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Reviewed By Mike(Audio Enthusiast) From Somerville, MA, USA Review Date 11/14/2001 Overall Rating  4 of 5 Value Rating 4 of 5 Visitors rate this review 4.50 of 5, 2 votes Rate this review? Price Paid: $99.00 from Amazon.com Summary Excellent, simple turntable that works well with any music system because of the built in pre-amp that can be turned on and off at the flick of a switch. Good sound and have had no problems with it thus far. I use it with a small bedroom mini-system but it also works well on my larger living room audio system.Strength Easy set up. Good sound. Has a built in pre-amp.Weakness None.Would you like to Comment? Join audioReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Reviewed By rick(Casual Listener) From south san francisco,ca usa Review Date 01/12/2002 Overall Rating 4 of 5 Value Rating 4 of 5 Visitors rate this review 5.00 of 5, 1 votes Rate this review? Price Paid: $100.00 from curcuit city Summary at 100.00 this turntable has met my expectations.It has a preamp switch so you can hook it up to your aux on your reciever.It plays my old records flawlessly.The turntable has a nice look to it and it seems durable to last for many years.I would recommend this model for someone who doesent want to spend more than 100.00 on a turntable .Strength good sound..easy setup..reasonable price..no skippingWeakness none yet..its all you need in a basic turntableWould you like to Comment? Join audioReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Reviewed By Shawn(Casual Listener) Review Date 06/14/2002 Overall Rating  2 of 5 Value Rating 4 of 5 Visitors rate this review 5.00 of 5, 1 votes Rate this review? Price Paid: $110.00 from Sony Store Summary Purchased this turntable based on reviews on this site and amazon.com. Setup out of the box was easy, turntable operated properly, seemed to be well built. However, on the first use, it was obvious that the motor did not turn the platter at the correct speed. Rotation was noticeably slow, at least 5% slower than spec. Had to take the unit back, and they gave me a demo unit as a replacement. I will set this one up soon and post a follow up review. Obviously, at this low price, Sony doesn't do a lot of testing at the factory.Strength Price Hassle free return at The Sony StoreWeakness Quality controlWould you like to Comment? Join audioReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Reviewed By Raffa(AudioPhile) From Acadia Valley, Alberta, Canada Review Date 10/14/2002 Overall Rating  3 of 5 Value Rating 4 of 5 Visitors rate this review 1.00 of 5, 1 votes Rate this review? Price Paid: $100.00 from Visions at Medicine Summary Good value fo $100.00. Wouldn't pay a penny more though.....am impressed with sound qaulity. It's almost hard to believe a 100.00 dollar record player could sound so good. No skipping or anything like that. Stylish looks.... note: If anyone knows where I can buy a new needle for it let me know.....Strength easy setup and easy to operate.Weakness plastic gears that may wear prematuraley as opposed to older-style turntables which have metal gears. Not good if you play as much vinyl as I do. this turntable has no 78 setting which really irks me.....Would you like to Comment? Join audioReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member. Reviewed By ar2000(Audio Enthusiast) From livingston, nj Review Date 12/25/2002 Overall Rating 3 of 5 Value Rating 4 of 5 Rate this review? Price Paid: $129.00 from best buy Summary This is a very nice turntable for the low price. Black, fairly nice lines and compact, it has buttons on the front for start, stop, and to change speeds (33/45). There is also a manual up/down button. The turntable is a belt drive - you engage the belt when you put down the platter. I find the construction so-so - with a lot of plastic under the hood. The fit and finish are mediocre. no more than what you might expect for 100 bucks. The sound is good - my old records sound the way I remember them. THe unit comes with a built-in preamp, in case your amp/receiver does not have a Phono input. My Marantz receiver does not have one. I tried connecting two ways. First I tried improving sound quality by turning the built-in preamp off, and routing the phono signal through a preamp within my old receiver to teh AUX input on my new one - I got an awful humming sound. THen I gave up and used the built-in preamp, with the connection directly to my AUX input. This worked fine. I am now in a long trip down memory lane as I have not had a way to listen to my records for the past 7 years!Strength Economical -- $100 to $130 Built-in preamp totally automatic Belt drive should mean less noisyWeakness Cheap construction, not likely to be durable Plastic is obvious lots of vinyl/plastic parts inside Belt seems especially flimsy Platter is aluminum - not particularly heavyWould you like to Comment? Join audioReview for a free account, or Login if you are already a member.
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