Be honest: you're not the "spend half your salary on speaker cables" type. So this Vibe USB Turntable with Speakers is for you.

Hey, we're right there with you. Some vinyl snob who only buys acetates and white labels... okay, well, if that's your thing, more power to you, Cap'n Hi-Fi. But for the novice vinyl enthusiast who just wants to play the new Mayer Hawthorne at a slumber party? Or for the parent looking to digitize those out-of-print soul records so the kids can listen in the car? Hey, this ain't so bad.

Facts are facts: if you take this to a DJ battle, they're gonna laugh you off the stage. If you take this to an audiophile's house, they'll probably ask you to leave. But, hey, go look in the mirror. ARE you a DJ? ARE you an audiophile? Because we're sort of thinking you might just be a person who wants some music.

It plays 33s and 45s (or as they say in the biz, "a 7-inch") and guess what? It has these tiny speakers so you can listen any time, any where.

Of course, if you're not the sock hop type, the Vibe USB Turntable with Speakers still might help you out. Plug it into your computer and you've got a way to convert your "vinyls" into MP3s. That means you've got access to all of Dad's weird 80's new wave synth pop, and your iPod can be full of (get this) ALL THE ORIGINAL SONGS YOUR FAVORITE ARTISTS HAVE SAMPLED! Pretty cool, right? And also, maybe you can burn them to CD and give them to Dad as a Christmas gift. It's not a cheap cop-out if you do it with love.

The Vibe USB Turntable with Speakers isn't about meeting some imaginary threshold in some acoustic paradise. It's about lookin' good, having' fun, and loving your records until you play a hole through one of the tracks. Take it from a bunch of old music lovers: it's not about the hording. It's about the playing.

Back to top