Stereo inputs for ripping Lps on a g3 B&W, how can I do it?

First time caller / first time mac.
I just finished reviving a G3 system to use as a sort of retro-jukebox, only to realize that the mic input is mono only. Is there a pci card that I can get that will allow me to input a stereo line/mic level signal?
I am looking for a prosumer level of quality. Can i hack into the cd audio line that comes out of the back of the cd-drive? Or will that only work under os 9? Are there any other inputs on the motherboard that will take a stereo signal? I am ready with a soldering iron if need be.
Any sugestions would be greatly appreciated.
Can i use iTunes for Lp recording to mp3 and will it split tracks?
FunkyMonkeyPiE
G3 B&W/300mhz/1024M   Mac OS X (10.4.7)   LG cd r/w

As far as my CPU, I just recently added it, and am still making up my mind about whether it was a good upgrade from my previous OWC 533MHz G4. The Beige bus is already at 66MHz, so I don't have the bus-reduction issue of the B&W when used with this particular CPU upgrade. You might find some user reports of that CPU in the B&W at
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com
and see if they note any difference. I imagine potentially it may have some impact on PCI devices that really require the higher bus speed, but aren't most of those cards backwards compatible so they should function at either bus speed? I guess it depends on how performance sensitive your applications/hardware is and the trade-off you get with the faster CPU. I would guess that, typically the devices or interfaces themselves are the bottleneck, not the system bus, but that might not be true in all cases.
Off-topic - My one complaint with my Beige Desktop, is that the main reason I wanted to max out the CPU, and PCI graphics, was to get better performance with games like Nanosaur, OttoMatic, Enigmo, etc. but now I get random system freezes, also during DVD playback, after a few minutes of play. XPlane v6 and v8 also crash on me, the display just freezes and I get no response, I can usually reboot immediately just fine. I'm not totally sure what the culprit is, as I did several simultaneous upgrades, the 1GHz CPU, ATI Radeon 9200, and 10.4.7. My system had been very stable with a OWC 533MHz G4, ATI Radeon Mac Edition, and 10.3.9, but performance in the games was not very good. So, my maxed out sytem may be taxing the power supply or possibly overheating, I'm not sure. For normal Office apps, e-mail and internet use it is stable and fairly snappy. Booting, starting Classic and opening apps is faster now, but as far as my original goal of trying to upgrade to a semi-usable gaming machine, my attempt was futile. I might downgrade back to 10.3.9 and see if that helps. Eventually I will devote this machine to serve as a digital jukebox and photo album and get a newer machine for primary use and games, so it will probably continue to work well for a few more years. Adding the hardware has been a learning and enjoyable experience, if not an expensive one.

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