What is the best way convert lps to digital on Mac

I've been getting completely awful audio using an Ion USB turntable (via Audacity and Lame) to record on a Mac OS 10.2.8.
Can you recommend another way that will convert an lp into digitial via a Mac? iMic? Below is an e-mail I sent before that got n response -- it details my problem with the Ion USB turntable.
Previous e-mail that got no response.
Macsters: Is the Ion turntable supposed to be plug in play when it comes to recording lps on a Mac -- in my case a 10.2.8 with a G4 tower. I plug to USB cable directly into the tower, use the Audacity software and get some of the worst sounding audio you can imagine.
I tried the turntable downstairs with my regular stereo console and speakers and it sounds comparable.
I've had a bunch of e-mails from the Audacity support group but they can offer support but no solutions.
Is the Ion turntable simply not what it's cracked up to be. With Audacity, I cannot control the input volume. Adjusting the gain in the back and the tone arm with needle hasn't made any difference either. Any ideas?
Paul in Chicagoland

For LP to Cd I used line out from my stereo's amp to the line in of my G4 tower, and then used audio software such as Amadeus or Peak to record. Works fine.
I can't help but think you have some basic setting wrong. Or maybe the Ion's drivers (did it come with drivers?) need a more recent OS than 10.2.8.
Isn't Lame for converting to mp3? Try going to aiff first, and see how the quality is.

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