Customer Ratings & Reviews

Love it! sounds Great! Super easy to operate. Finally get to hear my old albums.

Awesome Turntable sounds awesome love the look of the speakers and it all perfect

Amazing. Beyond amazing. The sound is spectacular. It doesn't support 33 1/3, but honestly i don't care. You can't notice on most of my vinyls. My home is 3129 sq ft and you can hear it throughout the house. Trust me once you have it set up. Love at first site.

Enjoying it since I got it out of the box grrsy sound, good going back to old to times

I night this Victrola player for a Christmas gift for my wife. When she opened it up, we discovered the dust cover was marred in many places, looking damaged in production. We returned it and reordered thinking it was a fluke. We picked up the new one when it arrived at our local Best Buy store and decided to open up the box and check it at the store. Same issue, but this time the dust cover also had a crack in it. We immediately did a return and won't look to offhand another Victrola record player.

Very nice. My fsther loves it and will use for a long time

It’s definitely worth the money great sound I’m going to add a woofer soon

This was a gift for my granddaughter who's 11. She loves it and it's easy for her to use.

Overall I would recommend this set if you are looking for a luxurious design with good features and quality sound, at a high price. Having exposure to turntables for decades now, this is a solid modern player but it comes at a probably unnecessary cost. When comparing against other well known brands in the turntable industry, Victrola is more of a niche brand. Sound reproduction is not audiophile level, but depending on your vinyl collection, it may not and really should not matter. If you are looking to get a great looking set up with matching speakers, no fuss, and don't care about cost, look no further. Speakers: I'll start here since this is the easy part. The speakers are good, they will reproduce the sounds of a brand new record with clarity and enjoyable sound. Aside from that, I have an audiophile set up with a developing ear for the subtleties of music. Simply put, if you're going to listen loud or less well taken care of records, these speakers aren't going to support that. If you're just looking for some easy listening in a moderately sized room, these are wonderful. They are compact, look nice, and will reproduce enough of the valuable frequencies. Turntable: Simple to use, looks great. Uses a magnetic cartridge which is likely only best replaced by their own OEM cartridge after long use. I honestly don't have much negative to say about the turntable itself. They should have included an automatic arm with a repeat option.

Great turntable. Great sound for my old records. Love it

Lots of wires, but easy to set up and sounds great

Looks great but not sure how it sounds yet!?! Ordered online and gave it to my granddaughter for her birthday last week. Called a few days later to see how she liked it and she told me it had no wires and she was waiting for her mom to go get some. I went and bought her the cords and sent them to her (hope they are the correct ones; watched a video online). Waiting for her review! I guess this was a return and the returner kept the wires?!?

Nice looking system. Poor sound quality. Thank you for the no-hastle return.

Perfect gift for my daughter! She loved it for christmas!

I bought this player hoping it would be a good deal but instead got a player that no matter what skips and slids across records. I followed the reccomend counterweight settings and anti skate knob but this did not work. I even brought in a more experienced person who could not get this player to work. At this point it is no more than a very expensive paperweight that could possibly ruin records.

Pay close attention when setting the counterbalance weight and antiskate adjustments. Follow the manual instructions. On mine the counterbalance weight was locked in place with an allen screw so loosen it with the included wrench to allow it to turn. The manual doesn't mention this. Don't assume that it was set at the factory since mine was set way too heavy out of the box. These adjustments can be critical over time as too much stylus force can cause premature wear on your albums and stylus while setting it too light will cause skipping and tracking problems. If you've had a turntable with counterbalance and antiskate adjustments in the past you may already know this. However the calibration on this one seems different from my older ones since the manual recommends a setting of 1 for the counterbalance which equals 3 grams of force where my older turntables directly equal the number of grams (1 equals 1 gram, 2 equals 2 grams, etc.). If you're really picky you may want to use a stylus force gauge sold separately to measure the actual force applied. Be sure to remove the stylus cover before adjusting as it adds weight to the cartridge. If you just don't care to set this properly maybe you should consider a cheaper turntable without these adjustments. Ok, now that the lecture is over let's get on with my review. This is a decent turntable with adjustable counterweight and antiskate. No pitch control but maybe not needed so much with today's more modern motors. Certainly not DJ quality you probably won't want to be scratching on this but great for listening to and revisiting my old album collection. I have over 150 albums that I mostly bought before cd's were available plus a few new ones. I still have my old Technics direct drive turntable (about 45 years old now) but haven't used it in a long time since most modern receivers don't have a turntable input. I bought a preamp for it but haven't really used it because of all the hassle of connecting it all up. So I thought I would try this out to maybe bring some of my vinyl back to life. It's well packed and much more convenient with built in preamp and bluetooth. You can connect to the included speakers with bluetooth or the good quality cables included. No receiver required. I prefer the cables over bluetooth for max quality. The turntable and speakers look nice. Belt drive, 45 and 33 1/3 speeds, and soft rubber feet (only 3 though) to dampen shock and resist feedback. Good replaceable cartridge, matches the system well. Mine had a bit of hum till I turned on the turntable power and it went away. The speakers were a pleasant surprise as they sound really good to me. They accept rca input and 3.5 mm as well as bluetooth. They even have a subwoofer output if you want more bass but they have good bass already. Easy pairing with my phone for mp3's and they get pretty loud. Overall a nice convenient system for those with an old album collection or new users wanting to try out some vinyl.

This is a nice upgrade from the small box type turntable I was using! The box is heavy but packaged really well to protect the product. Each piece was wrapped in a protective cloth and then surrounded by cardboard. It would have been helpful if the pieces were labeled. There is a large cardboard sheet with limited instructions and 2 small booklets to assist with set up. This should have been more specific and with more detail IMO. The instruction regarding the arm weight and adjusting the dials were not good at all - conflicting directions. The speakers/monitors are nice and are a good sound and size for the room where I have this setup. There are 2 speeds 45/33 with a switch on the back - IMO this should be in the front or on the top. Also there should be a spot to place the 45 adaptor. The power button on the unit is easy enough to use and understand however it took a minute to figure out the power button on the monitors and figuring out Bluetooth. The cover is made well and easy to attach. I would have liked to have a remote for the volume control. I played a variety of my albums and they all sounded great - even though a few pops were heard I thought the quality of the sound was good. I do not think that this is worth the $399 price point and not sure I would recommend this to friends.

The Victrola T1 system is a combo of the M1 speaker system and their premier turntable. The system represents standalone monitors with line level inputs into a plate amp. It’s finished in a nice wood grain that matches making this quite the style statement. But does it have the sonic prowess to live up to its looks? First of all, unboxing the product, everything is securely packaged, and the experience feels quite premium. From a brand that makes its money off of vintage looking products, it’s obvious they understand the experience required for this sort of product. The speakers were easy to remove and the turntable very carefully packaged. Setup was easy enough, with only the belt installation being anything that required using more than 2 neurons. Even that wasn’t difficult. The design of the product is vintage and modern mixed. It harkens back to simple record/speaker setups of the 1970s and early 80’s but with modern minimalistic undertones. Instead of the record player also being the amplifier, it’s a complete separate with modern monitor style speakers. This is a nice blend of modern as it allows the speakers to be paired and positioned apart from the record player. The player itself could also be used with a different stereo, so you could technically split up the components if you wanted. While that may not be aesthetically pleasing, it might be worth doing. The speakers themselves are handsome looking. The magnetic speaker grills are a nice touch, given that it removes the mounting holes of normal grills if you’re one that leaves the grills off. The woodgrain texture is pleasing, and the volume dial on the side feels good to use and the LED light ring on it doesn’t mar the look of the speakers. A press of the center button will swap inputs, which are announced (bluetooth, analog), and a long press will turn the system off. I got pairing mode enabled by swapping to bluetooth, turning off the unit, and then holding the button The speakers are composed of 2” tweeters and 4” woofers. The enclosures are sealed to improve accuracy and one speaker includes a plate amplifier with RCA, 3.5mm phono, and bluetooth inputs. There is a separate subwoofer RCA jack as well. The speakers are powered by a straight AC power cord, so no wall warts or ugly cables. The record player similarly is powered by the same style cable. It includes a switch for playing 33 or 45 rpm records. There’s a 45 adapter if that’s your thing, but standard vinyl is probably what you’ll find on store shelves these days. The dial lights up similarly to the speakers and the record player is well engineered. The needle mechanism is well weighted and includes an adjustment weight that’s easy to balance. The release to float the needle to the record is smooth and gentle. The record won’t spin until you move the needle near the record and it will stop when you reach the inside of a record. Overall it’s simple, elegant, and appears to pick up well. I had to adjust the weight a bit to get the proper amount of balance on the needle, as it would produce some pops and skips when improperly adjusted. The needle would also start to get stuck in a groove, but most of this was my mal-adjustment of the counterbalance weight. The feet absorb vibrations well, and keep the record player’s needle in the groove. It all comes together pretty well at the end. I played a bit of Miles Davis, and this music was smooth and pleasing, as if this set was made to play this sort of jazz. Moving to more modern titles, like Nora Jones, the genre worked well. Bass was accurate if a bit shallow. Highs weren’t harsh, but weren’t overly clear either. Part of this is the nature of vinyl though. Queen probably stressed out of the speakers the most, with a more dynamic punchy sound. Switching over to a wider genre of music via bluetooth (I just have a small record collection), it’s obvious that we’re dealing with small woofers and mediocre sound quality. Victrola is a company that makes quite a bit of cheap retro kits, and while they shot for the stars here, it’s obvious that their speaker engineering is not living up to its price point. For $200 for the M1 monitors alone, they’re a complete disappointment. There are plenty of self powered speakers in the $100 range that blow these out of the water. Victrola doesn’t publish any detailed specs on the amplifier or speakers themselves, but the total power consumption is rated at 60W. Account for losses, at best we’re talking 20W speakers. Due to their sealed design, mids and lows are accurate, but understated. The rigidness of the enclosures helps, but the sound is just so so. I want to emphasize that it’s not bad by any means, but it’s not what I would expect when throwing $350 at a boutique audio problem. You’re better served by dedicated bluetooth speakers in this price range. Victrola reached for the stars on this one and produced a very nice looking, and feeling product. The sounding part might be lacking for the price point. At MSRP, it’s a stretch, but find this on a decent sale, it does an amazing job with jazz and smooth music that doesn’t rely on heavier bass. Bluetooth is a nice touch, and the overall look and controls are on point. If the monitors had been class leading this would have been the perfect setup for a modern stereo that blends retro sound and modern capabilities.

We haven't had a record player for quite a while, years ago the kids ruined the needle on our old one and I haven't found a replacement for it. When I got the chance to get this one, I was pretty impressed by the complete package. It has a nice set of speakers that can also connect to Bluetooth devices and automatically synced to my soundbar. The speakers sound pretty good and the record player itself is very easy to operate. I had picked up a new record (all of our old ones are packed away) and it worked perfectly. It was nice to hear the old sounds from a record player. The anti-skate mechanism makes it simple to pick up the arm and position it over the desired track on the record. Then, just drop the little handle and it lowers onto the record where you chose. Assembly was pretty straightforward, just follow the pictures and instructions on the large board that covers everything when you open the box. After taking all the soft covers off of everything, and emptying the accessory boxes, all the parts are well labeled and plug in quickly. In a few minutes, the system is up and running. For a complete system, this seems to fit the bill pretty well. It has a good sound, can connect to other devices and looks nice sitting on the table.

Damaged, does not work properly, scratched across and ruined an album..