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its very easy to bump or knock off when changing out a ...

May 29, 2017

Color: BlackStyle: No USBVerified Purchase

The way the belt is attached to the table is quite ridiculous. Its a round belt that goes on a flat surface, no grove or anything for it to rest in. It has a tendency to want to roll off as you put tension on it when trying to pull it around the table. Also, its very easy to bump or knock off when changing out a record, and I have had a difficult time getting it to stay on after that occurs. It becomes somewhat less difficult with practice, I suppose, but while after about 4 months it occurs less often, it still happens. And if someone who has never changed a record out on this model attempts to, they will knock it off. Every. Single. Time.

I also do not like how stiff the lid is when it opens (I have been told that can be adjusted, but have yet to look into it), and that it only has three legs to sit on. So occasional, when opening it, it wants to rock because the rear leg is in the center. I do not understand the point of any of these issues, unless they're somehow related to cost cutting and this is what you run into at this price point. That aside it sounds just fine, to my ears anyway, Im no audiophile. I really like the minimalist, simple, clean look of the layout. I think for what you pay, its worth it from a quality standpoint, so I am not looking to replace it. But due to what I find to be extremely irritating design characteristics I would not buy again.

The record player I had used prior had auto return and would shut its self off when the record was done, this does neither. I do not consider these to be short comings, but rather a reflection of the price point, and features that I had grown accustomed to and didnt realize were something I wound find as convenient as I do now that I no longer have them. If you absolutely cannot afford anything else and want something that isnt a toy, this is a good place to start looking.

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Vapingeddie

hum monster.

March 12, 2018

Color: WhiteStyle: No USBVerified Purchase

so disapointed I love the way this table looks but that's it. HUGE MOTOR HUM! I've tried all I know to fix this problem all to no avail. if you are listening to loud fast or busy music no problem but jazz or classical for get it.

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Great sound but the belt is easy to dislodge every ...

acoolmillion

December 29, 2017

Color: WhiteStyle: No USBVerified Purchase

Great sound but the belt is easy to dislodge every time you pick up a record. Then you have to "re-string" over the pulleys. Annoying. Also, there is no tone arm retrieval, so you have to be there when the record ends.

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Jameson S.

Good table but....

April 16, 2018

Color: BlackStyle: No USBVerified Purchase

Works as expected but was sent one with a klipsch logo on it. Not all black as identified on the site.

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Five Stars

March 28, 2018

Color: BlackStyle: No USBVerified Purchase

Great turntable, I am very satisfied !

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very retro like the 60's audiophile turntables

Philip G Sodemann

March 29, 2017

Color: BlackStyle: With USBVerified Purchase

Ok. This is a bare minimum audiophile turntable. Quite asthetic looking with the large belt gong around... very retro like the 60's audiophile turntables. The only thing that is not on it is adjustable anti-skating and tracking force dial. You can change the tracking force, though with the included Allen wrench. Since the skating is fixed, it will still except any tracking force from 1.5 to 2 grams with out affecting it too much. (Anti-skating is always within a range.) why would you want to buy this? Inexpensive turntables are noisy. Cartridges are pickups like guitar pickups. They take tiny vibrations and explode them into sound. If you ever picked up an electric guitar hooked up to an amp and, without playing it, put your ear up to the speaker you will hear unwanted noise... people talking, you fumbling around with the instrument... every bump, etc. Same with a turntable when the needle is on the record. Non-audiophile turntables are made of ABS plastic, thin metal and are hollow on the inside. Its like having a sound chamber (like on an acoustic guitar, amplifying everything.) The sounds are soft and when playing your vinyl's, these extra sounds are hiding underneath the music competing to be heard. The turntable is sound suppression system. You don't hear the noise for you tune it out. But, if it's suppressed, all the tiny details that you never knew are now audible. And, you ears are very keen to those soft sounds: (The sliding of a finger across a guitar string, for instance.) These are all the things on this turntable that suppress sound.

1. Micro Density Fiber (MDF) Board body.
2. MDF platter.
3. No sound chamber between body and platter.
4. Isolated motor.
5. precision brass platter bearing.
6. Dampening over-sized cap stand
7. Round (outside the patter) turntable belt.
8. Rack-and-pinion tonearm mount, with vibration suppression ring.

All these things is what you are paying for to keep any unwanted vibrations from being picked up by the cartridge. To give you an idea if the difference, I had a cheap Gemini TT with the same OM5e cartridge on it. When I heard this, I swore that I had a completely different cartridge. That's what an audiophile turntable (just a motor and a platter and nice tone arm) can do to improve music reproduction. The only downside is that you have to physically change the belt position on the cap stand to get 45 rpm. But I only have two 45's anyway! But definitely worth it.

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An Excellent Basic Entry-Level Audiophile Turntable

November 24, 2016

Color: BlackStyle: No USBVine Customer Review of Free Product( What's this? )

Having heard a lot of positive comments about this brand of turntables, I was keen to test it out when the opportunity arose. This is an incredibly well-designed, solid-feeling, handsome entry-level turntable. It was an absolutely breeze to set-up. No clunky assembly or calibration needed. The sound quality of any turntable is going to depend highly upon the system and speakers you play it through. Having said that, I ran this through an Onkyo receiver with basic floor-standing JBL speakers. Not an expensive setup, but one that sounds great to my ears. This turntable performed admirably, with very little to no noticeable motor hum. The cartridge is of decent quality and produced nice crisp highs and really nice deep clean lows as well. An excellent choice for those just dabbling in vinyl that want something a step up from true entry level, and want to get something that is "entry-level audiophile." My one warning about this turntable, as is the case with any turn table, is make sure it is on a level and stable piece of furniture and never place your speakers on the same surface as your record player. This one tends to be a little sensitive to bass bumps, so make sure you have a proper place to set it up for maximum audio quality. A great turntable for the price. Highly recommended. [Note: This review is of the non-usb version. I would suggest dropping the extra $50 for the USB version if you plan to ever digitize your records. For basic playback, the USB is not necessary.]

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SKATES ACROSS ALL RECORDS!!!

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