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Review on Teac LP-R550USBB CD Recorder With Cassette Turntable Black LPR550USBB by Bobby Washburn

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Love it, love it, love it!

I absolutely love this! I've been trying to figure out how to digitize my 50-year-old vinyl collection for years without having to go thru a computer and this fits the bill perfectly. It took me a few blank discs to work out the order of the steps (because the instructions suck) but it's all smooth sailing now. I really like the input volume/record level control because some of those 60s tunes were recorded so loud they distort. It's also nice having an integrated cassette player so that I can move my cassette singles to my MP3 collection. Highly recommend! Edit - there are a couple of irritations but not major enough to reduce the star count: 1) the unit is mostly plastic so it attracts lots of dust/lint (a rayon dust cover and canned air help) and 2) the weighted end of the arm is right next to the cue control and it's too easy to bump the location of the needle if you're not very careful).

Pros
  • TEAC
Cons
  • The cassette deck is outdated and largely unnecessary