If you're over a certain age, chances are you have a box of old vinyl records sitting in a closet somewhere. And if you're like me, some of them are so weird and obscure that they'll never merit a CD release.
Trying to convert these audio recordings to MP3 format can be a time-consuming and confusing process. In my case, I needed to refurbish my old turntable. So I bought a phonograph preamplifier, adapter cables to hook my turntable into my sound card and software to handle the recording and editing.
In a spin The company's latest model is called the iTTUSB10.
The belt-driven phonograph can be plugged into your stereo and used as a regular turntable thanks to its switchable RCA output cable. RCA is the most common connector for consumer audio equipment.
It has all of the basic features you would expect, including an S-shaped tone arm, adjustable anti-skating control and a hinged dust cover. When used as a traditional turntable, it plays 331/3- and 45-RPM records.
