Jensen 3-Speed Stereo Turntable with MP3 Encoding and AM/FM Stereo - JTA-450 (Black)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 13.8 x 4.8 inches ; 7.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0027I9X7O
• Item model number: JTA-450
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,618 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Jensen Jta-450 3-Speed Stereo Turntable With Mp3 Encoding & Am/Fm Radio

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

59 of 61 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Please, save your time and money and look elsewhere., November 17, 2009

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Michael B. Howland (Fayetteville, AR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jensen 3-Speed Stereo Turntable with MP3 Encoding and AM/FM Stereo - JTA-450 (Black) (Electronics)

Despite other reviews that claim this products works marginally, I heartily disagree. I ordered a JTA-450 from Amazon.com and it was very easy to setup. I was then very excited to play a brand new record that came with the same delivery, and the product simply did not work. The player constantly skipped, so after ensuring that the player was on a level surface and I was not placing any shock on the unit, I tried a different record. This played worse than the first one did and I noticed that the needle would simply pull toward the the center of the record without sitting in a groove on the vinyl. It turns out the needle was scraping vinyl off of the record as it did this, and it all happened very quickly.

I contacted Jensen in hopes that they would send me a new unit, as this one was obviously defective. They said they would be happy to fix or replace it if I would send the unit in and pay for the shipping. This simply was not acceptable, making me pay to send a unit in that came to me defective. I then contacted Amazon.com and they were happy to send a new unit for free and also pay for the return shipping. The second unit had the same problem as the first but scratched my records even more. I then sent the second player back for a full refund from Amazon.com.

In all, I wasted 3 weeks dealing with this issue and ruined 3 brand new records by merely testing the players for a matter of seconds. I now have a unit by a different maker (Ion) that works well and plays my records fine, save for the large scratches caused by the Jensen product. I have been in contact with Jensen about a reimbursement for the 3 records ruined. I am not expecting them to work well with me, as they did not in the past.

In short, I recommend that you skip over this item. Yes, I know the price looks great for the features, but there are comparable items that actually work. I'm glad that some customers have had good experiences with this unit, but I don't think it is worth the risk to undergo what I've gone through to get a working record player.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jensen JTA 450 works as described, November 28, 2010

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B. Northenscold (minneapolis, mn) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jensen 3-Speed Stereo Turntable with MP3 Encoding and AM/FM Stereo - JTA-450 (Black) (Electronics)

I purchased this product at Menards on black friday for 50% off the retail price of $99. After reading the bad reviews of this product, I decided I better test it out right away, so I could bring it back if it didn't work. I grabbed an old 1962 vinyl album for my test. Everything went okay. The arm did not skate across the album and it seems to play okay. I then tested the recording feature using a jump drive stick using the remote and I did not encounter any problems. I was so happy that I grabbed another album that was dated 1977 and did some more recording and again I had no problems. The product is very simple to use and doesn't require much reading to get started. Hint: If you are going to record a whole side of an album you must stop and start recording between songs, so you don't end up with one long MP3. I played backed my songs on the jump drive on the Jensen JTA 450 and on my computer and they both worked. I listen to the radio feature and that worked just fine. The radio has a digital readout which is nice. I haved played three records and recorded songs with no issues. I plan to order another needle because they are only $5 just in case they wear out quickly. NOTE: What you hear playing on your turntable (hiss and pops) will be on the recording. My albums were pretty dirty and some cleaning might be in order to quiet the pops. Overall, I am excited to have such a simple device to record my old lp's and I hope it will last for awhile. HINT: You should rename your songs with the actual information after you have completed your recordings.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Wouldn't play and damaged my records., October 13, 2009

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Jason Janke - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jensen 3-Speed Stereo Turntable with MP3 Encoding and AM/FM Stereo - JTA-450 (Black) (Electronics)

I bought the player with the intention of converting my childhood records to digital files so my kids could enjoy them. There was a lot of hiss from the player and when it got toward the end of the record, the turntable would slow to a halt. This happened on every record I tried to play on it.

When I got the chance to try the records on a friend's player, they played all the way through. Unfortunately the hissing was still there until it got to the point where the Jensen stopped playing. After that point, the hissing went away. It was this way with all of the records I had tried on the Jensen which leads me to believe that the player actually damaged the original records when it was playing them.

Maybe I got the one defective player out of the batch, but I won't buy a Jensen again.