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Audio Technica AT-LP2D-USB Fully Automatic Stereo Turntable with USB Output, Includes Recording Software and Dual Magnet Cartridge

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Brand: Audio-Technica
Category: CE

List Price: ~~$229.00~~
Buy New: $228.00
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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars

198 reviews
Sales Rank: 5736

Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9.9
Dimensions (in): 16 x 6.5 x 20.3
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.

MPN: AT-LP2D-USB
Model: AT-LP2D-USB
UPC: 042005154487
EAN: 0042005150076
ASIN: B000UKUDSE

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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
•	PC Mac compatible
•	Fully automatic operation keeps LPs scratch free
•	Two speeds: 33 1/3 rpm and 45 rpm

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Audio-Technica makes it easier than ever to transfer your albums to the digital realm with this new AT-LP2D-USB recording system. The AT-LP2D-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 - Cakewalk PYRO and Audacity; an integral dual-magnet Audio-Technica phono cartridge; and 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.

Customer Reviews:
5 out of 5 stars

Love it! February 18, 2010
C. Arellano (La Quinta, CA)
I shopped around for months comparing products and reading reviews when I came across this one. Words cannot describe how wonderful it is to hear music from my grandfathers and father's time. So far I've recorded around seventy five albums. It's very easy to use, but most of all the price was very right.

4 out of 5 stars

productivity February 11, 2010
Debra S. Greer
great product! i'm working on putting all my old albums on cds and storing them on my computer. this is bringing tons of old music that has been just sitting in boxes back into my world. the hardware and the programs puts my old vinyl lps into digital format as advertised! some of the software is a little slow but works fine!

4 out of 5 stars

zilmom February 5, 2010
Elizabeth M. Mclatchy (TX)
purchased to the intent of burning LP's to cd. However, you need a sound card for playback, and for whatever reason, my pc doesn't have one, so I've yet to record anything...yet again, a purchase that leads to another purchase. It's not really loud enough to listen to LP's directly. It does, however have the software, cables, dust cover, and a good, solid platter. Some assembly required.

3 out of 5 stars

Get what you pay for February 5, 2010
Joe Cole (New Jersey)
The unit performs as advertized, but the sound quality is lacking. The transfered audio jus doesn't have that clear tone it does coming from my standard turntable. Another improvement would be a locking tonearm. Any knock and the tone arm goes flying.

4 out of 5 stars

Solid and Satisfactory January 23, 2010
D. Small
I liked the solid feel of this turntable, with its aluminum platter (rather than the plastic advertised for some units) and a belt-driven mechanism that isolates the motor from the platter. The tone arm has an integrated cartridge with a diamond stylus. The integrated cartridge means that an audiophile can't substitute a preferred cartridge, but it also means that stylus pressure and anti-skating controls are not needed, as the manufacturer can build in the correct settings for the cartridge provided. Assembly was mostly easy, though getting the belt (pre-installed on the platter) over the drive motor's pulley was a bit tricky. It was the one place that I couldn't just follow the set-up instructions in the manual. br / br /Though the turntable's speed and record-size settings are under the dust cover, the basic operating controls are not. There are three controls on the front, one to start playing a record, one to stop and return the arm to its rest (which also stops the platter), and one to raise or lower the arm at its current location. With this last control, you can perform manual cueing but still lower the dust cover before you lower the arm. br / br /There is no catch on the tone arm rest to hold the tone arm in place when you move the turntable. You'll need to use a twist-tie to lock it down whenever you want to move it. There is, however, a stylus guard. Rather than simply flipping out of the way, the guard comes off (and thus could be lost). br / br /Since I have a Mac, I tried only the Audacity software. I decided to download the latest version from the Audacity website, rather than install the older version that came with the turntable. If you do that, some of the software instructions in the manual supplied with the turntable won't work, as the interface has changed. I have no experience with audio editing software, so I can't speak to how well Audacity compares to other software that might be available. I found it suitable for creating CDs from vinyl (you need separate burning software, such as iTunes). The on-line documentation is of fair to good quality -- much better than is typical of open-source software, but requiring some practice and experimentation before I got my first satisfactory results. Attempting to monitor a record while copying it onto the hard disk was a bit dicey. When I tried to use a USB-connected output device, it interfered with the input and ruined the sound copied onto the computer. When I sent the sound instead to my elderly computer's built-in mono sound output, I got rid of the interference, but it sounded sometimes as though the record was skipping (it wasn't). Despite the defect in the sound during monitoring, the sound as copied onto the hard disk was fine when played back later.

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