Customer Ratings & Reviews

Have had it for a few months now. Very easy to set up and sounds amazing. Was a little worried because I read about some of the skipping issues online but I haven’t run into any of those yet. Only wish it had a counterweight.

As of a couple dozen spins, this turntable still functions perfectly. I enjoy the modern look of it. Excellent product for the normal price, even more of a steal on discount. Jumping up to this record player as your entry turntable gives better sound quality and takes good care of your records. If you want an upgrade from this, the interchangeable stylus piece is an affordable way to start. Audio-Technica is a well established brand in the industry and you really can’t go wrong in choosing this product.

Great record player! Crystal clear sound, fast and reliable return mechanism, included 45 adapter, easy upgrade path for the stylus, what's not to like? It's a perfect beginning-intermediate record player for those who are starting out but want to have room to upgrade, or for those who have records they just want to play. Sturdy build quality, crystal clear sound, and satisfying buttons.

looks great!! sounds even better!! easy setup no skipping or any other issues. love that the needle returns automatically once record is finished. can't be more happier with this turntable upgrade well worth the price for quality you get and aesthetically the design is so sleek and chic looks great in my living room a real crowd pleaser. Definitely buy it!!!

Easy to use- perfect for beginners and unbeatable price for the quality

Have this hooked up to my pioneer receiver and some Bose 201s with a Klipsch 10". Super simple and inexpensive combo with great loud clear audio. Definitely recommend.

Wow! Packs a punch! Works superbly with our Denon Network Receiver and speakers, also purchased at Best Buy. Christmas gift for spouse for old vinyls from the 1980s, records from cereal boxes, and new vinyls!

Just like their high end audio products the quality is excellent. Easy setup and experiance is great.

For someone willing to spend a little extra for good quality but also not break the bank, this is a good turntable. The autostart button is a nice feature. It would be nice if it had a bluetooth option, but most of us who like to listen to vinyls are content. It should go without saying, but make sure you have speakers and wires!

Finally!, a record player with good sound. I dont mind that I had to buy speakers to go with it. So worth it. If you have had a bad experience with some sound distortions or random skipping with cheaper quality record players, take a look at this beauty.

I like the record player. Very easy to use. I like the auto shut off when the record has ended.

Excellent sound quality and easy set up.hooked them up to edisons andwow.

This is a great old school record player. I like putting the arm down myself as well as being able to slow the spin of the record. My only complaint is I wish it returned the arm back after record play.

Bottom line up front: The AT-LP70X is an excellent belt-driven, fully-automatic turntable, with great functionality and an easy path to upgrade the audio performance. It is exceptionally easy to set up and use, tracks well, offers good sound, and comes in an attractive and polished (albeit lightweight) form factor. In my opinion, the AT-LP70X should be considered the entry point for anyone who wants to get into vinyl and thinks it might become a serious hobby and not just a diversion. And if you were into vinyl when it was the de facto format, the LP70X is a great way to rediscover your old collection, with the important automatic functionality you remember from back in the day, and none of the hassle of futzing with counterweights, cartridge alignment, and anti-skate. Pros: • Super easy setup process (took 8 minutes for an experienced person to set up!) • No need to ever set cartridge alignment, tracking force, etc. • Super easy to use automatic controls • Versatile in use (line or phono outputs) and upgradability (stylus upgrades) • Nice design and looks Cons: • Very lightweight feeling • No upgradable cartridge • No anti-skate or fine speed control • Stop button feels a bit squishy Background: I am a "budget" audiophile with a lot of experience enjoying vinyl records and deep love for vintage consumer-grade gear from the '70s and '80s. I am well acquainted with phono preamps, alignment protractors, and tracking force gauges. Although I have observed significant improvements from manual, belt-driven turntables with high-mass plinths and precisely-aligned cartridges, I am not a fully-manual purist who thinks automatic turntables are the bane of good sound, nor am I a belt-drive purist. Some of my favorite turntables are fully auto direct-drive! I believe that the speakers, preamp, and amplifier in a setup far outweigh the turntable when it comes to good sound. As long as a turntable has quality components in good condition set up to track well and use the proper tracking force, I am 100% on board. The one thing I'm not about is Bluetooth connectivity in a turntable. Bluetooth is great for digital music and streaming, but it should be kept far away from vinyl. AT-LP70X review: I am a big fan of Audio-Technica cartridges, but I've always shied away from their entry-level turntables, because I'm not much of an entry-level guy. I'm a vinyl guy, with plenty of gear that I use regularly. That being said, I'm reaching the age where nieces, nephews, friends' kids, and even my own teenager are getting interested in listening to music on vinyl, and that means people are asking me for recommendations. After spending some time with the Audio-Technica AT-LP70X, I can safely say that I think it's an excellent choice for a "first turntable" for most people, in many situations. Specifically, this is a great turntable to get if you have some space you can dedicate to a listening station, with at least a pair of powered speakers (properly isolated), and ideally an integrated amplifier with a phono input and standard speakers. I don't think this is necessarily the table to get for a college student living in a dorm, simply because using it properly would take up too much space. (Despite my distaste for Bluetooth, the AT-LP70XBT might be better for a kid in a dorm, because it can send music to a Bluetooth speaker, but can eventually be used as an analog source as described above). The benefits of the LP70X are that it is dead simple to set up and use, and produces really good sound compared to other turntables under $200. It is versatile, because offers a line-level output that can connect to any powered speakers or amplifier with RCA inputs, but it can also be switched to a phono output for use with an amplifier with its own phono preamp. The design looks classic and sleek, and the copper-colored accents are a really nice touch. The actually match perfectly to the look of modern Klipsch speakers, so you can have a cohesive design experience, even with products from two different companies. The tonearm is weighted pretty close to the ideal tracking force for the cartridge (I measured 2.44 g vs. AT's range of 1.8-2.2 g), and the included AT-VM95C is a great starting cartridge, and when it comes to replace the stylus, you can get a VMN95E for $50 that will immediately improve the detail and clarity of the music coming from this cartridge. I spent some time testing this turntable and found it to be very enjoyable. The VM95C tracks very well, and offers good musicality. I found the sound from the line-level output was a bit too harsh in the upper mid-range for my taste, and switching the turntable to phono output and running into the phono input of my Onkyo TX-8020 (and out to Paradigm Titan speakers) provided a great overall experience. The VM95C was sufficiently detailed, reproducing the intricate fretboard sounds in the right channel of Nick Drake's "One of These Things First" with decent accuracy. The stomping and clanging of Tom Waits's "16 Shells From a Thirty-Ought-Six" was on full display, and every snappy hit of the snare felt appropriately martial. The conical stylus shines when playing highly-sibilant recordings, because it dulls the bright 7-8kHz resonance of the "s" sounds in songs such as "Writing On The Wall," from Lene Lovich's Stateless LP. Switching to a VMN95E that I had on hand was super easy, and provided an immediate improvement in detail and clarity. The elliptical stylus tightened up the bass notes in the Nick Drake track and added dimensionality to the fretboard sounds. "16 Shells" sprang to life with a new sense of space. This is why I think the LP70X is a great turntable for people who want to get into vinyl and think it might become a serious hobby. It's good enough today to instantly play records and produce great sound, and when you're ready for a simple update like changing out the stylus, you can do it. The quality and functionality of the unit today can last you for years of enjoying vinyl. Once you've had some time with the LP70X, you may want to take the step into a more polished manual experience, and the LP70X will leave your records in great condition (unlike some cheaper turntables with lower quality styli). For all these reasons, I recommend the LP70X to all vinyl fans, new and old.

This is my first record player. Works great love the automatic features on it.

Exactly what I needed at a great price! Works amazing

Easy to set up and get started. No amp required, just need powered speakers.

The AT LP70XBT is a reasonably priced belt drive entry level turntable to either get into vinyl for the first time or enjoy your old record collection. Especially if your old turntable doesn’t work anymore. Please read my old turntable vs new turntable at the end of the review. Note: The AT-LP70XBT does Not have Bluetooth. The device is well packed and set up was simple and the quick start guide made it easy to do. I highly advise going to Audio Technica’s website and downloading the user manual to it. And their web page on it shows the upgradable stylus options. Use care when removing the tape holding down the tone arm and other secured components. What’s in the box is the turntable, aluminum platter, felt platter mat, 45 RPM record adapter, lid and hinges, power adapter and RCA patch cables with ground connection with a U shaped connector at both ends to slip under screw down posts. I connected the AT-LP70XBT to the JBL MA710 with Stage 2, 260F speakers. The audio quality sounded as good as the album or 45 it’s playing. If it’s a bit worn out, it will sound it. If it is in good shape with few plays, it sounds much better than a well played one, as expected. Using a record cleaner will help an LP or 45 sound better. Especially a well played one. It will remove most any dust and dirt trapped in the grooves. Some come with liquid cleaner that will help with that and help suppress static charge that will attract dust and can create pops on LP playback. There are many sites on the web that tell the best way to handle and care for LPs and 45s. If you are new to vinyl, I recommend you check them out. Operation of the unit was as expected with only one exception I will discuss later. It runs quiet and smoothly. You will need to pay attention to the record size so that when using it to automatically play a record that it doesn’t drop the needle in the felt. In other words, you don’t want it set to 7” when you play a 12”. If you manually cue it and drop the needle, no problem. Note: my old Technics has a mechanism to sense the record size automatically to keep from dropping the needle on the rubber mat. I wish this had that feature, considering it’s 42 years newer. This product is equipped with an AT-VM95C Dual Moving Magnet Stereo Cartridge. The cartridge cannot be removed. But the stylus can. The J shaped tonearm is pre-balanced for the cartridge and stylus combinations, so there’s no tracking weight to adjust. That sounds good on the surface, but when playing old records, it might skip forward or backwards due to the tonearm being too light. No way to adjust for that. Like lacking an auto size sense feature, it’s probably a price point omission. Compared to a direct drive turntable, there’s not much difference sound quality wise. Performance and maintenance wise there is. A direct drive will start up faster and you can do DJ stuff with them. Belts wear out. They stretch and break over time. They can also turn into sticky goo while getting to the breaking point. That can create a nasty mess to clean up. I’ve dealt with that on tape decks I’ve repaired over the years. It must be cleaned off for the device to perform correctly. You can’t just slap another belt on. I’ve included a couple of photos showing how the belt looks when it’s been correctly installed. I do not have the equipment to measure wow and flutter, but my test tone LP sounded fine. Almost no warble detected. Only when I played a test tone along with it could you barely notice anything at all. Nothing you would ever notice playing typical music. Maybe classical with chimes or a piano solo with long sustained notes. Even then I doubt it. The soft rubber feet help dampen external shocks and vibrations. As for the felt platter mat, it’s inferior in many ways. Slippage, static, dust catcher and cheap. However, it won’t turn to goo or literally leak oil in 40 years. LOL! Potential buyers might want to upgrade the mat. Surface noise, pops, cracks are part of how vinyl is. No getting around that. Back in the day, records that weren’t sold got recycled. Shredded and melted down. Recycled vinyl was mixed with new and stamped into new records. The quality was inferior. On two occasions in the early 80s, I got two albums that had paper from the center labels of the recycled vinyl embedded in the music tracks. I had to take those back and exchange them. The record labels, companies in the case, would issue “virgin vinyl” copies of some artists. Those were the LPs to get. Then there were private companies that did “half speed masters”. They got a copy of the 2 track stereo master tape and cut LPs by running both the playback tape deck and record cutter at half speed. This gave better high frequency response and better sound in general. Also note, 45 rpm singles generally sound better than LPs for a similar reason. Another thing to consider is that almost all recordings from the early 1950s onward went to magnet tape before being mastered to vinyl. I’m not even going to get into vinyl vs CDs or music file formats. However, I do suggest anyone reading this do a search on the “loudness war” concerning CD mastering. One nice feature I like is that you have the option to switch between a low level phono out from the cartridge and a built in preamp. This makes the AT-LP70XBT compatible with anything with a line level analog input. The power adapter is light and feels like a switching design. They AT says having it external helps keep electrical noise down. I say it helps keep the price down. Overall, I think this is a good turntable for the price. especially since the stylus is upgradable. Build quality feels pretty good too. However, they did cut a few corners to reach the price point as discussed above. The lack of a little hub to store the 45 rpm adapter, felt mat and no way to adjust the tracking weight are my only three peeves. I give it my recommendation. I’d give it 4.5 stars if I could. Bonus reading with photos about my 42 year old turntable and its oil issue. I almost didn’t get this to review, because I have a vintage classic Technics direct drive turntable, but I was glad I did. When I pulled out the 42 year old Technics, I discovered the rubber platter mat had leeched all the oil out of it and turned into a brittle plate. The turntable works other than that. But I will have to get another mat for it if I want to use it. And that’s where the Audio Technica comes in. It’s new and should work many years without problems. As for sound quality, the Technics has a magnetic Audio Technica cartridge on it, but its output is too low for my new JBL receiver that I reviewed last week. It hums even with the ground connected. The new Audio Technica turntable does not. Plus, it offers a line level output via a built-in preamp.

Simple and looks great! There’s something wonderful about the simplicity of vinyls and this record player works great, looks good and isn’t going to break the bank.

Doesn’t have Bluetooth, but hooks up to my AVR just fine and works like a charm. As a a starter record player, for the price, this is your best bet.