LP Dock Cuts Out The Music Middle Man January 13, 2008

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There are lots of people out there – me included - with vinyl records they never replaced with CDs but which lie there day after day in the corner, gathering dust and glaring reproachfully at you when your back is turned.

The process of getting them onto your iPod or MP3 player has not always been the easiest of tasks. Ion Audio's LP Dock promises a very simple solution to all of that and will even hook up to your existing hi-fi for playback.

It comes with an iPod dock and allows you to convert and transfer your Golden Oldies records straight to your iPod without having to go to the PC or Mac first. Couldn’t be simpler. Also, the LP DOCK includes EZ Vinyl Converter 2 for PC and EZ Audio Converter for Mac for recording and porting those analogue tracks into iTunes, if you wish. The PC software features Gracenote MusicID technology for getting album, track and artist info off the Web.

It costs around £130 so the question is just how much do you love your neglected, dusty vinyl?-Martin Lynch

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