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Complex Endorses: The ION LP Dock

WHAT: The ION LP Dock, a turntable which records directly from turntable to iPod.

HOW MUCH: $249

WHY: We’ve always been hesitant to convert our ginormous vinyl collection (word to Lace Da Booms, Hillfiguz, and Rawkotics) into MP3s—you know, dusting off the 1200, connecting it to the laptop, and then to the iPod…it just seemed like such a big fucking ordeal. Strike all that with ION’s new turntable, which has a built-in iPod dock. All you do is plug in your iPod, hit a button on the turntable that automatically enters the iPod’s Voice Memo recording mode, and then hit play and start recording. Even we couldn’t fuck up a set-up this easy. Of course it’s still vinyl, meaning the length of a song is the amount of time it takes to record it. Patience is required. But when the payoff is having “Up on Prospect” and “Magic Flute” to bump on the iPod, the shit is most definitely worth it. See how easy it is in a video after the jump.