What is the world coming to.. a turntable with a USB port?!

November 6th, 2007

The other day I went through Costco and saw they had a turntable with a USB port on it. It seemed either like a great idea or an anachronism - having an analog device with a digital connection on it. I wasn’t paying attention enough to get which model it was (there is an ION turntable on the Costco website), it did however prod me into putting my old Thorens TD166MkII back together and as I type this I’m listening to Toto IV on vinyl via my Sennheiser HD580 headphones (I couldn’t find the the quarter inch adapter for my Etymotics).

There is something reassuring about watching the record go round and round with great music pouring out of the turntable.

For you audiophile types, it has the stock arm (the one with the hanging weight on the fishing line) playing through a Grado Prestige Green (age uncertain), and the phono section of a Yamaha RX-V492, and I can say that it still kicks ass!

San Diego Fires

October 22nd, 2007

Etymotics ER4P headphones rule!

October 8th, 2007

High tech solution to a non-existent problem

August 20th, 2007

Twin TiVos and sports at home

July 29th, 2007

Satellite TV Irony

May 14th, 2007

The $100 laptop, can it change the world?

April 3rd, 2007

20 years ago I bought a Mac SE

March 6th, 2007

Digital “content” EATS storage (but helps me reveal a better way to use my computers)!

March 4th, 2007

Apple - enough with the Mac vs PC commercials already!

February 28th, 2007

Programmable calculators and careers..

February 19th, 2007

Official Novatel U720 drivers for the Mac!

February 12th, 2007

USB serial and the MacBook Pro

February 4th, 2007

Mac Pro and Parallels RC2

February 3rd, 2007