Record Player Turntable with Speakers - Convert Records to MP3 with USB iConvertTM

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Product Details

• ASIN: B001PA23OA
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #24,323 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 5, 2003

Product Description

Product Description

Our USB turntable converts old records to MP3 files instantly no computer necessary! It s incredibly easy to use. Just insert a flash drive or SD /MMC memory card, play your album, and press record. Your favorite songs are instantly transformed into digital MP3 files. You don t need to use a computer or install any software it records directly onto your digital storage device. Compatible with 33 and 45 rpm albums and also features an AM/FM radio. Built-in stereo speakers let you listen to your albums while you record them, and the line-out connection allows you to play the turntable through your home stereo system. Full-function remote control uses 2 AAA batteries (not included). As easy as 1-2-3. Insert a flash drive or memory card. Play your album. Press record. That s it! Your old favorites are immediately converted into MP3 files no computer or software needed. Plus, the full-function remote control allows you to do it all from the comfort of your couch. Enjoy a blast from the past. Are your vinyl albums just sitting in storage With iConvert you can quickly and easily save all your old LPs in digital format on a flash drive, then transfer them to your computer, burn them onto a CD to play in your car, or download to your MP3 player. Listen to your records, too. Built-in stereo speakers let you listen to your albums while you convert them you can even play the turntable through your home stereo system for enhanced sound. If you want variety, just switch on the AM/FM radio.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mixed Reviews. Fun and functional but problematic., August 7, 2009

By	Working Man (Atlanta, Georgia) - See all my reviews

I received this item for my birthday a couple of years ago from my wife and it's been great converting my old LP collection to mp3 and then to CD. There are few products out there now that perform this function and I think I may need to replace my unit. Here are my pros and cons on this item:

Pros:
1. Self contained with built in speakers and AM/FM radio for stand alone recording listening.
2. You can also hook this unit up to your receiver and listen and record with much better sound through your reciever and speakers.
3. Multi-format storage of mp3 files. You can use a flash drive or memory card to store your recorded files and carry them to your computer for editing.
4. It's great to be able to listen to these old records, some not available on CD on my iPod, my computer and on CD all cleaned up and sounding better than ever.

Cons:
1. Software to remove noise, crackles and pops is not included.
2. After a few months the flash drive stopped working.
3. After about a year the memory drive is now having problems and I am about to have a only a traditional turntable left.
4. I needed to replace the needle/stylus and when I tried to contact Brookstone and I didn't get a reply. I did find a needle from an online dealer and it's worked well.

I am now looking for an upgrade. When I contacted the dealer for the needle they told me that Ion was comparable to this Brookstone unit, though there are several Ion units available. I also see a Sony, which looks like it may automtically perform the noise reduction which would reduce the time I spend running my files through Nero to remove the noise and breakup the tracks. This is an okay unit and it should you allow to get a good portion of your record collection digitized, but beware that there may be some problems and you may be looking for a replacement in a couple of years. Also, you'll need to invest in software to remove the noise and also to split tracks unless you want to record each song individually.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DON'T BUY IT, October 7, 2009

By	Mauricio Cardinali "Maurizio Cardinale" (São Carlos - SP, Brazil) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I ordered this because I am a vinyl addicted... But, together with that, I'm a sound quality addicted too. The sound is really, really poor... I thought it was only the built-in speakers, but when I plugged it on my Phillips stereo 500w rms through RCA cable, I could barely hear the music and what I could hear was really, really bad! The needle that comes with it won't stop jumping when I play my records, even the ones I have bought recently, like Lady Gaga's "The Fame" and Madonna's "Sticky And Sweet". I am extremely disappointed and disatisfied, not only for my bad-spent 80 bucks, but I live in Brazil and I have to pay huge taxes to receive imports. Don't spend your money with this... And a slight detail that could bug somebody: the cover will close when you have a 12" vinyl inside, but its boards will be outsiding. It's really bad if you don't want dirt on it.

Just to make it clearer: the USB connection is only for flash-cards, it won't connect to your computer. That's why they say "no PC needed".

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not good, September 16, 2009

By	Naomi Donabedian (New York, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Very very poor sound quality, amplification, needle, and arm. Skips too! It does look cool, and shuts down when the record ends which is nice.