3-Speed Stereo Turntable With AM/FM Radio

by Jensen

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 15 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000WPAGB6
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,257 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Dust off those vinyl records and put them back into your listening rotation with the JTA-220 turntable from Jensen® This stereo system features a three-speed belt-drive turntable that plays 78s, 45s and 33's or LPs plus an AM/FM Stereo tuner! It includes a stylus and built in speakers or you can plug your existing speakers into the speaker terminals in the rear of the unit. Perfect turntable for breaking out those old 45's and LP's and getting back "in the groove". Features: 3 Speed Stereo Turntable - 33/45/78 RPM Dust Cover AM/FM Stereo Receiver FM Stereo Indicator Power Indicator External Stereo Speaker Output Terminals Stereo Headphone Jack Wooden Cabinet 2 Built-In Speakers Power: AC120V/60Hz Size: 6-1/4"(H) x 12-1/2"(W) x 10-5/8"(D)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely What I wanted, March 19, 2009

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O. Skinner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 3-Speed Stereo Turntable With AM/FM Radio (Electronics)

I am a younger person who just got interested in lp records. I had been collecting old lp's from various relatives garages and had been playing them on my father's turntable. Eventually I decided that I needed to get a turntable of my own, and I was directed to this product. It workes perfectly, the built-in speakers are not the greatest, but there are jacks where you can plug in better speakers. All in all this is an excellent product and it is a steal for the price.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A former vinyl junkie relapses! (Thank you, Jensen.), May 5, 2010

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Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 3-Speed Stereo Turntable With AM/FM Radio (Electronics)

The JENSEN JTA-220 is a nicely compact record player that's ideal for voice as is. The amp distorts at highest volume, but mid level is enough to fill a room with clean sound. When connected to a good stereo receiver via the external speaker clips this unit performs marvelously. You simply will NOT believe it!

Drawbacks:
Radio is merely adequate, but that's a secondary concern for this reviewer.
The dust cover has a spring counterweight on one hinge only and is held in place by two plastic pegs that don't sit all the way into their provided slots. Thus, you must handle the lid gently to prevent its coming off completely.

Positives:
Accurate turntable speeds, no rumble, no wow or flutter.
No vibrations are picked up if you walk near to this machine while a record plays.
45 adapter included in a readily accessible storage spot on the turntable.
A steady tracking tone arm that shuts the platter off when you move it manually back to its arm rest.
Securing clip for the arm and a rotating protector that shields the stylus from damage.
Replacement styli are only a fiver, purchased directly from JENSEN.

When plugged into the record player, there's excellent channel separation over headphones. Bass and high end aren't as prominent as midrange. Perhaps this was done to maximize internal speaker performance. Imagine a graphic equalizer set in a lazy inverted U pattern; that's the effect you get over phones. External speakers are attachable from bare wire leads into spring clips. These will probably reproduce better than the small internals.

As mentioned above, I stripped to bare wires one end of a stereo phono-type patch cord and connected to the external speaker jacks, then plugged into a decent shelf system. Doing so reveals fine audio quality, full bass and respectable high end, with the Jensen's midrange bulge minimized by EQing.


JENSEN's JTA-220 is a fun machine even with its minor limitations and I'm glad I purchased it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars turntable, November 19, 2008

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Carlos DaSilva (New York) - See all my reviews

The turntable is excellent, but it arrived with a broken lid. I called Jensen to get a new lid and whoever answered the phone was short, and unprofessional. But overall I'm satisfied with the turntable, except I'm afraid that the lid will damage more in the further future.