Finding a simple quality turntable at a reasonable price has been futile until I ran across this Pyle gem. I'm not sure how long it will last, but right out of the box I have have immediate success playing and transferring many old and some new vinyl albums that are unavailable on CD at this time. Sound quality has been excellent and both USB and 1/8" Line In recording works flawlessly. After dealing with endless problems on an ancient Technics, it's a relief to find a good turntable. If you plan to use the USB cable to make mp3 recordings, you need to look up how to import a codex that supports mp3. The supplied program Audacity will help you with this, or you can look it up online. Not for technophobes, though.