[Brad]

It's the Terratec Phono Preamp Studio USB
Lists for $199 and lets you connect your turntable to your PC for 'digitizing' your vinyl.   Sacrilege maybe, but some of my music is only on vinyl and this is a good way to listen to it at work.


Terratec

[Marbles]

Looks like a very cool product, thanks for pointing it out!

[Brad]

A quick check shows the pro music shops have it for about $125.
There's a new one on *bay with buy it now for $119.

Not too bad.

Looks like they make some decent sound cards as well.

[JoshK]

Yes, thanks for this, I was just about to compile all my LPs to my computer, mostly for ease of play when waltzing around the house.  Also, I need to burn a bunch of the LPs for my dad, since that was the deal.

[JoshK]

As cool as this may be, I still think I would rather have the M-Audio USB Audiophile.  It is the same thing as the internal M-Audio Audiophile 24/96 card but external via USB connection.  This should provide even lower noise floor.  It has a gamut of inputs and outputs including RCA input/outputs and SPDIF digital.   It doesn't have phono level inputs but you can just use your existing phono preamp into the line level inputs and voila.  

The reason I like it better is due to its more flexible use and I would likely use this a lot more, for  more than just vinyl archiving.  Plus it is powered via AC not USB which is suppose to lower noise quite a bit.  The terratec phono usb is powered via USB.

[Brad]

My existing phono preamp is built into my receiver, which doesn't have L/R preamp outs.

I got sniped on the auction at the last minute.....
Time to build a bugle, I guess  

[michael w]

Brad;

If your receiver has no preamp outputs you can always use the tape outputs.


cheers

[Brad]

I'm kinda between systems right now and just using the receiver to get by.

I will probably go ahead and get a good phono stage when I rebuild.
The USB device would let me enjoy my vinyl for now (and at work through iTunes)