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January 8, 2009 7:32 PM PST

Ion's bevy of turntables and iPod accessories

by Donald Bell

Vinyl may be a dead music format, but that's not stopping Ion from doing a brisk business with turntable sales. It may sound crazy, but Ion's found a nice, little niche with its affordable turntables made specifically for converting your dusty record crates into iPod-ready MP3 files.

Ion also does well with its unique iPod accessories. For 2009, it is planning a mini version of the Block Rocker iPod amp called the TailGater, as well as a wireless iPod speaker system, a portable iPod audio recorder, and some wireless digital DJ gear. Browse our slide show for more details on Ion's 2009 product line.

Donald Bell is CNET Reviews' senior editor for MP3 players and portable audio, and one half of the MP3 Insider blog and weekly podcast. He also likes getting his hands dirty with digital audio tools for musicians and DJs.
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by drwho4life January 8, 2009 11:01 PM PST
you really should check out things before you say there dead ,vinyl is not a dead media ,vinyl sales have been increasing steadily over the last 5 years ,and now major record companies are beginning to reproduce vinyl on a larger scale
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by John72953 January 10, 2009 5:40 AM PST
Your opening sentence is completely contradictory. You say vinyl sales are dead, but then add that Ion is doing a brisk business? I can assure you that vinyl sales are nowhere near dead. And as the previous post mentioned, vinyl sales are increasing year over year. It will never attain the status it once had, but sales will continue to increase. Remember, there are actually people out there who care for real music...music that can never be attained by downloading 128 or 256 bit MP3's.
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by Mike6780 July 7, 2009 9:02 AM PDT
Cool MP3's and Electronics at http://CoolElectronicsNow.info.
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