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In the first six months of this year, 17 million vinyl records were sold in the United States, generating $467 million in retail revenue, nearly double the amount from the same period in 2020, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. Sixteen million CDs were also sold in the first half of 2021, worth just $205 million. Physical recordings are now just a sliver of the overall music business — streaming is 84 percent of domestic revenue — but they can be a strong indication of fan loyalty, and stars like Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo make vinyl an...

SAN FRANCISCO – Most people gave up on their vinyl music collection two decades ago, when compact discs all but nudged LPs off store shelves for good. If you held onto any favorites, DJ equipment maker Numark Inc. is looking to breathe new life into them with a USB-equipped turntable. It can pipe the tunes of yesteryear into your computer, where you can store them in digital form – or load them onto a media player and take them on the road. The Numark TTX USB ($399) is a sturdy, DJ quality turntable with well-fashioned components and nice styling. Nothing...

Hi All.Sorry for the blatant vanity.Since my stereo receiver died, I'd like to connect my Turntable to my PC.I bought a "Y Connector" to plug the RCA terminals into the "Line In" of my sound board but the interference is so terrible I can't stand it.My Motherboard does have a S/PDIF terminal on it but I can't shell out all the cabbage for a S/PDIF enabled turntable.Have any other freepers done this?Many Thanks in advance.