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Amazon’s Audio Technica AT-PL60USB Fully Automatic Belt Driven Turntable with USB Port Reviewed.
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Audio Technica AT-PL60USB Fully Automatic Belt Driven Turntable with USB Port Details:
Get your classic albums off the shelf and into your MP3 player! The Audio-Technica AT-LP60 USB makes it easier than ever to transfer your albums to the digital realm with this new recording system. The AT-LP60 USB stereo turntable comes equipped with a USB output that allows direct connection to your computer. The system also offers: state-of-the-art recording software—Audacity (for both MAC and PC), an integral dual-magnet Audio-Technica phono cartridge, a USB cable and adapter cables. The turntable also features a built-in switchable phono/line preamp that allows connection to a stereo system equipped with either a phono or line-level input.
- Amazon Sales Rank: #685 in Consumer Electronics
- Brand: Audio-Technica
- Model: ATLP60 USB
- Published on: 2009-07-29
- Released on: 2009-07-28
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 14.17″ h x 3.82″ w x 14.06″ l, 6.50 pounds
Features
- USB output: no special drivers required for direct connection to your computer
- Built-in switchable stereo phono/line level pre-amplifier. Permits use of turntable with stereo systems having either magnetic-phono inputs
- PC & Mac compatible
- Fully automatic operation keeps LPs scratch free
- Two speeds: 33 1/3 rpm and 45 rpm
- 2 speed turntable¿33 1/3 and 45 RPM
- Fully automatic operation
- Integral Dual Magnet stereo cartridge with replacement stylus
- Professional aluminum platter
- Switchable pre-amp
Happy Customers Say:
A nice toy…. and i mean it!
Have been waiting and watching and after my first use, download to the computer, and mp3 file creation, I’m happy enough to recommend this product.
For under a hundred bucks the quality seems great. The manual for setup of the system and software is well done with step by step pictures.
I have mine connected to both the computer and external speakers. I’m able to listen to the music while recording thru the external speakers and listen to playback of the downloaded music thru head phones on the computer.
the software has lots of options to play with. but the basic ” push the red button to record ” and file save as and file export, get the job done to make your albums digital.
Underwhelming
Purely as a turntable, this is a satisfactory unit comparable to any other at the $50 to $80 range. The features that should have set it apart (and for which I purchased the item) are all woefully disappointing.
1) USB-Direct Recording: The true purpose of my purchase was to update my current phonograph configuration to a more convenient way to convert my LPs to MP3. When using the USB connection, there is a dull but constant power-cycle hum from the moment USB Codec is selected as the Recording Device. After attempting to avail myself of this feature with multiple computers in my home I have concluded that the USB connection should be considered unusable by even the least discriminating among music lovers (Perhaps power filters could be used to isolate potential ground-loops but even then, you would still have to contend with issue number 3 below).
2) The software: Always in search of audio recording software that would work well on a PC, I was eager to test the claims of Audacity as proclaimed in the included accessory description for this turntable. As it turns out, Audacity is open source freeware. Anyone can get a more recent version of the software for free online.
3) Pre-amp: The ability to play this unit directly through a sound system with the boosted “Phono” inputs of older receivers was a major draw. Having held on to an older receiver for the single purpose of bridging between my turntable and my newer AV receiver, I was looking forward to eliminating one large and superfluous component in my rack. Given the tragic failure of the USB connection, I had also expected this to be the viable alternative to converting to MP3 on my laptop. Sadly, this too was a failure. The pre-amp in this unit is unable to cope with the low input at the end of any track that fades out. The result is a very abrupt cut-off followed by a series of unpleasant audio events as the pre-amp cuts in and out. These events seem to indicate that the db level at the end of the song combined with the surface noise usually experienced between tracks rests squarely at the bottom of the volume range necessary for the pre-amp to engage. As it turns out, this is also the case with USB recording but one might not notice as the aggravating hum covers most of the audio at this volume level.
At this point, my only remaining choice is to use the non-amplified output and run it through the mic input of my Creative Labs SB1090 USB Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 Audio System external sound card (a delightful purchase from Amazon which will be reviewed separately). Of course, I could have done this with my existing turntable as could anyone else who purchased a comparable unit at a comparable price.
Great turntable
Great turntable for the price!
I love how this turntable can be used directly with speakers with no need for a receiver, and it sounds great. You can also attach it to any kind of sound system for even better sound. I also like the fact that its automatic so there is no risk of falling sleep or just forgetting you had a record playing and coming back to a ruined LP and needle. I don’t like that it doesn’t come with any strap for the arm and that you can’t regulate the weight of the arm (so with really old records you need to put a penny at the end of the arm!). I am also surprised that its very well built when most of the turntables this days are made out of flaky plastic. I haven’t tried converting any of my records to mp3’s but I am sure it will work just fine.
Amazon.com Product Description
Digitize your favorite 33-1/3 and 45 RPM records on the Audio Technica AT-PL60USB turntable, which comes equipped with a USB output that allows direct connection to your computer. The system offers Mac- and PC-compatible Audacity software, an integral dual-magnet Audio-Technica Dual Magnet phono cartridge with replaceable stylus, and a USB cable and adapter cables.
With Audacity recording software, you can convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs, change the speed or pitch of a recording, and more. The turntable also features a built-in switchable phono/line preamp that allows connection to a stereo system equipped with either a phono or line-level input.
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