27/f0feba1759244097e2a38203730cf5a9/file/profile_lp___quickstart_guide___v1.2.pdf
Instructions for the EZ Vinyl/Tape Converter software that comes with this:
http://www.ionaudio.com/stuff/contentmgr/files/33/e11ce67cf1ca0fc4aee1723b0e5298e9/file/mixmeister_ez_converter___setup___troubleshooting.pdf
and the troubleshooting guide:
http://www.ionaudio.com/stuff/contentmgr/files/33/e11ce67cf1ca0fc4aee1723b0e5298e9/file/mixmeister_ez_converter___setup___troubleshooting.pdf

and it’s $99.99 new there, $50 refurbished.

yes, by all means tape a penny (or any other weight) onto the tone arm if you want to wear out your vinyl.