My current turntable is made by Ion and uses a USB cable and Audacity to encode music. This new one goes one step further. Read on, vinyl heads.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/11/ions-lp-2-flash-records-lp-straight-to-flash/
This little site has some great images of the famed SA 90. I was a Maxell man myself, but the SA 90 was a great second choice. I agree that they got cheesy there at the end of their run…
http://www.2ndrec.com/blog/2005/10/24/cassettes/
You can debate Maxell vs. TDK. There are those who love Mac pre-amps and others who swear by Carver or some other name…but there’s (almost) no question who made the best recording devices for cassette tapes. Nakamichi. Sure Marantz and Tascam made good units, but it you were serious, you at least HAD to consider Nak. I never had the money to buy an RX-505. I made do with the Nak Cassette Deck 2. It was pretty basic but very, very well-made. The sound? Good enough to make you wonder why you needed a CD-R. You can get the Nak of your dreams on Craigslist or eBay now for $50. Or less.

Give a try with muxtape, make a mix online. Curious disclaimer: “By uploading a song you agree that you have permission to let Muxtape use it.” Nothing to lose there. Check out our first online muxtape here.