![]() ![]() (The company has a more expensive turntable, the Revolution Go, which adds this, as well as a better speaker.) For $100 more, Victrola’s Revolution GO offers a rechargeable battery and better speaker.Īs I said at the start, its real purpose could be a “first turntable” for a child, or for you to simply liberate a pile of old records you’ve looked at for years and wanted to play once again – at $99 it’s a bit of a no-brainer for either purpose, and the Bluetooth addition is a good one, both in and out. If you want something to take with you to preview music at record fairs, charity shops etc, this will do the job – but then again a battery would have been nice for those purposes. That said, I’ve seen worse portable turntables, and the actual design is quite nice, if clearly built to a budget. Also don’t try to use it for serious purposes like ripping vinyl – it’s not meant for that and the quality isn’t good enough. Of course it isn’t aimed at or meant for DJs, but it’s fine for casual listening. ![]() Pairing Bluetooth both in and out is easy, and it’s fun to have these options – you can easily “stream” Spotify from your phone through this, for instance. Luckily when it comes to Bluetooth – probably the more useful option for this demographic – things work more as expected. We ended up plugging in a dummy 1/8″ minijack to “turn off” the speakers, then the RCAs to route to our studio speakers for testing. At least the headphones 1/8″ minijack socket turns off the main speaker. Strangely, when you plug the RCA cables in to wire it to “grown up” speakers, the RCAs don’t work unless you turn the volume up – which also turns the internal speaker up, rather defeating the point of choosing to use better speakers. However, you can Bluetooth to an external speaker, which although it improves things, does expose the fact that this is no audiophile product – the audio remains tinny even through decent speakers. The built-in speaker is adequate but nothing special. It’s child’s play to get it going – put a record on, set the speed, drop the needle onto it, and adjust the volume. Finally, you get an adaptor too for those wide-holed USA-style 7″ singles. An auto stop function is a nice addition too, as is 78 alongside 45 and 33 for the speeds. ![]() The lid doubles up as a record stand, with grooves moulded into it to let you “stand” six records of varying widths, eg double albums, 12″s etc. You can even play music into it over Bluetooth, making it uniquely versatile. You can plug in headphones if you like, also RCAs to better speakers, and you can also pair it with a Bluetooth speaker. No setting up is needed other than plugging it in using the supplied power brick, and then you turn the volume knob which is also the on/off switch to turn the built-in speaker on. When you put a 12″ record on it, the record “sticks out”, which will give you an idea of its size. The review sample they supplied to us was red, but there are other colours available too. The turntable is “sprung” slightly to isolate it from knocks and vibrations from its small built-in speaker. It is a very plasticky box with a handle, and the lid clips off to reveal the dinky turntable within. ![]()
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