ION Audio iPTUSB Portable USB Turntable with Software and Built-in Speaker
Dec 24, 2009 in
Electronics
- Turns records into MP3 format
- Protective dust cover with integrated carrying handle
- Fits in a standard 12″ record case
- Battery-powered by 6 D batteries or AC power adapter
- Built-in speaker
Product Description
The ION iPIUSB is a revolutionary battery operated portable USB turntable that allows you to convert your old vinyl collection to CD or MP3 with included recording software. (NO SPECIAL DRIVERS NEEDED). This turntable also has a line level output for connecting to any home stereo with an AUX input and a built-in speaker for stand-alone operation…. More >>
ION Audio iPTUSB Portable USB Turntable with Software and Built-in Speaker
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5 comments
dgawed on December 24, 2009 at 2:07 am
Save yourself some anguish and avoid buying this. Ours never worked from day one. Thinking we had not hooked up something, we asked a techie friend for help. He concluded the problem was in the turntable. We had thrown away the box so we learned an expensive lesson NEVER to buy electronics on the Internet–unless you are an electronics repairman.
T. Nicol on December 24, 2009 at 4:32 am
I expecting a larger base with a cover that could cover the LP when playing. Short of that it is well worth the cost and the output is as good as the larger units.
Richard Kitz on December 24, 2009 at 5:22 am
I enjoy this product, however I am a bit PO’ed about the reliance on ITUNES for the storing of a mp3’s generated from this device.
would have preferred a simple mp3 recorder.
M. Strahan on December 24, 2009 at 6:44 am
The concept here is great, but the quality is terrible. The unit is cheap plastic, and feels like a child’s toy. The electronics produce a background buzz, no matter how its hooked up, even through the headphone jack. The spindle is too small, so that it doesn’t fill the hole in the record, meaning you have to maunally center the record on the turntable, or it wobbles. There’s no auto return, or even a way to smoothely lift the needle off the record, making it easy to scratch your record, or wear out your needle as it bounces off the end of the record.
If you can get one that doesn’t buzz, you could use it to record your records to your hard drive, but don’t expect to use this as your primary turntable. Its just too cheap.
SomeGuyAtWVC on December 24, 2009 at 7:58 am
This was an experiment in human nature. I wanted to transfer my old LPs so badly that I thought this might be worth a chance. Well it turned out to be so bad on so many levels that now I’m embarrassed. Mainly the sound quality is, maybe, 8-bit resolution – if that. It did, however, monitor ambient sounds like – aircraft flying over – while I tried to transcribe a test transfer to a file. At least the file creation did occur. If you want to take it off my hands, and pay my costs (54.99USD + shipping costs to you) – make a comment on this review. I have to admit, Woot did warn me.