These USB tables sound crappy. Wait for an old one to show up on Craigslist then buy a Shure, Grado, Ortofon, or Denon cartridge to go with it. You’ll get much better audio by running your phono output cable to the line-in jack on your PC.
i got one of these the last time around (about 3 months ago). not too shabby. good for a quick listen. obviously not incredibly great, but definitely works if you just want to break out the vinyl every now and then. (or transfer over to digital)
for all you youngin that don’t know what a record is:
I own the one that was on woot! a while back (same basic thing, just white) and it works like a champ. Plug it in to speakers via audio out, or rip your old vinyls via USB for easy Zune or iPod play back!
I own this for ripping old hardcore/metal albums that were never released in new-fangled CD form. I believe I paid around $50 for it on sale about 3-4 months ago.
It does a decent job, but it’s a deal to go crazy about.
Got one from sellout.woot and it works great! It’s in the nursery and is plays our old children’s records. Can’t wait for Christmas so I can bust out the Chipmunks record!