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List Price : $49.99 Price : $62.88
List Price : $49.99 Price : $62.88
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Capture the music from your LPs and turn it into portable, flexible, digital MP3s that you can enjoy at home and on the go.
- ION USB TURNTABLEPOWERED THRU COMPUTER
Ion PowerPlay LP USB-Powered Vinyl-to-MP3 Turntable Reviews
Ion PowerPlay LP USB-Powered Vinyl-to-MP3 Turntable Reviews
| 58 of 58 people found the following review helpful:  Works, with a little monkeying around, By MoxyP (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews This review is from: Ion PowerPlay LP USB-Powered Vinyl-to-MP3 Turntable (Electronics) Update: Turns out the turntable-speed problem I mention at the end isn't adjustable, so if you buy this turntable compare your recordings to an original LP or mp3 -- and if the speed is off, return it within 90 days. After reading the negatives here I was a little wary, but I went ahead and bought it because of the option to play 78s at a reasonable price (so I could digitize my grandparents' 60-year-old home-recorded 78 I've been carting around with me for years). I wanted to use Audacity (freeware) for mp3s instead of Ion's iTunes-related software, and after a few hours of chagrin and web searches I finally got it working right. If I were going for wholesale LP ripping I'd get a sturdier, more professional turntable with more features, but for my immediate purposes I'm happy with it ... now. Here are a few hints I learned along the way using Audacity 1.2.6 on a Windows XP computer; adjust accordingly for your platform. The list looks long but it's really... Read more 15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:  nonfunctional; no response from manufacturer, By This review is from: Ion PowerPlay LP USB-Powered Vinyl-to-MP3 Turntable (Electronics) I received this as a Christmas present. My computer had no problem recognizing the hardware. I downloaded the software from the website, and no trouble installing that. What my turntable didn't do was...turn. At all. I contacted ION via the website and received no response. After two weeks, I tried again. Still no response. I opened the machine to see if maybe the belt had slipped off. This was terribly easy to do, considering the incredibly cheap materials the machine was made from. I couldn't believe this plastic and wire contraption was $50. The belt was firmly on the motor and drive. I suspect a faulty motor. But without ANY kind of response via the website to ION, I have no interest in purchasing ANY of their other products. I wonder why they bothered taping a "We want to help!" letter to the exterior of the packaging.... 15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:  Love it!, By This review is from: Ion PowerPlay LP USB-Powered Vinyl-to-MP3 Turntable (Electronics) I purchased this product as a gift for my hubby. Couldn't get the software that came with it to play through the computer speakers. After googling the problem i found that the turntable could record using audacity, a free download that i have already been using for a couple of years to cut my own ringtones. Worked perfectly! I deleted the ez vinyl software and itunes. Don't need'em. Love the turntable and have hours and hours of classic rock to convert. He's going to be very busy. Get audacity free at: [...] If you plan to convert to mp3 you will have to download a lame encoder. Follow the directions here for a free lame encoder: [...] Here's the link to good product manual to help with using audacity with a usb turntable: [...] It's not the manual for this turntable but the directions still work. |
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