Cool presentation as usual! Reminds me of when I was a kid, there were a ton of these table top units that you used to just open up and play a record. No fuss, no muss. My first record player was an old Magnavox suitcase style (a really heavy suitcase) that was actually a TUBE amplifier unit. I wish I still had that as it would be a good restoration project.
Great review! I'm always on the lookout for an old all in one, like from the 70's or 80's, I grew up with that sort of stuff and loved every minute of it. As for this one, glad to see it's at least decent. I have the Insignia tuentable and love it's features like auto shut off and a pretty good tonearm with anti skate. I switched the needle out to an elliptical one (LP) and it sounds great.
To be honest, that mechanism looks like an upgraded 'large-platter' Skywin-type design. Notice how the tonearm, motor, and platter spindle are all built as a single assembly. They gave it a proper rotating spindle bearing instead of just the plastic sleeve type, a much better tone arm and cartridge, and of course the metal platter, but it almost looks like it could be swapped a Cruiser (aside from the size of the platter, that is).
The little rubber pieces on the sides of the cover do more than cushion the cover when it’s lowered - they also provide an easy way to raise it. A fingertip on each of the rubber pieces with just a little pressure from the sides allows raising the cover quickly and simply, with no fingerprints on the plastic. That’s how I raise (and lower) the cover on my Crosley C3, and I’ve noticed the same rubber pieces on several other turntables like this one. (I’m just a little sad that my 1st-gen Andover Spindeck doesn’t have these.)
FOLLOW UP. This was a bad purchase. Plays well for a day. Then, the stylus wabbles in the groove imparting a warbling effect to the records. Also, motor speed starts slowing down. Speakers sound great but the turntable is bad. Amazon had countless poor reviews describing this exact same failure. DO NOT BUY.
I have known over the years, that they have different platters based on the integrity of the motor used. The lighter the platter the lower performance from the motor. The heavier the platter, has a better motor used. It can also depend upon the type of cartridges that you use some may need a higher counterweight adjustment, others lighter.
That's really interesting, thanks for sharing the info. Even though parts seem fairly cheap on this, somehow it still sounds fairly decent, not just decent either, it sounds good.
This looks exactly like the i-Box N10 Stylus Record Player. This gives me an idea of what I'll be on for when it comes to assembly and what have you, so thank you for this.
I'm tempted about selling off my Audio-Technica turntable and the bookshelf speakers for this. I'm trying to reduce a lot of clutter right now with my room.
Just daw this on amazon and thought this could be a downgrade, then I wondered if you could do a review and then saw that you have, so thanks for this.
Just got this. Cannot get it to play at low volumes. Speakers only come on at a certain high volume point. I’ve balanced the tone arm multiple times. Any ideas/help?
Melinda Murphy just recently did a video on the Angels Horn record player which looks similar to this one. If you have not seen her channel, I recommend it. Happy Saturday!
wanted to just say just got this record player after watching this vid I thought you gave a real honest review you showed its good side and its not so good but they were minor like the balancing of tone arm you were right a little hard but I used some oil on the pivoting points were the gimble was and gave me more adjustments and got it balanced ,the platter is real thin compared to the other TT's and the record player also shuts off after no music for 3 minutes so it is not bad it sounds really good for the small speakers its full but not to treblely this cost me 88.00 plus shipping so I lucked out and it was not used new in box ,the regular price I saw so far was between 200 to 289 dollars and even 189.00 ,like I said there is one that crutchfields sells looks exactly like this almost but it costs close 1000.00 dollars it sounded really nice but not 1000.00 dollars nice if you look hard you csan find some of these new for ubder 200.00 or less you just got to look and be picky ,this is perfect for testing records i buy on line instead of turning main system on and waiting it ti properly warm up thanks for reviewing this TT JRo
i’m a beginner to all of this and bought the audio technica at-lp60x but am thinking of returning it and exchanging it for an all in one as i cant afford a whole speaker setup at the moment.. would that be a downgrade at all? any other all in ones you could recommend?
I would like to ask you a question about all in ones with cassette decks and CD players,I would like to know which all in one record player with a front cassette deck,CD player and radio with an cueing lever with auto stop would be good for high bass rap vinyl records that wont skip on those records and wont carve the crap out of the grooves and has a decent tracking force and premiujm stylus and cartridge
Thanks for the question. Finding an all in one with a magnetic cartridge is the tricky part and the key to bass and minimal wear. This one would be good but no cassette. In terms of cassette, there is no good modern tape player (that I have thus far seen) and I would really recommend getting a vintage 90's tape deck by a big brand and then hooking it up to another system.
um this might be a dumb question but would this be good for both new and old records? i know there’s different sizes, types, etc but im brand new at this and looking for something beginner friendly 😊
I think this has the same cartridge as the Victrola Eastwood? But the speakers are way better quality here on the 1byone I'm presuming? The Eastwood has a very attractive compact footprint though...
finally there is somebody who will review this TTi have seen other vid for this TT reviewing it but they did not test out the sound of speakers for fear of copyright so why can't they use a record like you would that has no copy right ,duh! any hoo I am curious for this TT i like the way it looks ,I think it is cool looking ,there is another unit like this one I saw by another reviewer same set up everything the same but it looked more high end the tonearm was more robust no plastic from what i saw but it was close to if I remember 500.00 or higher close to a thousand but do not quote me but this guy played some music but not long enough I heard some bass but he went into some other features of unit like blue tooth reciever ,anyway ,the platter on this one i did not noticedwobble just that it was not cast right but other than that this unit sounds great I would buy it and I am glad you got to check this out finally somebody who gave this unit its proper review thanks again !!!! for another great vid JRo😄
I purchased one in late 2021 costed $160 then the prices jumped $180 and so on and I had a problem with the cartridge and to earn vibrating but one day it just went away and also the speed was a bit slow
Awesome, and very good video there, and also you are so right 😮wow, but I one question, or just wondering 🤔 💭 what is the deal about the cassette comeback there if the records are taking off ,and making big sales when buying records nowadays 🤔 just wondering many of thanks, and very good job there 👍🏻 on the video's very informative there 👍🏻
@@Recordology awesome, and thank you for the reply 😀 I believe that you may be right about that I was just wondering 🤔 💭 about that 😀 and many of thanks 😊 👍🏻
Nice review, but i think you re right about the price being high for this. it just didn't scream quality to me. also looks a lot like the angels horn one just reviewed by Melinda Murphy. maybe the same just rebranded. it was about the same price.
Regardless of labelling, it's not a turntable, it's a record player. A turntable does not include power amps or speakers. That said, it seems to be of above-average quality for an inexpensive record player, and it should not damage records like cheapo record players (Crosley, I'm looking at you here) can. It's a shame they made no effort to put antiskating on it, though. It's not complicated, and it would improve the sound and reduce record wear. Not a bad way to get into vinyl for a neophyte, assuming they have no stereo equipment at all. But for someone who already has an amp and speakers as part of another system, the money would be much better spent on a true turntable with a built-in preamp.
Not that I disagree with you, but the line between 'record player' and 'turntable' seems to be more and more blurred in modern phonographs. It's true that a 'record player' has a built-in amp and speakers, but term also seemed to imply something more portable than a true turntable (indeed, portability was the REASON for built-in amp and speakers). Stuff like this does not seem like it's intended to be portable - at least, not to the degree that a true portable would be. A Crosley Cruiser is a perfect example of a 'record player' in every sense of the word, and an LP120 definitely would be a 'turntable'. This is something 'in between' and we don't seem to have a ready term for it.
My opinion only, but I don't think that a quality turntable table ought to have built-in speakers. The speakers could lead to a resonance issue, which would impact the playback quality.
Yeah I would have to agree on the $150 price point, maybe as high as $179.00 or $199.00. While a different mechanism, I would compare it to maybe the Electrohome Montrose or the Heyday quality wise. Certainly better than the somewhat limited Audio Technica AT-PL 60 which is $200+. It does have what I consider the basics of a good livable turntable such as a counterweight and a magnetic cart. Anti-skate would have been nice to have but not a deal breaker. The plastics only turn me off as those turntables tend to be a little on the resonant side, however with the right care one may get some good years out of it. As far as resonance goes, on a table like this my expectations lean more towards listenable and convenient rather than a device for critical listening. I would say that while I would not drop a ton of money into one of these, an economical, but amazing AT-95e cartridge may be a nice upgrade.
A decent looking unit with adequate performance for many people. But I wonder what more could be done with this concept. What if Audio-Technica gave it a try, integrating one of their existing turntables with speakers? Not the LP60 type since they are about the same as this thing, but maybe the LP3 that has a bit better build quality. But the price point might be high enough to where it wouldn't sell.
For such a price, I would expect at least a semi-automatic that would return the needle to the tone arm rest and shut itself off. For such an expensive player to lack this feature is unacceptable.
I can't get mine to work. I've balanced it like a million times. I'm using new records bought new this year. The arm just drags across the record and it sounds horrible. I have adjusted the weight incriment by incriment and no still doesn't work. Why can't they be like the cheap walmart record players that don't have a weight. I hate life as much as life hates me.
Thank you for your support.
Fantastic review, I have this turntable and completely agree with everything said here! It's a turntable well worth owning and cherishing 👍
Cool presentation as usual! Reminds me of when I was a kid, there were a ton of these table top units that you used to just open up and play a record. No fuss, no muss. My first record player was an old Magnavox suitcase style (a really heavy suitcase) that was actually a TUBE amplifier unit. I wish I still had that as it would be a good restoration project.
Love all your videos been watching all your videos
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Great review! I'm always on the lookout for an old all in one, like from the 70's or 80's, I grew up with that sort of stuff and loved every minute of it. As for this one, glad to see it's at least decent. I have the Insignia tuentable and love it's features like auto shut off and a pretty good tonearm with anti skate. I switched the needle out to an elliptical one (LP) and it sounds great.
I just got this for my birthday! Its my first( I had a surface before) I love it so muxh!
Thank you for the thorough review. Just purchased based on your (and others reviews) of this model.
beautiful turntable system !!
To be honest, that mechanism looks like an upgraded 'large-platter' Skywin-type design. Notice how the tonearm, motor, and platter spindle are all built as a single assembly. They gave it a proper rotating spindle bearing instead of just the plastic sleeve type, a much better tone arm and cartridge, and of course the metal platter, but it almost looks like it could be swapped a Cruiser (aside from the size of the platter, that is).
Oh yes so it does 👍
The little rubber pieces on the sides of the cover do more than cushion the cover when it’s lowered - they also provide an easy way to raise it. A fingertip on each of the rubber pieces with just a little pressure from the sides allows raising the cover quickly and simply, with no fingerprints on the plastic. That’s how I raise (and lower) the cover on my Crosley C3, and I’ve noticed the same rubber pieces on several other turntables like this one. (I’m just a little sad that my 1st-gen Andover Spindeck doesn’t have these.)
Great idea!
I have two 1 by one systems. This one is awesome! And when you connect it to more speakers, it really sounds great.
Very nice!
Do you need a pre amp to connect it to other speakers?
Great channel. I watched many of you reviews and then used your affiliate link to purchase this record player. Thanks for the guidance.
FOLLOW UP. This was a bad purchase. Plays well for a day. Then, the stylus wabbles in the groove imparting a warbling effect to the records. Also, motor speed starts slowing down. Speakers sound great but the turntable is bad. Amazon had countless poor reviews describing this exact same failure. DO NOT BUY.
I have known over the years, that they have different platters based on the integrity of the motor used. The lighter the platter the lower performance from the motor. The heavier the platter, has a better motor used. It can also depend upon the type of cartridges that you use some may need a higher counterweight adjustment, others lighter.
That's really interesting, thanks for sharing the info. Even though parts seem fairly cheap on this, somehow it still sounds fairly decent, not just decent either, it sounds good.
This looks exactly like the i-Box N10 Stylus Record Player. This gives me an idea of what I'll be on for when it comes to assembly and what have you, so thank you for this.
I'm tempted about selling off my Audio-Technica turntable and the bookshelf speakers for this. I'm trying to reduce a lot of clutter right now with my room.
Just daw this on amazon and thought this could be a downgrade, then I wondered if you could do a review and then saw that you have, so thanks for this.
Just got this. Cannot get it to play at low volumes. Speakers only come on at a certain high volume point. I’ve balanced the tone arm multiple times. Any ideas/help?
any comments on the Arkrocket Huygens with built in speakers as compared to the 1 By One already reviewed
Melinda Murphy just recently did a video on the Angels Horn record player which looks similar to this one. If you have not seen her channel, I recommend it. Happy Saturday!
I'd love to see a comparison of the two. Both get good reviews but I can't decide which one to get.
@@ChrisHoltDCsame problem here, I would like to see a comparison, too.
Very helpful. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
wanted to just say just got this record player after watching this vid I thought you gave a real honest review you showed its good side and its not so good but they were minor like the balancing of tone arm you were right a little hard but I used some oil on the pivoting points were the gimble was and gave me more adjustments and got it balanced ,the platter is real thin compared to the other TT's and the record player also shuts off after no music for 3 minutes so it is not bad it sounds really good for the small speakers its full but not to treblely this cost me 88.00 plus shipping so I lucked out and it was not used new in box ,the regular price I saw so far was between 200 to 289 dollars and even 189.00 ,like I said there is one that crutchfields sells looks exactly like this almost but it costs close 1000.00 dollars it sounded really nice but not 1000.00 dollars nice if you look hard you csan find some of these new for ubder 200.00 or less you just got to look and be picky ,this is perfect for testing records i buy on line instead of turning main system on and waiting it ti properly warm up thanks for reviewing this TT JRo
i’m a beginner to all of this and bought the audio technica at-lp60x but am thinking of returning it and exchanging it for an all in one as i cant afford a whole speaker setup at the moment.. would that be a downgrade at all? any other all in ones you could recommend?
The speakers on this are 🔥I don't care for exterior speakers so this would be great. Nice record!!
I would like to ask you a question about all in ones with cassette decks and CD players,I would like to know which all in one record player with a front cassette deck,CD player and radio with an cueing lever with auto stop would be good for high bass rap vinyl records that wont skip on those records and wont carve the crap out of the grooves and has a decent tracking force and premiujm stylus and cartridge
Thanks for the question. Finding an all in one with a magnetic cartridge is the tricky part and the key to bass and minimal wear. This one would be good but no cassette. In terms of cassette, there is no good modern tape player (that I have thus far seen) and I would really recommend getting a vintage 90's tape deck by a big brand and then hooking it up to another system.
um this might be a dumb question but would this be good for both new and old records? i know there’s different sizes, types, etc but im brand new at this and looking for something beginner friendly 😊
GOOD QUESTION! Yes this would be great for both! But keep in mind old shellac 78s require a special needle and that 78 speed.
I think this has the same cartridge as the Victrola Eastwood? But the speakers are way better quality here on the 1byone I'm presuming? The Eastwood has a very attractive compact footprint though...
Helped me make my decision either to by it or not. 🙏🏽
If you were choosing between this and the Angels Horn H00501, do you have a preference?
Probably the AH.
I'm curious about how it compares to the Angels Horn 019, since both have built-in speakers
do you recommend this for beginners?
finally there is somebody who will review this TTi have seen other vid for this TT reviewing it but they did not test out the sound of speakers for fear of copyright so why can't they use a record like you would that has no copy right ,duh! any hoo I am curious for this TT i like the way it looks ,I think it is cool looking ,there is another unit like this one I saw by another reviewer same set up everything the same but it looked more high end the tonearm was more robust no plastic from what i saw but it was close to if I remember 500.00 or higher close to a thousand but do not quote me but this guy played some music but not long enough I heard some bass but he went into some other features of unit like blue tooth reciever ,anyway ,the platter on this one i did not noticedwobble just that it was not cast right but other than that this unit sounds great I would buy it and I am glad you got to check this out finally somebody who gave this unit its proper review thanks again !!!! for another great vid JRo😄
Any difference between this and the Angel Horn H019? It looks very similiar.
Most likely identical
I purchased one in late 2021 costed $160 then the prices jumped $180 and so on and I had a problem with the cartridge and to earn vibrating but one day it just went away and also the speed was a bit slow
Does it come in black??
what other brands are similar style and comparable to this system? thanks
Gosh there are so many variants to this.....check out my unboxing playlist and you will see many of them tested and reviewed.
almost got a heart attack for your 1000 dollar record there at 21:24
Similar to Lenco's LS-400 series. Maybe even the same?
Awesome, and very good video there, and also you are so right 😮wow, but I one question, or just wondering 🤔 💭 what is the deal about the cassette comeback there if the records are taking off ,and making big sales when buying records nowadays 🤔 just wondering many of thanks, and very good job there 👍🏻 on the video's very informative there 👍🏻
Tapes have come back to a point but I doubt they will reach vinyl levels.
@@Recordology awesome, and thank you for the reply 😀 I believe that you may be right about that I was just wondering 🤔 💭 about that 😀 and many of thanks 😊 👍🏻
Nice review, but i think you re right about the price being high for this. it just didn't scream quality to me. also looks a lot like the angels horn one just reviewed by Melinda Murphy. maybe the same just rebranded. it was about the same price.
Regardless of labelling, it's not a turntable, it's a record player. A turntable does not include power amps or speakers. That said, it seems to be of above-average quality for an inexpensive record player, and it should not damage records like cheapo record players (Crosley, I'm looking at you here) can. It's a shame they made no effort to put antiskating on it, though. It's not complicated, and it would improve the sound and reduce record wear. Not a bad way to get into vinyl for a neophyte, assuming they have no stereo equipment at all. But for someone who already has an amp and speakers as part of another system, the money would be much better spent on a true turntable with a built-in preamp.
Not that I disagree with you, but the line between 'record player' and 'turntable' seems to be more and more blurred in modern phonographs.
It's true that a 'record player' has a built-in amp and speakers, but term also seemed to imply something more portable than a true turntable (indeed, portability was the REASON for built-in amp and speakers). Stuff like this does not seem like it's intended to be portable - at least, not to the degree that a true portable would be.
A Crosley Cruiser is a perfect example of a 'record player' in every sense of the word, and an LP120 definitely would be a 'turntable'. This is something 'in between' and we don't seem to have a ready term for it.
I think I'd agree with you on that 👍 and thanks for pointing it out.
This model does have a built in pre-amp
You might get better sound out of the unit by placing it near the edge of the table.
My opinion only, but I don't think that a quality turntable table ought to have built-in speakers. The speakers could lead to a resonance issue, which would impact the playback quality.
What's a turntable table?
Yeah I would have to agree on the $150 price point, maybe as high as $179.00 or $199.00. While a different mechanism, I would compare it to maybe the Electrohome Montrose or the Heyday quality wise. Certainly better than the somewhat limited Audio Technica AT-PL 60 which is $200+.
It does have what I consider the basics of a good livable turntable such as a counterweight and a magnetic cart. Anti-skate would have been nice to have but not a deal breaker.
The plastics only turn me off as those turntables tend to be a little on the resonant side, however with the right care one may get some good years out of it. As far as resonance goes, on a table like this my expectations lean more towards listenable and convenient rather than a device for critical listening. I would say that while I would not drop a ton of money into one of these, an economical, but amazing AT-95e cartridge may be a nice upgrade.
I will stay with technics 1200 and dual 1019, they are perfect working units
It has a rather vintage look to it. Looks like something from the early 1970's.
A decent looking unit with adequate performance for many people. But I wonder what more could be done with this concept. What if Audio-Technica gave it a try, integrating one of their existing turntables with speakers? Not the LP60 type since they are about the same as this thing, but maybe the LP3 that has a bit better build quality. But the price point might be high enough to where it wouldn't sell.
That would be great!
Mine makes a very loud humming sound over 50% sound.
£167 on Amazon UK , I’m tempted
It's too bad it doesn't have headphone jacks.
10:58 - the most rugged thing I ever saw was a tank probably.
You've never seen my ex-wife.
it's funny that this looks just like the turntable that Melinda just reviewed but hers has the Angels Horn branding
Just wondering do you have any Taylor swift records?? I love ur vids
3:52 - I think you can see the scratch in the plastic bottom left corner. Unacceptable.
sounds ok
This is a 'no go' for me without auto on & off.
For such a price, I would expect at least a semi-automatic that would return the needle to the tone arm rest and shut itself off.
For such an expensive player to lack this feature is unacceptable.
I will give another sound by placing it near the edge of the table...
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Those direct feed samples are not great at all. They sound flat and almost like they're in mono.
I can't get mine to work. I've balanced it like a million times. I'm using new records bought new this year. The arm just drags across the record and it sounds horrible. I have adjusted the weight incriment by incriment and no still doesn't work. Why can't they be like the cheap walmart record players that don't have a weight. I hate life as much as life hates me.
Hang in there! Start at the heavies and ajust back to lighter until it stsrts to skip and then go a tad bit heavier.
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