ION Brand..junk?

Motzart
Motzart Posts: 1,075
edited January 2009 in Electronics
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?

lp2cd_angle_med.jpg
tape2pc_angle_med.jpg

http://www.ionaudio.com/tape2pc

http://www.ionaudio.com/lp2cd

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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited January 2009
    Motzart wrote: »
    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.
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  • JohnLocke88
    JohnLocke88 Posts: 1,150
    edited January 2009
    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.
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited January 2009
    I would have to guess that any audio equipment that they have at Bed, Bath and Beyond isn't worth buying.
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  • Motzart
    Motzart Posts: 1,075
    edited January 2009
    I thought it might be a cheap alternative....but I'd bet the quality they put out is cheap too! :D

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    DVD: Sony DVP-NC665P 5 Disk
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited January 2009
    Junk would probably be my second word to describe it.
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  • Motzart
    Motzart Posts: 1,075
    edited January 2009
    janmike wrote: »
    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!

    Yamaha RX-A710 90Watt 7.1
    Mains: RTi A1's Center: CS150 Sats: RT15i's Sub: Velodyne DPS-10
    Music CD: Sony CDP-CE375 5 Disk
    HD TV: Vizio 42" LCD 1080p E420VO
    Blu-Ray: Sony BDP-S350
    DVD: Sony DVP-NC665P 5 Disk
    AV Rack: Sanus Euro EFAB-II Audio Base x2 EFAS-II Audio Expansion Shelf x4
    Cables Used: Monster Cable HPD Sony HDMI DLCHE18W
    Phones: Sennheiser HD280 Pro
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  • Marty913
    Marty913 Posts: 760
    edited January 2009
    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.
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited January 2009
    I like my Ion Drumrocker kit for Rock Band. :)
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