Sony announces a new USB turntable

10 Mar 08 15:58 by geno888 in category Uncategorized To news archive

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I don’t want discuss about the audiophile aspects of vinyl vs CDs, but many people would certainly like to convert their LP collection into CD. There are various reasons to do this: to play your music in the car stereo, in the iPod, or simply to save a digital copy of the music just in case the LP is damaged.

The easiest way to convert LPs into CDs is use a turntable that can be connected directly to the computer through an USB port like the one recently announced by Sony.

The new PS-LX300USB turntable provides fully automatic operation of vinyl playback at 33-1/3 and 45 rpm speeds. It offers a belt drive system for reduced motor noise and rotational stability, in addition to a static balance tone arm with a bonded diamond stylus for precise tracking and low record wear. A supplied moving-magnet phonograph cartridge and built-in phonograph pre-amp allows for compatibility with A/V receivers without a phonograph input.

The turntable is packaged with Sound Forge Audio Studio software for simple professional-quality audio editing and production on a home computer, allowing for MP3 playback on portable music players.

The new turntable will be available in March for about $150.

5 Comments

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 12 Mar 08 00:36

Gotta love it, sony spends millions to lock their content, then markets a device to rip DRM free tracks from Lps No hippocrasy there, I see!! :g

FidelC: Posts: 987; Posted on: 12 Mar 08 02:20

Thats cool and at that price its a steal but why bull$hit? "It offers a belt drive system for reduced motor noise and rotational stability" I am no audiophile but in the light of the direct drive system I am not sure how accurate the statement is. :r

neo1918: Posts: 259; Posted on: 12 Mar 08 03:37

The best way to get your LP collection to CD is to buy the CDs...

greensabath: Posts: 47; Posted on: 12 Mar 08 04:53

I think this is pretty cool. Not only can you hook it up to your pc, but it also inclues left and right audio for hooking it up to a home stereo, so you can listen to your records. I'm not sure if this is a "quality" player though, I don't know much about record players, so please someone tell me if this is just a cheapo design, or if it is well worth my $150.

guest: Posts: 15288; Posted on: 12 Mar 08 13:03

Don't expect much for that price! It's just a record player with a USB. A true "Turntable" with decent build quality alone will cost a few hundred more than this thing. This is a good concept, but consider what you need for quality transfers: A Good quality TT ($300+) A High performance cart (starting @$75) A reciever with a quality analog phono stage (rare these days) Cables & a good sound card + decent software. To make an all-in-one unit that matches what is required for high performance playback, let alone truly audiophile would run at least $500. I wouldn't play a K-Tel album on this thing.

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Sony announces a new USB turntable

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