View Full Version : I bought the most amazing thing last night
urgeok2
06-27-2008, 06:21 AM
wandered into a source and saw it - like the fucking holy grail - staring me right in the face ..
http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u138/Xiphan/ionttusb_angle_lg.jpg
a usb turntable with software to rip your vinyl straight to high quality mp3's.
i'm in love.
only had the time to test it with one tune so i ripped Mamma's Boy from the City Boy 'Dinner At The Ritz" album - easy as hell to use - and it sounds great.
when i get the time - i'll be converting all of my rare vinyl ...
this is sooooooooooooo SWEET !!!!!
illdojo
06-27-2008, 06:25 AM
Those fucking rule...I'm gonna buy one soon or later.. I have a lot of old punk rock 7 inches I would love to convert to mp3...Have fun with it, Urge. :cool:
neverending
06-27-2008, 06:37 AM
That's a nice unit. You'll have a lot of fun with it.
Bub the Zombie
06-27-2008, 06:44 AM
It is a great gizmo to tinker around with. Beware of vinyls that skip though, they are most likely unrecoverable and they might scratch the tiny diamond pin of the playing-stick.
urgeok2
06-27-2008, 06:46 AM
It is a great gizmo to tinker around with. Beware of vinyls that skip though, they are most likely unrecoverable and they might scratch the tiny diamond pin of the playing-stick.
hopefully that wont be a problem - i've taken immaculate care of my vinyl ... my 1st ones (since having a decent stereo) still look mint.
but the other thing i did ... since the unit was on sale - i spent the money i saved to extend the warrantee to 3 years. i knew i'd be getting a ton of use out of it.
ferretchucker
06-27-2008, 06:48 AM
I really want a turntable. Not necessarily to rip things to CDs, I just wanna be able to make mix songs.
Nice....I already have a stand-alone cd burner hooked up to my stereo, and I've burnt quite a few CDs from my album collection. Sounds pretty good.
crabapple
06-27-2008, 07:20 AM
There are all kinds of awesome programs that you can use to clean up clicks and pops on these things, if you need to. I am still finding great vinyl stuff, love looking through thrift stores for little goodies for a dollar or two...old tiki records, forgotten new wave classics. I love a good Halloween sound effects record too, I LOVE TO HEAR THE DUST AND SCRATCHES, I DON'T CARE, IT'S PART OF THE EXPERIENCE.
stubbornforgey
06-27-2008, 09:58 AM
I WANT ONE !!!! 'drool'
novakru
06-27-2008, 05:18 PM
And vinyl is.......??:D
I was at an estate sale and we passed a record player, I had to explain to my girls what it was and what it did :rolleyes:
Dante'sInferno
06-27-2008, 05:29 PM
And vinyl is.......??:D
I was at an estate sale and we passed a record player, I had to explain to my girls what it was and what it did :rolleyes:Awkward much?:D
Atleast you didn't have to explain to them what A-track was.Heh-heh.
Despare
06-27-2008, 08:24 PM
Awkward much?:D
Atleast you didn't have to explain to them what A-track was.Heh-heh.
You mean 8-Track?
Damn kids and their damn internet and damn IPods and suches...
I own no vinyls myself, and the few I DID have my dad stole after him and my mom split when I was younger.
Dante'sInferno
06-28-2008, 07:01 AM
You mean 8-Track?
Damn kids and their damn internet and damn IPods and suches...
I own no vinyls myself, and the few I DID have my dad stole after him and my mom split when I was younger.Yeah,sorry,that's what I meant.:o I don't have an Ipod though.I have an MP4 player.;) :p
Roderick Usher
06-29-2008, 09:30 AM
I NEED one of those! I have tons of albums, 7-inches and 45s that have been collecting dust since my last turntable went tits-up.
crabapple
06-29-2008, 10:38 AM
Your turntable has TITS? :eek:
neverending
06-29-2008, 08:32 PM
Of course all you REALLY need to record your albums onto your computer, if you already have a turntable, is a patch chord you can get at Radio Shack to run from the line out on your turntable into the line in on your soundcard. Any wav editor will do the recording & editing. This is what I did for years until the needle finally wore out on my turntable and it started to develop some timing issues. Rather than get it fixed I bought a usb turntable. This is the model I opted for a few months ago:
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31gaFs8CLaL._SS500_.jpg
I love this Crosley turntable for its "old-school" styling- it looks and feels just like a record player from the 50s. Unlike most USB turntables it also plays 78s, a feature that's indispensible for me since I actually own 78 rpm vinyl.
So that's me- lover of vintage horror, vintage vinyl and vintage styling.
Elvis_Christ
06-29-2008, 08:53 PM
^^ Thats really cool it plays 78 rpm vinyl. I found a few really cool 78s in a junk store over here but didn't bother buying them because I had nothing to play 'em on.
I NEED one of those! I have tons of albums, 7-inches and 45s that have been collecting dust since my last turntable went tits-up.
Then you can give 'em to me :cool:
The_Return
06-30-2008, 11:36 AM
How much would one of those run you, Urge?
My dad would LOVE something like this.
urgeok2
06-30-2008, 01:15 PM
How much would one of those run you, Urge?
My dad would LOVE something like this.
it was around $200 .. on sale for 169 - something like that ...
neverending
06-30-2008, 05:06 PM
The Crosley unit is only $149, and it's every bit equal to the flimsy plastic ION TT.