ION Audio iPTUSB Portable USB
Turntable with Software and Built-in
Speaker
Amazing Turntable!!!
The easiest way to bring your record collection into the digital age!With the
iPTUSB, ION has created a revolutionary battery operated portable USB
turntable enabling you to convert your old vinyl collection to CD or MP3
using included recording software (no special drivers needed).The iPTUSB
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.EZ Vinyl
Converter by MixMeister is included free with the iPTUSB and provides the
easiest way to convert your records to your computers digital music library.
Simply plug in your iPTUSB turntable, specify track information and in a
few mouse clicks youre done! EZ Vinyl Converter automatically imports
your songs directly into your iTunes library.Once digitally converted, you
can sort your music, make custom playlists, and easily take songs with you
on an iPod or play them directly from your computer. Finally your record
collection can be available wherever you are.
Personal Review: ION Audio iPTUSB Portable USB Turntable
with Software and Built-in Speaker
The ION Audio Portable USB Turntable works as advertised with my Mac
computer running OSX 10.5.6.

Unlike other models of ION, this one has a dust cover lid and a carry
handle so it's more "portable." It comes with a software installation disc
that includes EZ Vinyl Converter (windows only), EZ Audio Converter (Mac
only), and Audacity.
The EZ Audio Converter is a very simple software to use to convert your
vinyl records to an MP3. After it converts the vinyl music, it automatically
transfers the music to iTunes. Although it's very simple to use, its
downside is that you have very little control to clean up the noise before it's
transferred to iTunes. The EZ Audio Converter would be good for
someone with perfect vinyl music. Unfortunately, I don't have any perfect
vinyl and I don't know anyone who does.
Audacity gives the user more options to clean up the music noise. There
is a steeper learning curve compared to the EZ Audio Converter. I had to
print out the instruction and I use it every time to make sure that I'm
following the easy step-by-step instructions.
For Mac users, Audacity will ** not ** export the music as an MP3. You
have to download a 3rd party MP3 converter. I had problems with its
recommended MP3 converter so I don't use it. Instead, I export music
from Audacity as .wav onto my desktop. I then drag the .wav into iTunes.
It'll play on iTunes, but won't upload onto an iPod. To overcome this, I
highlight the .wav song on iTunes and go to the "Advanced" tab at the top
of iTunes. I then click "create ACC version." Wait a couple of seconds
and an ACC version is created. I then delete the .wav copy. Now the
song is playable on my iPod.
Audacity is good, but it's ** not ** a miracle worker. If you've got a badly
scratched vinyl record, it won't remove or mask the scratch noise. The
better condition of the vinyl record, the better the sound quality that's
convertered. When I do copy a scratched vinyl, it's very noticeable on my
Bose headphone; however, less so on my computer speaker and my
cheaper headphones that I use when I exercise.
Luckily for me, I still had my "discwasher" brand record care system to
clean the dust off my vinyl records. This is helpful.
If you've got lots of vinyl records, it can be time consuming to convert
them. If the same songs/albums are available at the iTunes store or as
CDs, it's probably smarter to buy it. However, if you've got more time than
money, or a rare vinyl, I wholeheartedly recommend the ION if your vinyl
records aren't badly scratched.
One other thing, the ION is not a suitable stand alone record player. The
needle arm does not automatically go on or return from the record so you
have to be there at the beginning and the end. You can't go wandering off
or fall asleep.

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