USB turntable

[flossie]

thinking that OH might like one for Christmas -   am not very technical and he is even less so - any advice before I buy one?   ???

[flossie]

[Rhubarb Thrasher]

thank you thank you thank you!!! What a sensational gift idea. You've save me so much stress

I think you should be aware that when your friends know you've got one (presumably you've got a cd writer too), they'll be queueing round the block wanting their lp collections copied. Also bear in mind that OH may spend all of Christmas day stuck in the loft

[flossie]

That will give me an excuse I need to go to the lottie ;)

[djbrenton]

You could go for versatility by buying a standard turntable instead and using the line-in socket on your soundcard. That way you can also use it with your hi-fi.

[ACE]

I have never heard of these before, I do not need one, but is there a similar gadget that will do tapes.

[telboy]

I see these jobbies on sale.
I would dearly love to transpose my LP/tape collection onto my PC.
Trouble is, my hifi is downstairs & my pc is upstairs?

[djbrenton]

For tapes, all you need is an output from your hi-fi to the line-in on your soundcard. Ideally use Adobe Audition to record onto your PC. Unfortunately, many hi-fis don't have Aux Out. If anyone wants tapes/vinyl transferring to CD I'm happy to do it. Who knows, with over 2000 Cds plus around 15,000 tracks on my PC I may already have it.

[Merry Tiller]

I kept the turntable from my old Technics setup and bought a little preamp from Maplins for a tenner, I started full of good intentions but copying all my vinyl would take around 2 years at a guess, then cleaning & filtering ::)

It's great for saving the tracks that I can't find elsewhere though