Turntable to Hi-Fi

Could someone please inform me whether it is possible to connect a turntable to a iPod Hi-Fi with the Griffin iMic? the iMic would be used as a pre-amplifier.
Thanks for any help.
20" G4 iMac 1.25G RAM, iBook G4 12" 512 RAM, 3G iPod, 1 Gb iPod shuffle, Rokr E1 Mac OS X (10.4)

Accordingly to the following link, the answer is "yes", but there is a Note you need to pay attention with
http://www.griffintechnology.com/support/article.php?artnum=17
I do not have the iMic and the turntable now, so I can't confirm it. However, even it works, I am very doubt with the sound quality, US$40 for a RIAA pre-amplifier?????? Having said that, using it as an USB audio card, it is a "BUY".

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