Do not know why so many criticize the sound. I run the dual with a Concorde Pro S System Ortofon. To digitize my records (and continue to hear of course) he hands me always. (With mixer in between you get the sound of course, much better out!) The beiliegenede Software is really not worth mentioning. Furthermore, I can only advise from recording through USB ..... ..lieber over the Line In of the sound card. I use to record most of Sound Forge 7.0 or Wavelab, which offer enough tools to prepare the track.
For high-end dual perfectionist is not guaranteed the "true" .... but ...: I can only recommend the dual and each the tip enter the system (SME) exchange.
Those who want more ... just needs 1200 - 1500 pay more ...... ;-)