Bought for a birthday gift, for a retro loving grandaughter, who already has the albums and record player. She was thrilled to have this case to store & carry them in. It is not too big & heavy to carry around, and seems pretty sturdy.
Can I connect a vinyl record player to a surround sound system?
I’m considering buying a surround sound system for my house, and I Vinyl Record have a vinyl record player (turntable) but I do not have any speakers or means of playing the records, other than through my computer. If I buy this sound system, will I be able to hook up my vinyl player to the system and hear the music through the speakers?
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I’m considering buying a surround sound system for my house, and I Vinyl Record have a vinyl record player (turntable) but I do not have any speakers or means of playing the records, other than through my computer. If I buy this sound system, will I be able to hook up my vinyl player to the system and hear the music through the speakers?
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September 5th, 2010 at 9:39 am
I am giving this unit 5 stars for the actual Hardware….. The Software is another story.
I am going to start with the bad (the Software)
The EZ Vinyl/Tape audio conversion software was included with the Turntable, So I put it into my computer (a PC) and started the installation process.
It wasn’t until after the set-up was almost done, did it prompt me that I would need to install “ITunes” to make the software work. ( Almost anyone with a PC knows what happens when they let an Apple product invade their PC computer)
So I declined and tried to use the program without ITunes, it kept prompting me to install ITunes in order to work.
So the next thing was to uninstall the EZ Vinyl/Tape audio conversion software.
To no surprise, after I uninstalled the EZ software, the codec associated with the audio files for my Windows Media Player library became unusable.
It flagged most of the library items as errors, fortunately my audio library (almost 1000 albums) is on a external drive and was powered off, so all I need to do was fix the actual Windows Media player, empty the library and reload it after I pulled the registry items pointing to the EZ software.
So moral to this story is; If you have a PC do not put the software CD into your PC. You can download the Audacity sourceforge net
Tip: If you want to listen to an LP without recording it in Audacity, make sure the “sound activated recording” feature is off, then click both the pause and record buttons it will play through your sound card without having to actaully record the album.
Ok now the good part (the Actual turntable).
After some slight assembly and tweaking in the sound portion of Windows control panel (remember to change from mono to stereo both in control panel and preferences in Audacity), the turntable was ready to go.
The sound is great with very little noise from some interferences that you would normaly find from a turntable as in a 60 cycle hum and so on. The speed (pitch) is right on and constant. It also has a 1/8″ input so you can hook a tape deck or a portable CD player though the turntable, good feature if you need to make an analog “backup copy” of a CD that wont rip on your computer.
The one thing that is lacking is a tracking light so you can see where the breaks are in the record. But all in all a great way to put those albums that you will never find on CD in your collection.
September 5th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
When I record my vinyl, the program is just recording from the Mac’s speakers, resulting with quiet, tight sound quality. So basically, it records everything, even me talking. I’m not sure if I set it up wrong, or if that’s the way is works. When it’s recording, the record sound fine. I can even put in my headphones and it would sound just like a regular song I bought from iTunes. But instead, it records through the speakers, not the computer. If you know the solution, please help!
September 6th, 2010 at 9:45 am
Ion TTUSB Turntable with USB Record Just what my husband wanted to enjoy his LP collection.
September 6th, 2010 at 8:57 pm
My husband and I have a lot of old records and cassettes that we are transferring to our computers, and then plan to burn CDs for listening in our vehicles & to fall asleep to on our CD/clock/radio. I’d seen this turntable in a local department store for MUCH more money, and after researching a bit decided to give it a go. Since we have two Macs, I wasn’t concerned about it going directly into iTunes–that’s what we wanted. However, there are some issues we had with it:
1) the directions that come with it are not as clear as they could be, especially setting up the tonearm counterweight.
2) there was no instruction on changing the computer System Preferences for sound input, so when we played back what we tried to convert, we heard our own voices since the sound input was set on the default computer microphone.
3) the audacity software that comes with it is free, and one would immediately need to download the newest version from the website–but we had a better choice!**
Since purchasing my iMac in May, I’ve been taking “One-to-One” classes at the Apple store to learn how to use all the software on my beautiful computer! The trainer told me that using GarageBand software already on my Mac was a **much better choice instead of the Audacity software. He showed me step by step what to do–hope it helps someone else:
- connect the USB plug to your Mac and turntable, turn on turntable
- go into System Pref.—>Sound—>Input—>select USB option, then close
- click on GarageBand—>Create New—>click on Piano in upper left and click Command+Delete—>click on “+” in lower left—>click on Monitor in lower right and select ON (so you can hear what’s recording as you do it–much easier)—>click on Real Instrument Track—>click Record button (red button on bottom middle of screen) and start album
- hit the space bar to pause/stop recording when you need to flip over album if recording entire album
- click on Save GarageBand project
- click on Share menu at top—>choose Send song to iTunes—>fill out info on next screen
Tomorrow I am learning how to split the album songs I transferred into separating tracks in iTunes; I’ll come back to edit this and add that info. When everything is great in iTunes, I’ll delete the GB projects.
For transferring cassette tapes, you need to switch to Line (from Phono) in back of turntable, leave gain at halfway setting, plug in to front of turntable “1/8″ Stereo Line Input”, adjust volume on tape player.
One other things: make sure your records are really clean, because the transfer will pick up any extra sounds–scratches, dust, etc.
All in all, I’m really looking forward to listening to music from my albums and cassettes without having to replace everything with CDs!
September 7th, 2010 at 9:32 am
I bought this gizmo to use with my newly purchased Acer 532h netbook. My netbook does not have a line-in input and I really want to digitize my LP collection.
Configuration is a snap with Windows 7. Just plug it in and Windows 7 obtains and installs all the necessary drivers.
I downloaded the latest version Audacity from Sourceforge. Be sure to configure your input device to the the “USB Audio” and you’ll be good to go.
The device has a relatively poor S/N ratio. With the gain knob in the lower 1/3 of rotation and the input set to “Line”, Audacity reported noise levels at -48 dB. How can you check this? Just record a few seconds of nothing. It will sound like tape hiss. Tapes and records can have S/N ratios in the 70s and CDs will exceed 90+. I don’t foresee the low S/N ratio to be a problem for me since most of my inputs will have a compressed dynamic range (i.e. pop music from LPs). Besides, you could argue this adds “warmth” to the recording.
Still, I know that it is there and that will probably nag at me.
Click the input switch to “Phono” and your noise levels double to -24 dB. Now you will hear loud tape hiss when recording nothing.
By the way, when I say that I am recording nothing I mean that there is nothing connected to the inputs and I am just recording the internal electrical noise of the device.
Crank up the gain and record nothing again. The hiss will increase and you will begin to hear the dreadful 60 Hz hum. Check out the spectral plot in the highest resolution possible and you will see 60 Hz and it’s harmonics dominating the signal. This is an extreme use case though. Just be sure that your input levels are gained up enough prior to being connected to the ION USB device. I’m using my Kenwood receiver as a pre-amp for my record player and it provides a plenty strong signal.
I’m not sure if this is a keeper for me. There are probably much better devices out there with lower noise levels and I am tempted to exchange this unit for a higher quality make/model.
September 7th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
I was skeptical at first, but the Ion U-record device works beautifully. The software loaded in seconds and I transferred my old cassettes to iTunes with no problems at all. I bypassed the Audacity and just used the Mixmeister software provided. It was easier than I expected, and I didn’t have to purchase a special cassette player. I used the one from my home stereo system and it worked like a charm. I couldn’t have been happier with the purchase! Sounds fine on my iPod.
September 8th, 2010 at 9:39 am
This is a simple and ffective device that works very well. It comes with “Audacity Software” to let you operate on the sound files you create from records and tapes. I found that software to be a bit of a nuisance to learn and use. if getting the job done with simplicity–including cleaning up the output, I reco,emd buy a downloadable but not free software program like “Spin it Again”. There’s just to much to mess with wwith the software provided with the ION. I didn’t want a saga, Just something I could keep at and get a lot of work acceptably done. Bottom line: Ion good, Audacity bad. “Spin it again” (sold seperately) good but has some quirks that must be overcome-but much quicker to learn and find out what the quirks are.
September 8th, 2010 at 9:38 pm
I am an ex radio jock and have a ton of what we call in the business “air checks” that I wanted to put onto CD. Using the simple software, I got it done in a snap! Good price. Good product.
September 9th, 2010 at 9:27 am
I received the product & wrapped it as a gift for my neighbor. He was estatic, and told me it was just what he needed. Since I have no experiences with the case, I can only hope it wears well for him.
September 9th, 2010 at 9:10 pm
I like records but records are fragile and I don’t have enough of them to warrant a full on crate. What to do?!!?!?!? Well now, this is where the handy dandy record carrier comes in the picture, and believe me, it is a lot sturdier and bigger than it looks in pictures! Records fit in it perfectly and you can tote them around or simply use the CR401-TA as a means of record storage. Heck, if my record collection continues to grow, I just might keep purchasing another one of these. Hooray!
September 10th, 2010 at 9:11 am
The Crosley Record Carrier Case is very sturdy, and it look the same way they used to look when your parents had them. It is quite heavy when it’s full, so I wouldn’t ever want to get a bigger one! We already need another case now, and unfortunately it’s going to get expensive to keep buying this case for them all. I probably would just use it for a travel case, and stick to milk crates for the rest of them!
September 10th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
I WANTED SOMETHING TO PUT MY ALBUM’S IN THAT WOULD BE ANTIQUE LOOKING. I WAS VERY
PLEASED WITH THE CORSLEY CARRIER CASE. IT IS VERY WELL MADE, LOOKS VERY NICE AND
SPACIOUS ENOUGH TO HOLD ALL MY ALBUMS.
September 11th, 2010 at 9:53 am
The brush in this kit has two holes in the top which are for pouring the cleaning solution into. The solution is then spread out evenly to dampen the brush. It works well for removing dust and set in stains from dirt. However, the brush is pretty soft and gentle. I don’t think it would work too well on records that have a lot of paper stuck in them. The first record I used it on came out shiny and sounded much clearer. Static, clicks and pops were virtually eliminated. The only con I can think of is that you don’t get a lot of solution in this kit. The bottle is good for maybe 50-100 records at most. If you plan to do more than that you’ll need a refill or replacement.
September 11th, 2010 at 9:01 pm
When I mention some of these twenty-dollar cleaners to an audiophile friend, he’s quick to dismiss them all, going to some length to explain how they can make matters worse. Apparently the only proven method of cleaning vinyl is to purchase one of those vinyl LP miniature “washing machines” that cost several hundred. Rather than go off the deep end, I’ve decided to ignore my audiophile friend’s recommendations and go with some simple and basic liquid application and wiping prior to playing vinyl records. Over time, these platters, even if never played before, have a propensity to attract dust and static which it only makes sense to remove before the build-up is out of control.
You can spend a hundred or more even at this level–tiny bottles of special stylus-cleaning fluid costing as much as pricey French perfumes. But I’ve noticed and used three affordable brushes that seem to compete about equally for the vinyl collector’s attention: the familiar Disc Washer pad, now known as RCA D4, which employs a counter-intuitive corduroy material; a Stanton swiping device that uses a velvety material; and, most recently, this Audio-Technica kit. For the present, I’m satisfied that this Audio-Technica kit is at least as effective as the preceding two items.
It’s really a mistake to think of any of these very basic tools as record “cleaners,” but for maintenance of a collection that you occasionally play and try to keep dust and grit-free, any one of them represents a reasonable precautionary measure.
September 12th, 2010 at 9:36 am
I’m not trying to down the product but it doesn’t work miracles either. For one it waste the Solution like no other. It takes a bit to get used to putting in the right amount and holding gets pretty awkward if you have big hands like me. I would recommend this over the new discwasher (stay away from the rca discwasher, it is complete crap!) any day of the week.
September 12th, 2010 at 9:46 pm
This product is easy to use and does the job for sure. I was a little uneasy about using it on some Lp’s that I am buying and transferring to cd, but it does a great job. Some old disco 12″ records that I have that are hard to find or never were released to cd were in rather bad shape and this product cleaned the records up on the first try. If you go overboard the first time you use it as I did and the records get very damp all you have to do is take a dry, soft cloth like a cotton handkerchief and wipe the excess liquid off the record. Buy this product with confidence.