I saw an ad from Newegg yesterday and came accross something I hadn’t seen before – it’s a USB Vinyl turntable under $100! Of course there are some of us (geeks) that still have turntables, and you can just take the line out and run it in a decent sound card to capture your songs and turn them into mp3’s. Or – you can buy this affordable solution to archive your old vinyl record collection quickly and efficiently.
This post of part of The Smorgasbord Tech Reviews series!
The reviews say that the software that comes with it isn’t the greatest – but if you buy Spin it Again by Acoustica it creates mp3’s flawlessly from your vinyl. Spin it again can also be used to create mp3’s from your old cassette tapes. The portable version below can even be battery powered or run from the wall adapter. I thought this was pretty cool anyway. Have you run accross some cool geekery that combines old school hardware with new technology? Comment now!
ION iPTUSB Vinyl Archiver USB turntable
ION TTUSB05 USB Turntable / Vinyl Archiver With Line Input
