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I received a replacement of this system due to the turn table was not leveled. The new one works great!!!i am very pleased with my purchase and I encourage you to buy this too. It is beautiful and classy I am so glad I found it.Thanks Amazon for taking good care of your customer.Pleased customer- HI5 to Amazon!!!!!

 I have searched for a quality turntable that comes in a retro case everywhere and wished that there was an audio review for it. I really wanted to hear how it sounded. I have meticulously researched 10 different brands currently being sold and discounted many. I decided to buy one, but after purchasing Crosley CR704C-PA Musician and testing it out, I was highly disappointed and send it back. I decided to purchase this one and found that it is the best on the market in it's price range. The problem with all of them is they have week amplifiers. Crossley sounded alright when I played radio or aux, but sounded pathetic when I played records. Now, I know what a genuine turntable record should sound like. I listen to mine on a Technics 1210 MK5 through powered Yamaha speakers and I did not expect that quality, but what I heard through Crosley sounded as if you're playing records through a "no brand" headphones from back in a day.This player works really well. Cassette and auxiliary work without issues. The sound is much, much better than all the other brands I've listened to (see video). Gets plenty loud enough to listen in other rooms. Now, this one is not without faults. The turntable mechanism is still of Chinese manufacturing and is rather flimsy, but just as flimsy as the rest of them. I had to glue mine to the wood frame it sits in, as it was loose. The needle headshell has a short handle that makes it inconvenient to lift and presents a risk of scratching a record, so I glued a longer one to it. Finally, the needle tends to skip a bit, so I plan to buy a headshell weight and add the weight on top.Currently, it's been in use for about 4 hours over past couple of weeks and has performed up to par.

What a lovely gift for my husband. The wood is beautiful, the radio sounds great--we just opened it last night so I don't know how everything else sounds. The Seller delivered it quickly and so far we are delighted with our purchase.

The package arrived early, which made it great for me. I am impressed with the sound quality. I have a lot of vinyl I inherited from my grandmother and great grandmother. We have been enjoying listening to many of them. So far I have only recorded once and it works great.

For me , this product has been perfectly fantastic - it came packed in an almost bullet - proof carton, open it up - plug it in and you're in business. No BS with the set-up, its one complete package - be sure to read the instructions for recording - other than that I couldn't be happier. This item is perfect for those who don't need a high tech stereo system - just want to flip the On switch and go - the sound is good to me, but who knows I may be Low tech - it looks good & sounds good.

My family got me this unit (they bought it at Bed, Bath & Beyond) for Christmas 2012. I absolutely LOVE IT. We have only used the cd burner once - recorded several records onto discs. I found it easy to do and understand and the CD we burned worked fine in other players including in a vehicle. (that seems to have been an issue for other reviewers) I think the sound is great, although I read a lot of complaints in other reviews. It is beautiful to behold, very sturdy and I personally love the am/fm dial radio option. I have thoroughly enjoyed playing records and have also dug up some old cassettes, which was fun!When you press the buttons to change the source, it takes a couple of seconds to engage - no big deal to me. True that there is not a sound equalizer option, but that doesn't bother me at all - it sounds wonderful.A couple of months ago I decided to get one for my dad for his 77th birthday. I consulted the many reviews of the many different choices and could see that getting a "dud" looked possible. It seems that the quality of these machines is great when you get a good one, but can be a nightmare if you get a faulty one. I was fairly nervous about that after all the review reading - but decided to get him the same one I have, since I have had no problems at all and the buttons are nice and large and light up, making it easier to see and operate. I also liked the single cd simplicity. I had it sent all the way to Alaska (another cause for worry, that's a long trekk!). It arrived shortly after I ordered it and so far everything seems to be in great working order and my mom and dad both love it! He is listening to records he has had for decades and hearing songs he literally hasn't heard for 30 - 40 years! Very cool.I am 100% pleased with this item. I thought the price was great for all the options you get and the sturdy, pretty wood build.

It sounds really good, but I wish they'da put a headphone jack somewhere on it! And thanks for the good service. Nice to have Bluetooth, too!

Super cool and not cheap. I bought this for my boyfriend for Christmas and he loved it. He has never had vinyls before so it is a wonderful experience for him. Plus he LOVES the Bluetooth setting!

This item was better than expected! I'm am very satisfied with this product...very impressed!

This unit has a nice sound quality, inexpensive and bluetooth capable. I like its portability and ease of use. I like having the ability to record my old vinyl records to mp3. A very nice unit.

I bought this turntable player for my Dad and he loves it! Finally he's able to listen to his pile of records that he has kept for the past 40 years. And for me I'm able to use the bluetooth function to play music from my iphone.To answer some of the questions that I was asking before buying this player: 1) The bundle power adapter supports 110 - 220V 2) The player supports auto stop feature for playing the vinyl records.As many users have responded the speaker is on the soft side. Only suitable for a small enclosed area. Decent sound.

This item was a gift and the giftee was very happy with it! Great, portable size, very good sound. Bluetooth capability a big plus :-)

well put together unit - we are enjoying oursone suggestion would be the addition of a record spindle that would allow holding several stacked records to automatically drop after the first one plays

Love the unit, however the color mahogany is too red.

Good product.Thank you AMAZON. I just love to play my old records and cassette tapes once made from my records which some of I don't have anymore.

Love the bluetooth option the most so far but everything works nicely as well. Glad I bought it!!

I give it a 4 & 1/2 . There was a minor problem with the record arm , aut a local eletronics store was able to fix , and now everything works like it should .

my dad loves it, the only thing he wishes was that instead of the knob for the stations, it could of been in digital... had to remind him that this is what it looked like when he was younger, lol but very awesome

This record player is very nice looking . I like that it has a rechargeable battery . I have only used the turntable . The sound isn't very big but all in all , this is a good product. It's a nice player if you just want to sit in your room and listen to your music.

Works great. I was nervous after reading some of the reviews, but it's a good, low-budget record player for a small room. If you're looking for some super-technically great sound, you won't find it here, but has decent, standard record player sound. I LOVE that it has a rechargeable battery...how cool is that, that you can take it anywhere?!!

my dad loved his gift. The old and new records we played on this player all sounded great.

record player Christmas present to granddaughter-13- battery amplifier given to grandson - 11 - both musicians and boththrilled with these gifts!!! 5 star

So far this has worked good. Sound quality is not as rich as I was hoping but it works. Build quality could be a bit better. The case is nice but the knobs and switched are a little flimsily and I question their longevity. Only used it for 3 days.

I am new in the world of vinyls, and buying my first turntable was a big step. The unit is smaller that the picture leads you believe. When I first used it, I thought it was broken because the actual turntable feels so cheap compared to the rest of the build. However after I started to use it wasn't a deal breaker. One of the knobs was actually kinda lose, but again it wasn't a deal breaker. I was lucky enough to get this turntable for only 97 dollars. I gave it five stars because is just so compact and the Bluetooth, Aux, USB, and rechargeable battery were features that are worth well over 100 hundred dollars. Good Buy.

It's a nice looking piece, but, it's a little hard to use. The buttons are stiff and the turntable 'release leaver' was also. The sound button doesn't turn down soft enough for my ears.

doesn't work well ive change it twice not good at all

It is real sensitive when it plays albums. A lot skip and there are no visible scratches on the albums. It records good though.

Sound is a little week and no adjustment for treble or base.

the only thing about this I don't like is the sound

The product works great....the only problem I have is that on the lid there is an indention as if the music center had been damaged when something else banged up against it before it was packaged...I checked the box it came in and there were no damages to the outside of the box...I must assume this was done at the factory

It's good. If you're serious about records and sound quality I would not recommend, but then again that can't be expected for the price. The pleather and the knobs feel cheap and the speakers are tinny. For the casual listener this is fine but it leaves you wanting more. If you can spend more, do

I only have so much to go on with this, since I didn't compare it to other portable turn tables in person, but I would say that this is better than "OK," but not awesome. It's good, not great. The sound is definitely not extraordinary, and the dials and knobs are pretty cheap. We haven't tried the digital components yet, but primarily bought it as an easy and contained record player.The casing seems sturdy and well made.

I am really on the fence about whether I like this little record player or not. We bought it for our daughter for Christmas. Once she opened it and I really had a chance to inspect it, I was shocked by the quality of the product. The knobs look like someone just threw paint across the room at them. When the sound is turned up to a certain level, the speakers make a popping noise. It just looks cheaply made. When I asked my daughter about returning it due to the popping speakers and overall cheap look, she just replied that she felt it gave it the "vintage" feel. As far as the battery life and bluetooth with the speakers both seem to be sufficient. Sound is fair. My big concern now is how long will it work? If it looks cheaply made on the outside, what does the inside look like?

It's alright for the price and it's o.k but it can't hold the charge that well.

It did not work properly from the very beginning, had to return it.

this thing sounds like an old portable am radio the buttons to select operation dont work and if you return you are stuck with $70 shipping so overall my experience is STAY AWAY

The most disappointing feature was the turntable. No problems with the first LP I played. The second LP skipped several times on the last track. Third LP started skipping immediately and was unlistenable. The most recently-released LP played the worst; the oldest one (by the Mills Brothers, probably released in the late '50s or early '60s) was fine. Don't know if there is a technical explanation for my findings. [Are grooves farther apart on older LPs?] No problems with the cassette player, CD player, or AM/FM radio. Sound quality was mediocre, which I attribute to the presumably inexpensive speakers. The day after I received this unit I returned it and did NOT order a replacement.

There is no auto return as someone had posted. The tone arm just stays at the end of the record while it spins and then stops and then starts spinning again.But I am returning this unit because the remote does NOT have an a button to turn the unit off and on. Never heard of a remote that did not have that feature to turn the device on and off...until now. Disappointing.

I am not satisfied with my purchase - it will not play records - I am returning it for a new one and if that one does not work, I plan on getting my money back.. I would not recommend this to a friend.

This is a great idea and I truly hope they get it prefected. This machine has many flaws and is difficult to operate, for me at least. The concept is grand and I would reorder one in a flash if I knew they have prefected it.

Got this item so I could plug my speakers into it and use the wifi... the built in speakers are super quiet and the connection to the outside speakers is the exact same volume, even when both the speakers and the built in speakers are all turned all the way up. Record player does work, though... I just have to be in the same room as the player, with no other activity happening.

My husband love the look of the player, however there are a few issues already (this was a Christmas gift). It has only been used 1-2 times and the needle doesn't work and there are problems with using the system with his iPod, using either with the WiFi or direct connection.

This is nice if you want to re-live your childhood. It is just like the record player I had in the 70's. However, if you are looking for a turntable with quality sound, this is not the turntable for you. I bought it based on the reviews and I wish I had used the ones that said this is more like a toy that a decent record player.

Was really excited to get this for Christmas, as I haven't been able to listen to any my records since my authentic Sony player (can't recall the model, but it was from like 1969--they don't even make the cartridges anymore) gave out 3 or 4 years ago. I researched a lot of different models in this price range, and this one had consistently good reviews-- plus it's cute & portable, and I really loved the option of being able to make my vinyl albums into MP3s. Unfortunately, like most other new record players these days (unless you're going for $1,000 professional machine), the sound quality was terrible. It seemed like the needle cartridge wasn't heavy enough, and the turntable was not even?I tried playing multiple records that had NEVER skipped on my old Sony, but skipped so much on this player, I'm concerned it has scratched my records. Sadly, I will be returning this and resuming the search for a good casual turntable at a reasonable price.

I wanted to like this but really it fell short of expectations. I mainly purchased this because I thought it would have the ability to steam the sound of the record to my Bluetooth Bose speaker. It could not. The Bluetooth is so you can steam music from an Ipad or phone to the record players speaker. Not sure why anyone would want to do this since the speakers are not the best quality. Since I was unable to stream the sound of the records, I returned this item since the actual record player quality was just ok.

Built from cheap plastic. Looks way different out of the box.Will not power traditional speakers without a pre-amp. Sent it back. May be sturdy ??? but just looks to be cheaply made . Thanks Amazon for allowing the return.

This is the second one of these I have purchased. The first one, the record player quit. The second one, the tape player never worked. Past the Amazon return date, so I'm stuck with it. Will not buy again.

Would give this 0 stars if we could. We tried so hard to keep this Victrola music system -- Even ordered a 2nd one in the hope the 1st one we received was just a defective lemon but both were frustratingly aggravating and had to be returned! At 1st look out of the box these appear to be even nicer than anticipated with a very nice solid wood cabinet and glossy finish. Set it up in 5 minutes and tried the FM radio and the reception was very clear even without unrolling the wire antenna. AM also clear. Cassette player worked great as did the record player. And the sound coming out of the speakers was surprisingly rich and very clear. But this great 1st impression turned sour when we realized we must've received one of the units other reviewers mentioned had buggy volume controls because at the lowest volume level of "1" it was so loud we had difficulty hearing a normal conversation in the same room. Forget listening quietly while you read or work on something and NO we are not geriatric oldsters who just hate loud music! We love loud music when we want it loud, but the volume level "1" on this unit is the same sound level as 5 to 7 on our other audio equipment. Not exaggerating. But we liked the looks of the unit and the sound was actually pretty nice although way too loud. So we tried another unit thinking it must be better and guess what it was worse and even louder! Same problem with the volume at lower levels plus now a new problem with very unresponsive function buttons. Sometime they worked, sometime they didn't. You know with any electronic device this is a very bad sign because it rarely gets better. So unit 2 was returned also. As always Amazon was terrific with the returns. What a shame. It could've been great except for a manufacturer using the cheapest quality parts possible just to save a few pennies but wastes a very nice wood cabinet. Believe the reviewers who say these are just junk inside a pretty cabinet and do not buy them. Odds are even if they do work correctly it sadly won't be for long.

Cassette buttons didn't work so I returned it.

This item never worked properly. Sound was never audible when the turntable was used. I sent this back for replacement and the replacement Victoria did not work either.

Purchased this for my wife for her birthday 25Nov. So I had it staying in the box during that time. Bring it out for her to play her records on her birthday and it does not spin records at all. Product had never been opened prior, but as return date had passed stuck with the product. Unfortunate as beautiful design and set up.

Record player Wouldn't work at all

Really disappointed by this record player. Maybe we simply received a defective one, but the tone arm was so light (made of plastic) that the needle skipped along any record we tried on it. We tried the old "rest a coin on the cartridge trick" to weight it down and keep it from skipping, but not even a quarter was heavy enough. There was no arm "tension" adjustment or counter-weight from what I could tell - which really would only be expected in a more expensive model.It's a shame because the price was reasonable - except for the $15 penalty charge for returning the defective one sent - and the feature list looked good on paper. But the one we received could never be used.

This is by far the worst turntable I've ever owned. The needle literally jumps from track to track! There are absolutely no adjustments to be made and the customer service is nonexistent. I bought it for my daughter for Christmas and I won't even let her play her new albums on it because it will destroy them. If you weigh the stylus down with a quarter and a nickel it will actually play, but it sounds like crap and be prepared to buy a new needle every other week... total garbage.

This item was a great idea and would be amazing if it was what you were hoping for...but this product is not. Terrible manufacturing quality from China. The product came to me broken. The metal insignia of the brand on the outside of brief case arrived half off and dropped fully off once removed from packaging. That would of been ok with me if the rest of the product would only have worked. IT DID'NT. The turntable was loose upon delivery. I tried playing a record and the needle would skip all over the place and would not play a song for more than 2 seconds. Very upset and dissatisfied with this product. I read some good and bad reviews on here and thought that it really couldn't be as bad as people said, but no, it really is a poor product. I am returning 5 minutes after opening for a refund.

This product arrived on time nr in good packaging, but the actually player jumps on the fit track of every record. It's a shame as generally its good as it looks good and plays well (when it's not jumping) returned it for a refund. :-(

Arrived broken. I understand that happens, so exchanging usually wouldn't be a problem. Not with this though. If "you get what you pay" was true in this case I would have paid $29.99 + a free bowl of soup...not $100 plus. Working speaker horrible and no way would this hold up over moderate use. On its way back

We were so excited to get this, and my husband was thrilled when he opened it on Christmas, but right out of the box a screw popped loose, and the corner of the turntable surface came apart. The overall quality of the turntable is really cheap- the case is made of particle board, and the entire thing seems more like a kid's toy than a grown-up product. We hope to return it and upgrade to a higher quality turntable.