Insignia™ - Bluetooth Stereo Turntable - Black

So what I upgraded from is that suitcase record player on the left of the Insignia turntable in the center. Exactly one year ago today I started my vinyl collection and bought that portable record player loving my new hobby. What I didn’t realize was that not only was I cheating myself out of audio quality, but also hours of stress trying to understand why new or unscratched albums would continue to skip over and over. The Insignia turntable may be a budget player, however it sounds phenomenal with my bookshelf speakers and is by far the most inexpensive turntable to have a counterweight and anti skate. I would highly recommend this turntable for anyone that doesn’t need a $500 record player or usb function to rip your albums. If you are looking for a great budget turntable this is it!

Bought myself a Christmas present along with some Insignia speakers. For my casual listening it is perfect.

Very sturdy turntable, handles every record very well. The sound is really good, no skips, distortions or noise.

Wish i could show pics. So. Again. I have YET to try this device and im sure i will like it but i bought 2 turntables. One for me and one for my neice coming up, so for me im opening my box and set up my turntable to realize i have no powercables and instruction guide at all! Not trying to throw a big fit but imagine if it had been christmas and she had picked the dud. Idk. I know this issue will be resolved but very disapointed by this.

I am sure that fanatic audiophiles will turn up their noses at this turntable, but it is a godsend for those of us who built LP collections in our youth and want to keep our collection in good shape without spending a small fortune. It can connect to a receiver via RCA cable, or to bluetooth speakers for those who don't have a receiver or believe in everything bluetooth. It also has its own 3.5 mm headphone jack (which I doubt I will ever use). I really like that it has a switch allowing connection to a receiver that does not have a dedicated phono jack, if my elderly receiver with such a jack ever dies. The limitations are ones I can easily live with in return for good quality at a reasonable price. The stylus obviously is not "high end," but is much better than in those that come with typical all-in-one systems or cheap "retro" boxes, and the adjustable tracking weight will keep my LP's in good condition (to the extent they still are). It is semi-automatic rather than full automatic, but I can put the needle on the record so long as it shuts itself off automatically at the end. (Unlike my old turntables, the power apparently does not turn off completely when the turntable stops spinning; the speed control has an "off" position to avoid standby power when not in use). It takes a little bit of care to assemble the stylus and tracking weight, but the instructions on how to do so were detailed and clear.

I was able to buy this at a great price, so took a gamble. Turntable seems well constructed , tone arm and AudioTechnica cartridge are better than expected at this price. Easy to set up and calibrate. Set tracking force at 2.5 grams instead of 3.5 and seems to do just fine. After about 10-12 hour break-in period for cartridge and stylus, sound quality noticeably improved (This is common for any new cartridge/stylus) . Bluetooth connectivity went well, no problems.Only complaint is a very slight "buzz" from motor. It doesn't carry through to the speakers, and seems to be diminishing over time/use. Using this in my Tiki Bar and is a great addition to my sound system. My guests love putting on old "Exotica" albums from the 60's. This is one of 4 turntables I own (they = $$$$$) /Very happy with this for the price.

0verall a stellar sounding turntable with counterweight and anti-skate adjustments generally unseen in this price range. Certainly much higher sonic quality than the suitcase turntables that flood the market. Instructions for adjusting the counterweight are somewhat unclear. I'm not savvy to compare to expensive turntables that appeal to the pristine audiophile. I have neither the system nor the interest to be in that class. The Insignia is solid enough, is audibly balanced with good bass and treble, and is worthy of digitizing old and vintage vinyl to wav. The line output is somewhat low but ample. It's a Best Buy in-house brand. Sometimes Best Buy lowers prices on certain items for a very short period with hardly any advertising. With only minutes to go I snagged it at a ridiculously low price. Nevertheless, it's a value at standard rate.

Bought this on sale at half off. Was trying to set the tracking force on my grandsons cheap crosley tt. 5.78 grams had to tape 3 quarters together and hang them behind the tonearm just to get to slightly 3 grams with a stylus force scale. I believe he was ruining his collection of lps. So I gave this to him today. While he was out I unboxed setup stylus and hooked it up. I couldn't be more pleased. The only thing that I would change is put on a better quality cartridge. In all fairness I knew what it was and how it would possibly sound before hand. The good: cartridge is adequate bluetooth and headphone jack are a great feature. But the best for him is the auto stop! Now the bad part, the headshell is non removable making replacement more difficult but not impossible the tracking adjustment is a little weird but works. The items description says it's a semiautomatic turntable it's not it just stops at records end I knew this though. In closing anyone who is in the market for an inexpensive turntable even at the 130.00 price point can't go wrong with the features per price ratio. I wholeheartedly would recommend this to younger near teens and anyone else looking to venture into the analog bliss of vinyl sound.