I'm attracted to the direct-drive Stanton T.92 USB (pictured) and the belt-driven T.55 USB professional turntables because they use conventional analog RCA output jacks and both offer USB connectivity utilizing their built-in A/D converters to digitize records for personal use MP3s. Both come with iZotope Music & Speech Cleaner software--these are all the tools needed for complete audio cleanup using many advanced noise-reduction tools. The software operates with Microsoft Windows and Apple Mac OS X.

The T.92 sells for about $299 MAP while the T.55 sells for $199 MAP. Both decks have +/- 12% pitch control and come with a slip mat.