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Make a combo pack with two of these and a microphone and im in.

Man, I wish I still had my old vinyl collection. All those 12" singles and colored vinyl rarities.. Where was this device 10 years ago? HUH?

Is this old enough to play my HD-DVDs?

Why convert to MP3 or CD??? The sound quality from a good turntable and LP recordings beats the h_ll out of mp3s or cds. It sounds like you are there; you can even hear the musicians breathing. You were victmized by the mass marketing. Nothing beats an LP for quality and presence, etc. I'll accept the hisses and scratches for the better quality. My eighth post this week, I think.

#4 I'm sure the artist wanted the hissess and pops in their music. Vinyl was the best at the time. just like older recording on 8-track, 4-track, wire or wax were the best available. At least converting to mp3 or cd the music can last beyond the original recording format.

I agree with #4. The sound is superior on a decent turntable. I'll take the hisses and pops any day.

That said, converting to cd or mp3 would certainly offer some portability. Especially if you hate repurchasing your music.

Even Bob Dylan commented on the loss of sound when his latest album was converted to cd. This sound would not have been lost on vinyl. It is a fact that vinyl is able to produce a much better range than cd, or mp3. We took a step backwards without knowing it when we adopted the cd.

Sound is analog, thus analog vinyl sounds more natural than digital CDs. Soon, the FCC will mandate that all digital audio and video transmissions be switch to analog for the benefit of all.

Well, if enough people really cared about absolute fidelity, we could have digital sampling that would sound better than vinyl. Higher sampling rates, and larger storage files could solve this. Instead of crying on Ben's Bargains, you should demand this of the recording industry.

Oh, I forgot, they really don't give a shit about you, the artists or the music...

Wow this thing is actually pretty damn cool. I miss my Muppets record on vinyl.

What only 45s and 33 1/3 rpms NO 78s!

Hi-fi analog vinyl > anything digital

thx, in 4 one

I agree, where was this 10 years ago?

radio shack had these on offer on black friday with 30 day return policy and 90 day warranty. Ended up getting one from costco.

as always I am a day late canned all my albums

These are soo freaking expensive, I'm sure you get what you pay for, but come on, where is the $50 USB version, maybe without the autoconvert, I'm sure that there is some opensource encoder that would work better anyway.

Seems a little pricey. If the other deal wasnt dead I'd get that.

If you have a turntable and some other basic audio components, it's not that hard to set something up to convert you LPs to MP3. You basically just need an audio capture or recording software as well as some MP3 ripping software on your PC. Lots of "how to" stuff on-line... one example http://www.br0wn.co.uk/vinyltocd.htm

I still have all my vinyls - glad - if you are looking for a particular record contact Mr. C Rare Records Orange Ca 714-532-3835 - great store - got a Rolf harris record there. Now is this ion a good price - I want to save my vinyls - figure mp3 the way to go right - i am no techie just love music. thanks

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