@Thumperchick I sure do. It's kinda neat but don't think i'd ever use it as a permanent player. Might consider it for the price though, i mean it's still red.

@bluedog My thoughts exactly! :)

@bluedog Yes. It was. You get an Ada-Boy for that one (-; * not redeemable for cash or real Ada-boys.

@khunjeff Maybe I'll buy one just to smash it for some satisfaction...

@khunjeff . . . you jest. It's not close

@jrwofuga it was worth a shot...

@Kidsandliz It has a headphone jack A.K.A. audio out port. Just use an audio cable to connect that to a computer's mic port, and record from there. That's what I plan to do in Linux.

@davidgro That might knock quality a bit, going from analog source to analog output before going digital, especially if theres internally a digital intermediate point before being output to the 3.5mm. If you're savvy enough to run linux you obviously enjoy self-inflicted pain, so spooling up a Windows VM would possibly be worth it.

@davidgro close; if you want to convert your vinyls to MP3s without using the special software, you want to hook a 3.5mm audio cable from the turntable into a "Line In" jack on your desktop computer, NOT the mic jack (something about how they operate on different levels or something). But yeah, from there you can just use whatever audio editor or sound recording software of your choice and record the vinyls that way.

@Ringold If you're saving to mp3, you aren't worried about the loss of quality from analog to digital and back.

@darksaber99999

@denboy @darksaber99999

@jenny The Vinyl Dungeon Master ?

@ceagee That sounds oddly kinky. O_O

@jenny You still get vinyl promos? Or are they just old? I was already getting as many downloads as CDs when I was a music director, and that was 7 years ago!

@jqubed They are old ones my father-in-law gave me (from the 50s/60s). He knew I liked records and found 3 boxes for like $10 (for all) :)

@KDemo

@denboy

@JazzyJosh I agree. This thing sucks. Especially for 180 and 200 gram vinyl.

@Kyser_Soze ok Mr. Fancypants. But is it red? Does it have USB? I didn't think so.

@Eris Hey showoff, you can't bring your heavy ass turntable to go digging for more vinyl, but you can with this. Battery powered. You can listen before you buy now.

@Kyser_Soze I've come across a few vintage higher end turntables/cartridges but I always end up selling them for profit to people who are REALLY into sound quality. For me, I just have one of these http://www.hayneedle.com/product/crosleymusician5in1entertainmentcenter.cfm?redirect=false&source=pla&kwid=Jukeboxes_CRY056&tid=CRY056-1&adtype=pla&kw=&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=CRY056-1&gclid=Cj0KEQjwy_SgBRCxhsqc3prt8rQBEiQAHI_9GW0zAiyvg6oswny592QFxyhEn0knMc81TvLp1Slu5SUaAgHR8P8HAQ

@Kyser_Soze $114.95. How does that compare to a $20 model so hip that you could strap your headphone on and cary it with you down the street while you bop you head and do the moon walk.

@CowboyDann I'm concerned that you find killing things makes them nice.

@Eris If we all examine ourselves..who couldn't do with a little more pizzazz? Or pizzas, for that matter?

@jenny OR a presto pizzazz rotating pizza oven...which this item resembles...

@nicemarmut my god...

@dunda It has decent reviews on amazon

@Stallion A subtle ploy to have one tossed into his Fuku bag. I say do it meh-nions, but be sure it's irrevocably broken!

@PanicSwitch One of us. One of us.

@G1 I, for one, welcome my new meh overlords. Still wish I would have gotten in on that fuku the other day though.

@KDemo looks like folks in Ohio love their vinyl

@KDemo Am I missing something? Is there a certain state all the Korea buyers use?

@dashcloud The most common ones I see are Delaware, California, New Jersey, and Oregon.

@BillLehecka I think scarfs have taken over the hat as hipster symbol.

@dave Absolutely

@BillLehecka Pork pie hats! Pork pie hats!

@pitamuffin Nope. It's the scarf, like @dave and @jsh139 said. And that's the end of that chapter.

@pitamuffin Goodbye Pork Pie Hat?

@jqubed

@jrwofuga What exactly is Georgia Red?

@dashcloud I assume they mean this particular shade.

@dashcloud I don't know, but I guess it's popular in Georgia. I've seen this comment on pretty much every item offered that isn't red.

@pitamuffin Did this start when that speaker offered in a LOT of college colors came is several shades of red, and maybe didn't include Georgia red?

@phatmass but does it have the super hipster meh behind it? I think not.

@retswerb Cooool. time to hit half Price Books for those LPs that bring back the past.

@editorkid Thanks for the recommendation, I've never heard of it. Haven't touched Audacity for a while either (probably because it kind of sucks).

@editorkid What we really need is a device that creates audio files onto SD card from the tape out of a preamp, Then I don't have to use an inferior turntable on my collection.

@halnwheels Reply to self: Alesis Core-1

@curtise I remember doing this with my brother as kids. Fun stuff.

@kylewood I did it too, only with pennies... ...until Mom caught me doing it. The 'rents were not pleased by the scratches.

@dashcloud My work's audio digitization lab has a similar one, but the quality was horrible. They're cool though!

@luvche21 and expensive nearly $5000-7000

@Kidsandliz Yeah, it's a really cool idea though. I work in audio preservation, and some of those machines are able to read cracked discs or others where the lacquer is peeling off of the core. Maybe they'll perfect the technology someday though!

@luvche21 What would you suggest I buy if I have several hundred records I'd like to digitize. I still have an old, midlevel turntable (was several hundred dollars at the time) and other components, etc. so what I need is either something to attach the turntable to my MAC directly or a decent turntable that won't trash the records to play them directly into the computer and then digitize them. I'd also like to do that with my tapes (again several hundred, have a dual cassette player for the same component system). I may have to replace the needle on my turntable but no longer know what is a quality one… Any suggestions appreciated. Also are there any forums where people discuss doing this where they know what they are doing?

@Kidsandliz For audio stuff, the best forum I know of is Hydrogen Audio- they are very hardcore on the software and the science of audio there. Can't remember if there's a lot of coverage of transferring audio from analog sources though.

@Kidsandliz This will do the job for turntable (RIAA output) and cassettes (line-level output): http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/USBPhonoPPS

@luvche21 That sounds like a good job. Are you in a library or university or something like that?

@SSteve @dashcloud thanks

@Kidsandliz Since I'm not one of the audio engineers myself, I don't know exactly what equipment they use. But, I do know they use good turntables, and some kind of pick up to run it through digitization software. I would recommend that since you have a decent turntable already (and a good tape deck), use those, and find the proper hookups. Sorry I couldn't be more help than that!

@jqubed I work for IU's digitization program (they just got funding to digitize over 600,000 recordings on campus since a lot of the formats are severely decaying and becoming more obsolete. It's a good gig, but sadly it's just part time. I just finished my Masters of Library Science a few weeks ago and I'm looking for a full time gig. Are you into something similar?

@Kidsandliz The preamp/audio interface that @SSteve shared a link to looks like it would work perfectly for what you're looking to do!

@luvche21 Not really, I work in TV and also was in college radio for a couple years. I was an audio guy for newscasts for a couple years, though. Preserving old recordings is something I'm very much in favor of, though.

@luvche21 Thanks. When I have money (do not have a job at the moment and so my purchases here are so I can give kids christmas presents as I will be out of money by then) I will save up to buy it. I'd so love to have all my records converted.

@jqubed Wow, I never got the Meh email saying you wrote back here and I just barely saw this... Sounds like fun work! The stuff we're preserving is definitely going to die in the near future--the LPs are probably the most stable, but other formats (open reel tapes, etc) have a very short projected life -- 10-15 years by some experts due to both degradation and obsolescence. I'm helping to save recordings from being unplayable, so that's pretty cool!

@Kidsandliz I'm in the same position as you (mostly jobless, just part time right now). I just finished grad school and I'm applying for jobs all over the US. I can't wait until I have a real job so that I can get one for myself--it's definitely going to be a hobby in the future.

@DaveInSoCal Or, you could hook it to that motion sensor we sold you the other day and have that vintage Star Wars LP start up when you walk out for breakfast.

@kylewood Brilliant!

@ptbrown yeah, can't play my old 78 rpm opera records

@ptbrown If you digitize your records to better quality than what you get with a CD, you can have the best of both worlds. You can enjoy the sound while keeping your records in pristine condition.

@beachhead SPOILER ALERT Paul is dead. Goo goo ka joob.

@beachhead It's Paul, duh! Turn me on, dead man...

@NSFolsom A compact $20 USB turntable sucks? No way.