Ion Profile LP - Vinyl-Archiving USB Turntable
The Profile LP from Ion is a vinyl record player with a USB output. Connect the Profile LP to a stereo system or amplified speakers and it can be used as a regular record player, or connect it to a computer via USB to easily transfer your vinyl records to your hard drive. Easy-to-use vinyl conversion software for Mac and Windows computers is included, so you'll have all the audio gear you need to play and digitize vinyl.
The included software applications will help simplify the vinyl digitizing process. If you've never used audio recording software before, Ion has gone out of their way to develop programs that are as easy-to-use as possible. If you're on a PC with the Windows operating system, you can use the included EZ Vinyl/Tape Converter software. If you have an Apple computer with OSX, you can use the included EZ Audio Converter software.
Whether you're looking for your first vinyl turntable to get into the wonderful world of record collecting, or you're looking for your last turntable to digitize your albums into your computer, the Profile LP is a great cost-effective choice.
- Turn your records into MP3s using your Mac or PC
- Play records on your home stereo without needing a preamplifier
- Plug-and-play USB computer connection requires no driver installation
- 33 1/3 and 45 RPM settings
- Enables you to transfer 78 RPM albums using included software
- EZ Vinyl/Tape Converter software quickly transfers your music to iTunes
- Audacity software for reducing pops, cracks, and hiss on worn records
| Output Connectors | RCA and USB |
| Motor | Belt Drive |
| Speeds | 33 and 45 |
| Cartridge |
Needle and cartridge included Replacement needle is the Ion iCT04RS (B&H # IOICT04RS) |
| Output Level | Analog = Line-Level Output |
| Brake | None |
| Pitch Control Range | None |
| Controls | 33/45 RPM Speed Button, Stop Button |
| System Requirements | Mac and Windows Compatible |
| Power Requirements | Standard AC |
| Dimensions | 3.25 x 13.5 x 16.5" (82.55 x 342.9 x 419.1mm) |
| Weight | Not Specified by Manufacturer |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 22 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
90%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Easy to use (19)
- Excellent sound (13)
- Consistent (8)
- Professional features (5)
- Versatile (5)
Cons
- Limited features (5)
Best Uses
- Amateur recording (15)
- Home studio (7)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Experienced (10), Novice (10)
Most Liked Positive Review
Simple to Use with Excellent Results
I have been transferring my ancient record collection to digital and Profile LP is really easy to setup and use. The software is decent for beginners to medium level users. The only thing I ...Read complete review
I have been transferring my ancient record collection to digital and Profile LP is really easy to setup and use. The software is decent for beginners to medium level users. The only thing I don't like about the software is that it is married to iTunes, and you need to download and set that up before you can start. Afterward though, it is fast and easy to redo if you mess up. I recommend it.
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Most Liked Negative Review
Great Turntable, Mediocre Software
This is a very easy turntable to set up and use. Plug it into a power outlet, plug in the USB cable, done. The turntable works just fine and is perfect if you ...Read complete review
This is a very easy turntable to set up and use. Plug it into a power outlet, plug in the USB cable, done. The turntable works just fine and is perfect if you are converting old vinyl albums to digital.
The included software, however, is not very good. The Mac version is too basic and feature limited. It doesn't even have a pause button. So, I don't use it at all. I use Final Vinyl (which I got for free from Griffin, which makes Mac products) and it works very well. Audacity is a free program that can be used to clean up things like pops and crackles. There are other programs out there that also will work with this turntable.
I would have given the turntable itself 4 stars but until the included software is improved I can't give it more than 3.
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Pros
- Consistent
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Versatile
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Home Studio
Comments about Ion Profile LP - Vinyl-Archiving USB Turntable:
We are using this product to save our vinyl LP's to digital format. The software is very intuitive and easy to use. The hardware is first class. I wish earlier turntables were this compact, quiet and distortion free. Money well spent.
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Comments about Ion Profile LP - Vinyl-Archiving USB Turntable:
I was sure when I took it out of the box that it wasn't what I wanted. It is plastic through and through. Now there are others that are plastic also but are built much more substantially. I returned it and paid a bit more and got a more substantially built and designed unit. Hats off to B & H for their return policy.
Pros
- Consistent
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Professional Features
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
Comments about Ion Profile LP - Vinyl-Archiving USB Turntable:
Had to reset output to hear the recording, but there were very clear troubleshooting instructions.
Pros
- Consistent
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Professional Features
- Versatile
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Home Studio
Comments about Ion Profile LP - Vinyl-Archiving USB Turntable:
I'm a simple person that needs easy to use products. This is it. I haven't had a lot of time to fool around with it yet, but so far the set up was easy as pie (if u can make pie, if not, sorry), and hooking it up to my computer (and believe me, I'm not computer saavy), was a breeze. Sound is good, product looks expensive, playback was fantastic...come on...if u'r looking, buy it. I don't want to go overboard, but at this point, I'd recommend it!!!
Pros
- Consistent
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
Cons
- Limited Features
Best Uses
Comments about Ion Profile LP - Vinyl-Archiving USB Turntable:
I've been using this turntable since December 2010 now, and it has proven to be a great product. The conversion capability is useful and effective; the sound quality is great (I'm also no audiophile). I have my player connected to cheap computer speakers, and vinyls sound great! I'm not a prolific collector of vinyl at all, but my parents and I enjoy playing their favorites from the 70s-90s on it. I haven't tried new thicker vinyl records on this. Nor have I used the 45 adapter. Simple and minimalistic design that gets the job done!
Pros
- Consistent
- Easy To Use
Cons
- Limited Features
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Home Studio
Comments about Ion Profile LP - Vinyl-Archiving USB Turntable:
Does what it says it will - transfers LP audio via plug & play USB to my PowerMac G5 without issue. Good sound quality. My beef is with the software interface. The manual says the software will add a new track when it hears a pause, i.e., the next song on the LP. It does not do that. Maybe the Windoze interface does, the Mac one does not. Also, the Mac interface does not have 'orange' level bars as indicated in the manual - again, perhaps the Windoze version does but the manual does not spell this out. As a result, some recording transfers came out way too hot. It also has no function for flipping the LP over - you either have to create a 'dead' track while flipping or create two sides separately - not a huge deal but seems it could be easily solved in the software. Overall, happy with the device, because thousands of great LPs never made it to CD. It is frustrating to have to run the recorded files through another program to eliminate the pops and clicks.
Pros
- Easy To Use
Cons
- Limited Features
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
Comments about Ion Profile LP - Vinyl-Archiving USB Turntable:
Set up is easy. Does what it says it does. Not a high end turntable for an audiophile but will get your vinyl in digital format. Recordings sound great.
Pros
- Easy To Use
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Best Uses
Comments about Ion Profile LP - Vinyl-Archiving USB Turntable:
Plays waaaaay to fast. Was unable to make any adjustments to the rpm speed, though you are supposed to be able to.Unusable product.
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Ion Profile LP - Vinyl-Archiving USB Turntable:
I bought this because I have several old wonderful record albums that are not available on CD. I was very surprised at the quality of the CDs I made using this turntable. Also, the whole process was very easy to understand. I am usually pretty dumb about these things but had no problems using this product.
Pros
- Easy access to tech help
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
Cons
- Don't use with "phono in"
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
Comments about Ion Profile LP - Vinyl-Archiving USB Turntable:
Ideally I would have liked a replacement for my 40 year-old Garrard changer.
But this looked -and is- good as changers seem to be gone forever.
I almost didn't buy it due to two reviews which claimed distortion. Initially, I, too, had distortion as I plugged into "phono in" on my receiver/tuner. I concluded that the ION unit must have at least some kind of a pre-amp which old Garrard did not. So, all other receiver inputs being busy, I opted for line 2 input on my equalizer. Super result. I actually phoned a tech guy at the manufacturer who confirmed the existence of an amplifier inside the unit. I'm very happy with this unit although I have yet to try to convert LPs to CDs.
Pros
- Easy To Use
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Home Studio
Comments about Ion Profile LP - Vinyl-Archiving USB Turntable:
It has been great for just listening. The usb software is very easy if you are using itunes (I think you might have to), all in all well worth the money for what it can do!
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
Comments about Ion Profile LP - Vinyl-Archiving USB Turntable:
I use the turntable to, once again, listen to my treasured LP's.
The turntable comes with a long enough power cable but SO STINGY with the length of the RCA cables.
Pros
- Easy to set up and use
Cons
- Poor limited software
Best Uses
- Converting vinyl albums
Comments about Ion Profile LP - Vinyl-Archiving USB Turntable:
This is a very easy turntable to set up and use. Plug it into a power outlet, plug in the USB cable, done. The turntable works just fine and is perfect if you are converting old vinyl albums to digital.
The included software, however, is not very good. The Mac version is too basic and feature limited. It doesn't even have a pause button. So, I don't use it at all. I use Final Vinyl (which I got for free from Griffin, which makes Mac products) and it works very well. Audacity is a free program that can be used to clean up things like pops and crackles. There are other programs out there that also will work with this turntable.
I would have given the turntable itself 4 stars but until the included software is improved I can't give it more than 3.
Pros
- Excellent Sound
Cons
- Confusing software
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
Comments about Ion Profile LP - Vinyl-Archiving USB Turntable:
This USB turntable is great--good quality input and easy to use with a little help. I could not get the software to recognize the iTunes already on my computer and spent some time downloading it again and still no luck. Wrote a request to their website customer support and they told me to download the latest version of EZ Vinyl recorder from their website (I thought this would be useless because I had only just received the product and software!). Anyway, I did as they suggested and it works great. The only problem currently is I can't find the Audacity program that is supposed to be included with the product, so can't clean up the little bit of static on my recordings
Pros
- Easy To Use
Cons
- Limited Features
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
Comments about Ion Profile LP - Vinyl-Archiving USB Turntable:
I bought this to copy a large number of vinyl records over the MP3 before I offload them. The software is simple to use - however, it will change your default playback device which will prevent you from hearing any other audio type until you change it. There's a disclaimer about this in the manual, definitely something to be aware of.
I'm a big fan of the simplicity of the software - not as big of a fan of requiring a local iTunes install to complete the rip, but it's not a tragedy either. Unfortunately, this model does not have a pitch control - so it's straight 33 1/3 or 45 RPM and that's that.
For the price, it's recommended. Setup could not be easier, audio quality seems fine, and the capture software is intuitive.
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
Cons
- RCA connection
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
Comments about Ion Profile LP - Vinyl-Archiving USB Turntable:
We want to play and record to CD some of our old classical albums. Sound quality when connected to our amplifier is good. Recording on my iMac using Audacity was easy once I figured out the documentation. (Updates to that included free software are available at [@]). My only complaint is the short RCA stereo output cable rather than plugs in the back of the unit. I had to find and buy in-line connectors to connect to my amplifier using a standard male-male cable I had. For the money and our usage, a very nice product.
Pros
- Easy To Use
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Home Studio
Comments about Ion Profile LP - Vinyl-Archiving USB Turntable:
[...] Instructions were clear and the digital recording from an old, but treasured LP was better than I had expected. The Greek music provided was the hit of the show and now it's now conveniently available on my computer. It was worth the price. A quality product.
Pros
- Consistent
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Professional Features
- Versatile
Cons
- Limited Features
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Home Studio
Comments about Ion Profile LP - Vinyl-Archiving USB Turntable:
I use the product everyday to play all of my favorite music. The Profile LP also gives me the ability to record from the turntable, flawless audio in my favorite editing programs, and convert them into compressed audio files. Thus far I have not seen one shred of anything wrong with it. The functionality and the sleek design give it a very good feel, great for anywhere in your house.
Pros
- Consistent
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Professional Features
- Versatile
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Ion Profile LP - Vinyl-Archiving USB Turntable:
HOOKED UP EASY TO THE AUX INPUT ON MY BOSE SYSTEM
Pros
- Consistent
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Looks good
- Professional Features
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
Comments about Ion Profile LP - Vinyl-Archiving USB Turntable:
This was a birthday gift for my boyfriend and he loves it. It was the perfect gift for a guy. He turned it on right away, and the sound quality its very good, no skipping. you can do it fast or slow or normal.
Once the LP finishes the stylus goes back in place and automatically shuts off.
The software it's easy to use, compatible for Mac or PC. This is just a great product for the price.
I'm not a DJ neither is he so for average use this is a great product, I'm happy. :-)
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What's in the Box
- Cartridge and Stylus (Needle)
- Slipmat
- 45 RPM Adapter
- USB Cable
- Software CD
- Quick Start Guide
- Safety Instructions & Warranty Information
- 90-Day Parts and Labor Warranty
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