29Nov/095
ION USB Turntable with Built-in CD Recording
- All-in-one: built-in CD recorder copies music from vinyl
- Copy entire albums or make your own custom mix CDs
- Works stand-alone, or connected to your computer
- Includes EZ Vinyl Converter 2 software (PC) and EZ Audio Converter (Mac) for hassle-free computer recording
- Included sound editing software helps you remove noise, clicks, and pops from worn recordings
Product DescriptionLP 2 CD is the fastest, easiest way to convert your vinyl records to CDs with none of the hassle of connecting a computer. Listen to your music in the car, at home, on your computer, or any place with a CD player! Play your album into LP 2 CD and record one or more CD copies in the internal CD burner. Or, connect your computer and easily transfer your music to your iTunes, iPod, or MP3 player. LP 2 CD comes with software for fast, easy importing to your iTunes libr. . . More >>

November 29th, 2009 - 11:45
ANY USB turntable is NOT the problem. It’s the SOFTWARE! The problem with USB is that it uses a “silence between tracks” type software only. Is it the end of a song, or just a quiet spot? With DAK’s software, YOU, not the software can chose. With USB, you plug into a USB port, with DAK, it’s the rear stereo input. Did LPs come as stereo/mono, or as USB? Hmmm. . . 1st clue. Please TRUST ME, try [. . . ] first. ANY type of software means that YOU must enter album/track info. . . Be this as it may, LPs take a while. DAK makes this as simple as possible, and more; like click/pop removal. I tell all that will listen about DAK. Those who try it, buy it. Yes, I do use a Thorens turntable, but his package will blow any USB’s away; your turntable, or DAKs. (If you use a ‘turntable’ vs a ‘record player’, you’ll understand. ) Have fun! The music is the result! All I wanna do is to preserve my 30 plus years of LPs to MP3 or WAV, or both. With DAK, you can.
Rating: 1 / 5
November 29th, 2009 - 12:08
The Turntable arrived broken, only just today was I able to speak with someone at ION about what to do.
I will reserve my right to review as soon as I get one that works. . . Thank you, Kevin Gilpatric
Rating: 1 / 5
November 29th, 2009 - 14:26
I have the other Ion unit that goes through the computer and just hated it. I searched the web to see if there was a better software out there. Never really found anything good. I wanted to replicate the way I used to make analog mix tapes. This unit does that.
You store on the flash drive via anything on the input or the turntable. I was surprised how well the turntable recorded. I’m going to try hooking my Thorens into it.
The sound is very good on the demo I made off 45s.
Rating: 4 / 5
November 29th, 2009 - 16:18
This is so easy to set up and operate my 6 years old daughter could set it up. When you set it up don’t forget to wrap the drive belt under the bottom of the turntable around the little knob if you don’t the turn table will not turn. The sound of the finished cd is awesome you can even mix different songs from different LP’s. I even hooked up cassette tapes and recorded to cd awesome and easy. Quality of sound A++ and besides my very very LARGE collection of albums and tapes were just sitting there. It not very reasonable to try to buy them again on cd. Straight out the box on the table in 15min at the most your making digital quality cd’s of your favorite music. WOW did I go back down memory lane from the 60’s to the 90’s WOW I love this dohickie!
Rating: 5 / 5
November 29th, 2009 - 18:25
Having seen 1-2 cautionary reviews, I crossed my fingers ordering this turntable. It’s proven to be AMAZING. It took about 30 mins. to set up, looks great (LOVE the dust cover), and recording was a BREEZE. The sound was absolutely perfect – no hum, no buzz, nothing. I’m a classical music lover and have pretty high standards, but I have no complaints at all for this product. Compared to the old days (complicated connections, having to record to the computer, edit the recording, then burn to CD) this is the height of technology making life worth living. I’m in LOVE!
Rating: 5 / 5