Hey pops, tired of those hep cats who loiter at the malt shop ragging on your vinyl collection? Get with the times with Stanton Magnetics' T.55 USB Turntable. You can use the belt-drive deck to transfer all your vinyl tunes to any of the newfangled devices that the kids can't seem to get enough of these days, including Macs, PCs, CDs, iPods, and other MP3 players.

To maintain the warm tones of a vinyl album, the T.55 features a straight tone arm and a Stanton 500 .v3 cartridge. The turntable includes USB and RCA outputs, and Cakewalk Pyro Audio Creator LE is bundled in, so you can archive your tracks. The audio software will also help you remove any unwanted pops and clicks on the vinyl playback.

Like the T.55's pro-quality cousin, the T.90 USB, the T.55 also features some DJ tools, including two start/stop switches for mix or battle setup, and a manual pitch control fader (+ / - 10 percent). The T.55 can either play 33 or 45 RPM, and also includes a set of RCA cables, a slip mat, and a dust cover. The T.55 doesn't have all the DJ capabilities that the T.90 has (no Key Lock, Quartz Lock or 78-RPM playback), but at $200 (street price) it's $100 cheaper and a great fit for any vinyl enthusiast/amateur DJ.