Griffin Technology 9066-IMIC2 iMic/USB Audio Interface

Average customer rating: 4.0

imic
Griffin gets it done
Handy little device
Great Service/Good Price
must have for any PC Audiophile

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Griffin Technology 9066-IMIC2 iMic/USB Audio Interface

Manufacturer: Griffin Technology
Product Group: CE
Binding: Electronics
ASIN: B000BVV2IC

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Amazon.com Product Description

The Griffin Technology 9066-IMIC2 iMic/USB Audio Interface, the original USB audio adapter, lets you connect virtually any microphone or sound input device to any Mac or PC system with a USB port. iMic supports both mic and line level inputs via a selectable switch, and has a variable level output for connecting speakers or headphones.<P> The iMic really shines as the essential tool for converting your old LPs and tapes into MP3s and CDs. Griffin's audio recording software, Final Vinyl for Mac OS X (provided for free exclusively to iMic owners), makes recording old records and tapes very easy with its advanced features, including waveform-based cue editing and built-in 10-band EQ. You can use Final Vinyl to equalize LPs without having to connect a turntable to a pre-amp. iMic is also an ideal solution for your podcasting needs and for use with GarageBand, iMovie, and Final Cut Pro.

Product Description

The iMic universal audio adapter is a USB device that adds stereo input and output to any Macintosh or PC. Connect virtually any microphone or sound input device to any iBook, PowerBook, PowerMac or other Mac or PC with a USB port. iMic supports both Mic level and line level input. It also supports line level output for connecting speakers or an external recording device. iMic's audio is superior to built-in soundcard because it uses USB for the audio signal. USB isolates the audio signal from the noisy electronics resulting in higher-quality sound when recording and higher-quality sound for external speakers. The iMic is a must-have device for people who are serious about high quality audio in their computer.

Customer Reviews:

imic.......2007-06-13

This product is awesome, although some instructions may be helpful. A little confusing to get started using the product, but works well after the initial set up. Have recommended to friends.

Griffin gets it done.......2007-06-08

Burning vinyl to your computer and then to CD seems like it ought to be easy. It isn't. But the iMic makes it bearable. The device works as advertised, and the sound quality holds up fairly well. My CD had the same scratchy resonance as the record, and that was what I was looking for.

However, the instructions -- to the extent that there are any --leave much to be desired, and if you haven't done some digital recording in the past, you may be a bit lost. The instructions are utterly useless in terms of explaining how the sound file will actually get to a CD once you've burned it to the hard drive. Still, a little ingenuity on your part will solve the problem.

Handy little device.......2007-06-01

I was skeptical at first of this i-device since I am a PC user, but the iMic performed as advertised. With software not provided with the device but recommended (Audacity) I was able to copy old albums to CD in no time. I most recently used it to take an output from the mixer at a live performance and capture it via the USB port, and within minutes produced an audio CD of the event. The cost of the device was a bargain.

Only caveat is the wires are small like headphone wires, and are not for "industrial strength" use. A little caution and care is warranted for longer product life.

Great Service/Good Price.......2007-05-13

Sometimes it is just great when things happen as expected. Got what I wanted quickly and at a reduced price.

must have for any PC Audiophile .......2007-05-06

my introduction to such a device came after only listening to the raw audio from my Mac mini. I have high end studio speakers connected to the Mac but i always heard a strange high pitch sound int eh background. Leo Laporte always recommended such a device on shows like TWIT and the Tech Guy. It made sense to me that all the guzzling hard dives and DVD drives spinning inside machines (i also have an old custom PC Machine) could interfere with your sound card. The analog audio jacks really don't have much output or inputs if your careful about your sound. In this day and age of Dolby, THX, podcasting, extreme gaming, and sound editing one should definitely have a device like this. It ends up processing the audio signal digitally outside your computer which lowers the undesired hissing or high pitch noise. Honestly my computer speakers sometime outdo my home theater system. This is definitely,a must have for any audiophile.

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