http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/ Engadget Comments for Stanton's T.55 and T.92 USB turntables take vinyl to MP3 sans fuss http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Mar 17th 2009 5:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/
I got one of the T.92's for christmas and have loved every bit of it. I've already transferred some vinyl to my PC and the quality is just fine. The standard cartridge it comes with is "audiophile quality" already, and I have zero complaints with audio quality. I'm no expert, but I'd like to think I know a thing or two about audio quality. I think it can hold its own against a Technics 12XX turntable anyday, especially when it's only 60% of the price.]]>Mar 17th 2009 10:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/
20something thousand records aint gonna clean /record/edit/tag themselves!]]>Mar 17th 2009 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Mar 17th 2009 6:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Stanton has always had a good line of needles....]]>Mar 17th 2009 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Mar 17th 2009 7:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Mar 17th 2009 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/
Yeah I mean a direct drive table would probably work well. Depends on what they mean by high-torque. A Technics 12xx is the bar, and most tables that have "more torque than a Technics" in fact, do not. I dunno.. as a backup I'd be it'd be ok though.]]>Mar 17th 2009 10:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/]]>Mar 17th 2009 5:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/
novelty? Years ago? Like before CDs and WAY before MP3 files?

Also, I don't think you got the point that these are to help you convert your vinyl to digital: "any DJ or serious record collector can archive their vinyl library into a Mac or PC with ease."
]]>Mar 17th 2009 6:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Mar 17th 2009 6:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Mar 17th 2009 6:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Mar 17th 2009 6:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Do you understand what these things are and what are they used for?]]>Mar 17th 2009 7:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Mar 17th 2009 5:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Mar 17th 2009 5:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Mar 17th 2009 10:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Mar 17th 2009 6:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/When was the last time you heard a vinyle on a DD TT ?
1970?]]>Mar 17th 2009 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/
direct drive is more for people that actually touch the platter.
either scratching or placing the needle at the start of a track & pressing play

virtually no lag in start up


[for those that don't know the difference]]]>Mar 17th 2009 6:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/real time record ripping is not something i wanna take part in.]]>Mar 17th 2009 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Mar 17th 2009 6:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Mar 17th 2009 7:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/
Or maybe, it's for DJ's that have wrist problems from spinning records (because records are too heavy?), and thus want to digitize their music and use a much lighter controller?

I can't see this as a good music backup system. This is a DJ station with convenient USB/SPDIF hookup.]]>Mar 17th 2009 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Mar 17th 2009 8:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Mar 17th 2009 8:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/When was the last time you heard a vinyle on a DD TT?
1970?]]>Mar 17th 2009 7:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Mar 17th 2009 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Mar 17th 2009 8:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Mar 17th 2009 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/
i would like to get one of these to archive my vinyl, but also, i was wondering, if i have an audio recording program open like Sonar for example (which I compose and produce music in), and I hit record, and then start going wikki wikki wikki scratching on the record, will the scratchy noises record like they do currently when going through an actual audio in from my current turntables? if so i'm going to sell my current ones and the mixer i use with them and just get one of these, since I don't actually DJ, i just transfer vinyl and once in a while add a "wikki wikki wikki" to a song.

thanks for the info!]]>Mar 17th 2009 10:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Mar 17th 2009 10:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Mar 17th 2009 10:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/Mar 17th 2009 10:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/stantons-t-55-and-t-92-usb-turntables-take-vinyl-to-mp3-sans-fu/
Technics 1200 are still Industry Standard and rightfully so.. as for torque'd, direct drive motors with all the new digital features, don't buy anything else below a Stanton t. 90. (if you are buying stanton)

Tech1200s and Stanton t90/100 series turntables are on-par if you use it for djin' and scratching. (I tried Stanton t.60 thru t.80 and they SUCK. T.90 and higher are quite equal with the Tech 12s)
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Stanton t120/150 series, Numark tt500/ttx, and other third-party high end ones will give you a stronger direct-drive motor than the Tech1200s. (I have the Numark TT500 and TTX, also tried out the Stanton Str8-150 Series, all had better, stronger motor than the Tech 12s)

But reliability and endurance goes to the one and only Tech1200s. Only time will tell how long the other third-party turntables will last compare to the legends.. My Tech12s been past down from Djs to Djs (ebay/craigslist) and past'd over 15 year mark (serial number verified).

As for Stanton needles/cartridges, they are known back in the day for the famous Stanton 500-series. Djs use these babies and they were the industry standard until the recent 15 years (I still use them as backups with my Shure M-447s )

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I recently got a $50 ION USB turntable on woot. Its pretty freaking cool. Takes 6D batteries, has every input/output/spped/pitch control/etc you'd need, and is totally portable. Of course its still really fragile, and its no 1200MK5, but for the price.....sweet!

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