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Ion Audio iTTUSB Turntable with USB and Software

ION has created the world's first USB turntable allowing you to convert your old vinyl collection directly to CD or MP3 with the included recording software. Learn More...

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10

Individual User Ratings

Overall:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10

Feature:
Unlike what I've read before I purchased, my ION turntable came with a removable dust cover and a tone arm that lifts and returns at end of lp and has a touch button tone arm lifter. Also came with a rubber platen.

Quality:
Looks fine

Value:
Searched long and hard before purchasing and found prices varying wildly. The "typical selling price" is too high.

Desirability:
A pratical addition for me. I've downloaded most of my cd's and have long dreamed of being able to "fill in" with songs I loved that are only on my extensive lp collection. I was doing it before, but I had to download from my turntable to a CD on the CD recorded on the stereo, then copy from CD to hard drive/mp3 player. This purchase cut one step out. It's a slow process, but worth it.

Sound:
Good quality on finished product

Ease of Use:
Had a couple of settings at set-up, but foundit easy to follow and it woarked.

Support:
Have a problem with the audacity software that came with the terntable (Version 1.4). 90% of the options are in question marks. Went to the website and dowloaded beta version 1.3.3 and most of the options are in hyroglyphics (looks Arablic), even though in both case, I, of course, chose ENGLISH as my language! Emailed support and got back a response within minutes, but it was a copy and paste of setup. I replied with a "thank you", but it doesn't solve the question mark problem. That was 2 days ago. Haven't heard a peep from them since. I had to just chose options until one of them saved the track I was working on. I wrote down the selection, ie. (third set of question marks at far left option tab is save as wav)

Overall:
Chose this one mainly because of price. I plan to still be copying my lp's long after I'm retired...it will take that long! Meets my musical goals, but sure, when they come up with something smaller, faster and cheaper, I'll be on it!

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Overall:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * . . . . . . . 3 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10

Feature:
Features are OK, as advertised.

Quality:
Again, the turntable is good; software sucks. Even without being able to achieve an actual USB direct recording, I did inadvertently record several songs over the computer's microphone, before realizing my mistake, because the microphone is the only audio source the Audacity software recognizes (that is the problem). Anyway, I did spend some time working through the editing tools of the Audacity software, and I have to say it is a bit obtuse - it is hard to move around the visual readout of the files - when you are inserting track labels, for example, the label text appears at the very bottom of the window, so you can't see your edit indicator and the text at the same time. Also, your edit marker disappears the minute you start entering text, so that when you scroll back up to set your next track marker, you can't tell where the previous track began. It does do everything they say, and I'm sure it can be learned well, but it is NOT user friendly.

Value:
Assuming I can achieve useable software, yes I really like the prospect of being able to mine my old LP archives, without having to buy the music over again in the latest form.

Desirability:
Yes it would be cool if it were quick and easy to use. The really sexy version of this product would be a turntable with an internal CD burner - flop down an LP, stick in a blank CD, drop the needle in the groove, and begin the transfer - with simple editing controls in the form of actual buttons on the front of the unit. No computer. Then you'd have something a lot more people would use.

Sound:
This rating is meaningless, since I haven't been able to hear it yet.

Ease of Use:
Turntable seems to be fine, but the Audacity software does not operate on my Mac 10.3.9 - I see there is another reviewer here with the same exact problem.

Support:
I just registered the product today, and I've sent a request to Support to try to solve the problem, so we'll see

Overall:
I will be looking for a higher end version of this.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Feature:
Basic turntable, wish it had a tone arm pick up mechanism and that it would automatically pick itself up at the end of the record and returned to the stop position. THIS IS NOT A RECORD PLAYER, IT DOES NOT PICK UP THE TONE ARM AND TURN ITSELF OFF. Wish it came with a dust cover!!!!!

Quality:
Well made, See features and sound "ABOVE".

Value:
GREAT DEAL, especially if you love your OLD vinyl.

Desirability:
It works,,,no sex here!!! Wish it came with a dust cover!!!!!

Sound:
There is a bit of motor hum that is picked up on the digital transfer, and though I have not used it yet, I understand that the soundsoap 2 ($140.00) software (LIMITED TO 14 DAYS) will clean it up. We'll see. I also understand that since it is a standard box needle cartridge you can replace the stock one or upgrade it to a higher end design. Bring the cartridge head with you to the store.

Ease of Use:
There is a learning curve,,If you have Windows XP let me give you some advice: Go into EDIT - at the bottom PREFERENCES pick your playback device,* RECORDING DEVICE "USB Audio CODEX" * CHANNELS "2 Stereo" and click the 2 check boxes at the bottom. DEFAULT SAMPLE RATE "44100Hz" * DEFAULT SAMPLE FORMAT "32 Bit Float". Everything else I left at default.

Support:
I was impressed, I had a question and I received a response within an hour. A++

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10

Feature:
No replacement needle, a non-mechanical arm, no multi-record attachment, but USB output more than makes up for whats missing

Quality:
This is a very beautiful machine, sleek and the controls are intuitive.

Value:
There is no price i wouldn't pay to put the warmth of a vinyl on my iPod. priceless

Desirability:
Think about it, the vinyls are now in your pocket or on CD. No longer do you have to worry about how long the record is going to last before the sound is ground out of it, the music is permanently protected.

Sound:
The sound of this turntables is amazing. Once I got the tone arm balanced correctly, there was no skipping even on an old cracked Beatles 45. Transferring to the computer sounds great too, especially once I figured out the Sound Control effect.

Ease of Use:
Within an hour of owning this I was transferring Never Mind The Bullocks onto my iPod. VERY easy, just read the directions carefully

Support:
no experience yet but I assume it is good, if the service matches the product

Overall:
Fantastic concept, execution and ease of use, perfect.

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Overall:
* * . . . . . . . . 2 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Value:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
I Want It:
* * . . . . . . . . 2 out of 10
Sound:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* . . . . . . . . . 1 out of 10
Support:
* * . . . . . . . . 2 out of 10

Feature:
NIce lines, smooth operation of turntable, easy to assemble, accessible and straightforward controls.

Quality:
Very nice appearance

Desirability:
Wonderful concept. Lousy execution.

Sound:
I really shouldn't reate the sound, as I have yet to hear it. After three months of unsuccessful attempts to copy vinyl to CD, I have finally given up.

Ease of Use:
See above. Can't produce sound, regardless of what I do. Nothing registers on my computer. (Mac, OS 10.3.9)

Support:
Haven't been able to contact them

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * . . . . . 5 out of 10

Feature:
As I found out, the 1/8" input was an incredible feature. I have a cassett my father made shortly before he passed away, and I was able to protect this tape by converting it to .wav files. My biggest problem is my roomate's children destroyed the needle, and I have searched for over a week trying to find a replacement, or any kind of information on compatibility.

Quality:
Smooth operation, fairly easy to assemble if one understands the process of balancing a tone-arm.

Value:
What this equipment allows me to do is priceless.

Desirability:
The concept is great.

Sound:
The quality of the conversions is very nice...I am a square dance caller with many many 45's, but technology and my practice method requires I be able to convert to CD's, and this unit does the trick, and is nice quality for future usage of the files.

Ease of Use:
Extremely easy to use. One nice thing would be for LAME to be included, a program necessary to convert straight from the program to MP3

Support:
My only experience has been several e-mails trying to either purchase a replacement needle, or a part or any other type of assistance..to date no reply.

Overall:
I'll be very satisfied if I can just find a replacement needle.

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
I Want It:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10

Feature:
This turntable is sweet! It is so easy to convert vinyl to CD and the software is fairly simple to figure out. Love the feature where you can use it on a computer, or plug into a stereo receiver. I highly recommend it to any of us "baby boomers" who are still hanging onto our old vinyl. (In fact, I have sold two more of these to friends - I should get a commission).

Quality:
Turntable is really nice looking. It could be improved by having a dust cover, however, one can probably find an old dead turntable to rob the dust cover. I did!

Value:
ABSOLUTELY! The price is very reasonable for what you get.

Desirability:
It is about time someone invented a simple way to convert vinyl to CD. A lot of us have been waiting patiently for this!

Ease of Use:
There is a small learning curve (maybe three hours). Manual is clear, but somewhat vague - not real detailed in terms of editing.

Support:
I was missing the counter weight when I received the product. The company was very responsive and they sent one UPS that I had within the week. I was very pleased with the service.

Overall:
A long time. I will probably wear it out putting all my vinyl on CD (I have a very large collection).

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Overall:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * . . . 7 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * . . . . 6 out of 10
Ease of Use:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10

Sound:
I will tbe trading out the cartidge that came with it. But for the $$ good product

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Overall:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Features:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Quality:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Value:
* * * * * * * * * * 10 out of 10
Sound:
* * * * * * * * * . 9 out of 10
Support:
* * * * * * * * . . 8 out of 10

Feature:
this is the easiest way to convert Vinyl to CD/MP3. The software has the ability to pitch down the recording. I record 33 at 45 +10% and then use the software to pitch it back down. the sound quality of the change that the computer will do is good enough for the iPod or the car.

Quality:
i believe this is a Numark turntable for quality.

Value:
certainly worth the value. the parts you would need to do this separately would cost well over $300.

Sound:
the product ships with a good needle. however becuase it uses a standard headshell, you can attach more high end cartridges. excellent sound

Support:
the manual was pretty good. i haven't called the company.

Overall:
awesome product.

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