| | |  | Collectibles | Home » » » ION USB Turntable with Built-in CD Recording | | | | | | | Description: | | LP 2 CD is the fastest, easiest way to convert your vinyl records to CDs with none of the hassle of connecting a computer. Listen to your music in the car, at home, on your computer, or any place with a CD player! Play your album into LP 2 CD and record one or more CD copies in the internal CD burner. Or, connect your computer and easily transfer your music to your iTunes, iPod, or MP3 player. LP 2 CD comes with software for fast, easy importing to your iTunes library. Just place your record on the turntable and insert a blank CD. Play your vinyl, hit the record button and let LP 2 CD do the rest! LP 2 CD includes a software CD with EZ Vinyl Converter for PC (with auto track detection) and EZ Audio Converter for Mac. They are the simplest way to record and convert vinyl directly to iTunes. It´s like magic! Before you know it, you'll be listening to songs you haven´t heard in years in iTunes or on your iPod. A free download version of EZ Vinyl Converter with Gracenote ™ MusicID is included for automatic track naming. Now you can listen to your music in the car, at home, on your computer, or any place with a standard CD player. Converting your records is a snap with LP 2 CD. iPod and iTunes are trademarks of Apple, Inc. registered in the U.S. and other countries. Gracenoteâ„¢ is a trademark of Gracenote, Inc. | | | Features: | |
• All-in-one: built-in CD recorder copies music from vinyl
• Copy entire albums or make your own custom mix CDs
• Works stand-alone, or connected to your computer
• Includes EZ Vinyl Converter 2 software (PC) and EZ Audio Converter (Mac) for hassle-free computer recording
• Included sound editing software helps you remove noise, clicks, and pops from worn recordings
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 19.25 inches | | Product Width:
| 12.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 17.63 inches | | Product Weight:
| 21.5 pounds | | Package Length:
| 21.65 inches | | Package Width:
| 19.69 inches | | Package Height:
| 11.42 inches | | Package Weight:
| 21.16 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 12 reviews |
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Surprised in a good wayNov 23, 2009
I have the other Ion unit that goes through the computer and just hated it. I searched the web to see if there was a better software out there. Never really found anything good. I wanted to replicate the way I used to make analog mix tapes. This unit does that.
You store on the flash drive via anything on the input or the turntable. I was surprised how well the turntable recorded. I'm going to try hooking my Thorens into it.
The sound is very good on the demo I made off 45s.
 Thank you IONNov 13, 2009
This is so easy to set up and operate my 6 years old daughter could set it up. When you set it up don't forget to wrap the drive belt under the bottom of the turntable around the little knob if you don't the turn table will not turn. The sound of the finished cd is awesome you can even mix different songs from different LP's. I even hooked up cassette tapes and recorded to cd awesome and easy. Quality of sound A++ and besides my very very LARGE collection of albums and tapes were just sitting there. It not very reasonable to try to buy them again on cd. Straight out the box on the table in 15min at the most your making digital quality cd's of your favorite music. WOW did I go back down memory lane from the 60's to the 90's WOW I love this dohickie!
21 of 21 found the following review helpful:
 Unreliable ...and unfixableJul 23, 2009
The Ion LP 2 CD converter is a fairly straightforward machine, which means there is no reason why it shouldn't work consistently and reliably. Unfortunately, mine started failing immediately after I purchased it in April 2009. I got an "Error: System reset" message after trying to burn my first CD. I called Tech Support and they walked me through the reset process. Then, I began to get "Error: Track less than 3 seconds" messages. The machine was now inserting short tracks, which meant the burning process would not work. So, I switched off the automatic track inserter. I then started getting "Burn failure" messages. Once again I called Tech Support. (By now, they knew me by name.) After a week or two of fiddling around (by which point, the Ion was rejecting 90% of my blanks, but formatting them so I couldn't use them for anything else), I sent the Ion back. The company paid for the shipping, of course, and promised I would have the repaired machine back in 7 or 8 weeks.
It's been 3 months since I sent it back, and I'm still waiting. According to customer service, they'll get around to looking at my Ion "soon." But given the backup in orders, and the huge quantity of machines that have been sent back for repair (it seems quite a few of them have similar problems), I don't expect to see it before September. And when (if) it does return, I would not be the slightest bit surprised if I got an "Error: You've Wasted Your Money" message straight off the bat.
Update: I hate being right all the time. My Ion was returned after exactly four months with this note attached: "Tested extensively. Ran for 3+ hours. Not be able to recreate customer's complaint." I was able to recreate my complaint in less than a minute. I put the Ion back together, recorded an album and the very first CD I tried to burn yielded the same "System Error CD Write Failure" message I had been getting before. I called Tech Support. After verifying that I was using the right kind of CD (audio -R)they had me reset the machine. The second CD also produced the same error message. In short, the machine still doesn't work. (And why should it? Nobody be able to fix it.) Customer service says they'll have some new stock around October. My next prediction: The new machine will perform as badly as the old one.
Further update: Well, I was right. Again. The same broken turntable was returned to me in October. The repair people did not even test it to see if the CD burner worked. According to customer service, I will have to send the machine back again, but nobody seems to know when the new stock will arrive. I feel like I'm trapped in some weird existentialist play--Waiting for the Ion...
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Amazingly easy to use, perfect soundJun 25, 2009
Having seen 1-2 cautionary reviews, I crossed my fingers ordering this turntable. It's proven to be AMAZING. It took about 30 mins. to set up, looks great (LOVE the dust cover), and recording was a BREEZE. The sound was absolutely perfect - no hum, no buzz, nothing. I'm a classical music lover and have pretty high standards, but I have no complaints at all for this product. Compared to the old days (complicated connections, having to record to the computer, edit the recording, then burn to CD) this is the height of technology making life worth living. I'm in LOVE!
6 of 18 found the following review helpful:
No, no, no!Apr 28, 2009
ANY USB turntable is NOT the problem. It's the SOFTWARE! The problem with USB is that it uses a "silence between tracks" type software only. Is it the end of a song, or just a quiet spot? With DAK's software, YOU, not the software can chose. With USB, you plug into a USB port, with DAK, it's the rear stereo input. Did LPs come as stereo/mono, or as USB? Hmmm...1st clue. Please TRUST ME, try [...] first. ANY type of software means that YOU must enter album/track info... Be this as it may, LPs take a while. DAK makes this as simple as possible, and more; like click/pop removal. I tell all that will listen about DAK. Those who try it, buy it. Yes, I do use a Thorens turntable, but his package will blow any USB's away; your turntable, or DAKs. (If you use a 'turntable' vs a 'record player', you'll understand.) Have fun! The music is the result! All I wanna do is to preserve my 30 plus years of LPs to MP3 or WAV, or both. With DAK, you can.
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