Audio-Technica AT-LP2DA

Audio-Technica AT-LP2DA ... soundcard or onboard audio system. You can switch it off if you’d prefer to utilize your audio receiver’s phono preamp (an increasingly rare feature on even midrange receivers) or if you have Creative’s X-Fi Elite Pro (which comes with a break-out box equipped with an RIAA preamp). The AT-PL50 is fabricated mostly of plastic, with the exception of its belt-driven aluminum platter and brass pulley. It features a straight tonearm with an inexpensive magnetic cartridge (replacements run about $12), nonadjustable plastic feet, and a hinged, smoke-colored dust cover.