Put the needle on the record and the drum beat goes like this

Great-grandad has a great collection of big band 78s. Grandad has those great Sinatra LPs. Dad has all those punk rock 45s. And here you are, clutching an iPod and wishing you could listen to any of it. But you can’t listen, can you? You can’t listen and you’re trapped with whatever they’ve got today at the iTunes store. Hope you like Ashley Tisdale as much as Steve does.

If you don’t, 21st Century Boy or Girl, you’ve pretty much only got two options. One is to ship those albums to someone like Girl Talk or Peanut Butter Wolf and hope they sample all the good parts. The other is to buy a Ion Audio TTUSB USB Turntable. With just a few quick button pushes, you can start recording vinyl right into MP3s. You can handle LPs or 45s right out of the box, and the included software will let you figure out 78s. There’s even an adjustable anti-skate control for when you don’t want to hear any skater music.

The Ion Audio TTUSB USB Turntable is belt driven, exactly like the decks that professional world class DJ’s refuse to buy. But someone is paying them a few thousand every gig, so there you go. Those of us who aren’t going to scratch out Flight of the Bumblebees might be perfectly happy with a belt drive.

If you don’t have a computer, the Ion Audio TTUSB USB Turntable plugs right in to a stereo and provides enjoyment as a plain ol’ turntable. But if you do have a computer (if you’re here without a computer please tell us your secret), the Ion Audio TTUSB USB Turntable will serve as an excellent method to turn those worthless old records into worthless new MP3s that you wish you’d never wasted the time to make. There’s a reason some of these things never get reissued, you know.

If you’re looking to enjoy records in the dorm, or records on the porch, or records in the record department of your local City Hall, don’t buy an expensive turntable that sounds amazing only when you’re sitting in a specially designed, perfectly balanced orchestra pit. Buy an Ion Audio TTUSB USB Turntable and watch that vinyl turn into a far more portable format. Plus if you jump up and down it’s just like having a shuffle button.

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