ION Brand..junk?

[Motzart]

I've been seeing this ION brand stuff around for transfering records and tapes to CD's or MP3.
Looks like a POS China made joke to me.
Kinda pricey for the build quality IMHO.
Bed Bath and Beyond here has em so I saw em in person.

Anyone ever heard of anyone trying em?

http://www.ionaudio.com/stuff/contentmgr/files/2/8bf2a5aeaced8239f7d3f17f983b1021/medium/lp2cd_angle_med.jpg
http://www.ionaudio.com/stuff/contentmgr/files/0/63d904a8755607655d45c9c21a7bad84/medium/tape2pc_angle_med.jpg

http://www.ionaudio.com/tape2pc

http://www.ionaudio.com/lp2cd

[BlueFox]

Looks like a POS China made joke to me.
Kinda pricey for the build quality IMHO.
Bed Bath and Beyond here has em so I saw em in person.


"Bed Bath and Beyond" !?!?!?!?!?!

I suspect the nature of the retailer says something about the quality of the equipment, or, at the least, the target market.

[JohnLocke88]

Can't say I've had personal experience with this brand, but during one of the Circuit City store closings in my area, they had one of those turn tables for $30. I almost jumped on it, but it looked really chintzy.

[comfortablycurt]

I would have to guess that any audio equipment that they have at Bed, Bath and Beyond isn't worth buying.

[Motzart]

I thought it might be a cheap alternative....but I'd bet the quality they put out is cheap too! :D

[janmike]

Junk would probably be my second word to describe it.

[Motzart]

Junk would probably be my second word to describe it.

Hummm wonder what that first word would be?? :rolleyes::D

Same as mine no doubt!

[Marty913]

Actually the equipment in the pictures is junk however Ion did (does?) make a USB turntable that received pretty good reviews for its intended purpose. That purpose being a simple way of getting vinyl to MP3. Even then, the Audio Technica AT-PL50 does a much better job and costs less.

The Ion would be highly NOT recommended.

[fireshoes]

I like my Ion Drumrocker kit for Rock Band. :)