The best ADC is not cheap. But worth it. As you can have your favorites conveniently available. But a good Tascam SD recorder like my $60 used DR-07 has a superb ADC/DAC built in. And makes the digitizing easy. And you can easily transfer the finished workflow to your PC or MacIntosh and use your editing or declicking tools of choice, or even use it with your linux box as I do. And Audacity is fine, and 24/96 no problem. This machine or something like it might just be what you need as an easy way! This beats a USB turntable every time, in every way, and lets you use your turntable/cartridge/tonearm of choice. So, no excuse now. The results I get from my Tascam is as good as AudioScience broadcast grade tools. Affordable, convenient, and superb. So there's a solution for you.