Customer Ratings & Reviews

Live this stereo! Good sound for its size and price. Listening to old sixties records has been awesome!

Much louder than previous ones we’ve owned, simple to use

I owned a vintage HMV record player and loved the quality of sound it used to produce. I didn’t want to spend much this time and didn’t want to compromise with the sound quality either, Victrola Revolution Go is what I was waiting for. I am enjoying all those LPs in my collection, perfect blend of nostalgia and modern technology. The tonearm doesn’t return to its resting spot but I can live with it as long as my LPs sound fantastic.

I was a skeptic when I heard about the Victrola Revolution Go. A portable record player? Having owned a handful of record players in my lifetime (ok, way more than a handful, but who's counting besides my wife?) I've had a lot of experience listening to vinyl. But my vinyl collection has always stayed in one place...my listening room. Enter the Victrola Go turntable. It can be plugged into the wall or operated off of rechargeable battery (included). It has a speaker attached to it, or you can connect its RCA jacks to any receiver or preamplifier with an input. It doesn't need a phono preamp, it has one built in. It will play 45s and 33s. You can choose to stream the music from records to bluetooth headphones (or use the headphone jacks for the old school wired folks), or stream from your phone or other bluetooth transmitting device to the speaker that is built into the Go. To me, this is an extremely impressive combination of capabilities that no one else has touched. The Victrola Go comes with the Audio Technica 3600 cart, a capable, budget cartridge that is found on may turntables in this price range. Best Buy carries replacement styluses, which makes swapping one out if needed relatively easy and inexpensive. The tone arm is admittedly very simple and cheap. There is a latch to lock it in place while carrying the Go from one place to another. The platter, motor, and tonearm assembly sit on an isolated spring bed, allowing for the Go to play even if there is some vibration and movement around the turntable. The Go also has an auto stop function when it gets to the end of the record. After a record finishes, the Go simply stops turning and leaves the needle in place so the record doesn't keep rotating and wearing the needle. In use, the Go surprised me... a lot! My current turntable set up is roughly 6 times what the Go costs. That doesn't include amp and speakers. The first thing I did was connect the Go to my Yamaha A-1000 integrated amplifier. I threw Nirvana's Incesticide on, fully expecting to chuckle at this little turntable's sonic chops. To my surprise, however, the sound from the Go's built-in phono preamp sounded quite good. Bass was good, the midrange, although not exceptionally detailed was smooth and lush, and the treble, albeit a bit rolled off (probably a result of the conical stylus of the AT 3600) was just fine. I called my son and had him listen (he's a huge vinyl guy too) and we just sat there nodding our heads. It sounded way better than we thought it would. As a matter of fact, I would say that many folks would be pleased with this deck as their primary turntable, much less also being able to haul it around and listen to records on the go. Granted, my SL-1200 MK7 has better and more defined bass, a more detailed midrange, and a sparkly treble, but it costs substantially (and I do mean substantially) more. We played a good handful of records and then moved to Bluetooth listening. We connected my son's Marshall bluetooth headphones and got great sound through them. Plenty of detail and good sound. The only drawback was his Marshall's did not have a volume control, so he was limited to one volume (there was no way to turn the Bluetooth volume up on the Go). We connected my Beats Pros to the Go and with their volume control, got consistently good music. We took the turntable into the backyard and set it up under the patio cover and listened to the built-in speaker. Was it great? No, but it was perfect for being outdoors and goofing off while listening to Tool's Lateralus. It sounds as good as any Bluetooth budget speaker out there. And when we were done, we locked the tonearm in place, put the cover down (it snaps into place) pulled out the handle, and carried it inside. Good luck cleaning a record while it's on the Victrola Go. There isn't much space, the record overhangs the platter a lot, and it just isn't easy. And records get dirty when you're taking them outside or are hauling them around... When we were outside listening to records, the needle on the AT 3600 got dirty and started distorting the sound until we could clean the tip. Other than that last, I can't say enough how impressed I was with the Victrola Revolution Go. For many folks, this could be the only turntable you need. If you are a beginner vinyl enthusiast, then this player is definitely for you. If you have experience with vinyl but still want an easy, portable solution to listening to records, the Go is your player. While there are other options that are substantially more expensive out there, many of which allow you to swap out cartridges and customize them, the Go is a solid player with a ton of capabilities.

Everything old is new again, and music playback is no exception. Record players and vinyl LPs are the in gadgets again, and seemingly everyone I know either has one now or has put one on their Christmas list. All the big names are releasing their latest albums on vinyl, with special editions and fun record colors in every store window. In that vein I jumped at the chance to review the latest entry from a long-established name and finally land among the cool kids listening to music the old-school way. Victrola’s Revolution GO offers an attractive compromise between old and new wrapped up in an attractive, portable package. True to its name, the GO is designed to be taken wherever you might want to break out the LPs, with a built-in rechargeable battery, stereo speakers and compact, lightweight form factor. The GO has two-way Bluetooth, with the ability to stream your records to any Bluetooth speaker or function as a Bluetooth speaker for music streaming from a mobile device. Importantly, Victrola included lightly-upgraded playback components like a belt-driven turntable, vibration isolating construction, 33/45/78 rpm playback speeds and an Audio Technica needle cartridge, one of the most common and respected affordable cartridges on the market. A quality needle improves not only playback but limits wear and tear on your vinyl. The GO I have looks sleek and understated in all-black, with a fabric covered front speaker grille and some cute cutouts on the dust cover for a bit of panache. The all-plastic construction doesn’t feel high-end, but the GO has a reassuring solidity to it. I wouldn’t go around tossing the GO about, but it survived a 1,300 mile road trip without complaint, so Victrola seems to have built a portable machine that can actually leave the house. Remember that record players are at their heart mechanical and have a built-in delicacy; that being said, the motorized part of the GO floats within the frame, and the entire unit easily stands on its side when using the handle. Unboxing and setup are dead-simple with the all-in-one form factor of the GO. Use the built-in carry handle or optional guitar strap to carry the GO to your chosen playback location, pop open the dust cover (which detaches to function as a album holder, a nifty and surprisingly convenient feature) and place your chosen vinyl on the nicely-padded turntable. The tone arm features a locking storage post and slide-on needle cover for storage and transport. While the tone arm itself is manual — meaning you must move it to the edge of the record to start playback, and back to its post after you’re done — the GO does feature auto start/stop rotation and a simple tone arm lever that slowly lowers the needle onto the record. After not using a record player for a decade or so I found the GO extremely intuitive in this way; just make sure you don’t lower the needle too close to the edge of the record, as it is lightly-sprung and will fall off the edge easily. Power, volume and playback mode are controlled by one large, ring-lit knob on the front of the machine. Press and hold to turn the machine on and off and cycle through the three playback modes; rotate left or right to change the volume. Pausing playback is done by lifting the tone arm using the tone arm lever; the platter will continue spinning and if you don’t bump the GO, you can simply lower the arm back down to restart playback roughly where you left off. One press-and-hold of the control knob starts “vinyl mode,” which is the GO’s regular album playback through the built-in speakers. Battery life and mode selection are confirmed by a spoken voice, and in the case of either Bluetooth mode, the control knob’s light ring will change colors to blue. A press-and-hold in vinyl mode will change the machine to “vinyl stream” mode, which sends audio to a nearby Bluetooth speaker; a third press-and-hold will put the machine into bluetooth speaker mode, allowing connections and streaming from your mobile device. Pairing with an external bluetooth speaker is a little bit of a shot in the dark, as there’s no touchscreen or pairing button to be found. The manual instructs you to ensure your speaker is in pairing mode before entering vinyl stream mode, ensuring the GO can find and pair with your speaker; it took two tries my first time around, but the GO did find and connect to my Bose speaker successfully. I was pleased to find the GO also includes red and white phono out ports as well as a 3.5mm headphone jack for good old fashioned physical connections — important if you ever want to connect the GO to a component stereo system. While I wasn’t able to test this myself, Victrola’s website lists the ports as line-level outputs, meaning you’ll need to invest in a phono pre-amp if your chosen playback system doesn’t have one built in. Connections aside, I was most concerned with the audio quality of the built-in speakers, as these are the marquee feature alongside the rechargeable battery. Across old and new LPs I found the GO’s speakers exceptionally clear, with vocals front-and-center. Unfortunately the GO lacks substantial bass response, even though Victrola included a passive radiator between the two stereo speakers; that being said, there is some bass, and vocals generally have a nice warmth to them. The size of the speakers are an obvious limitation where bass is concerned, as well as the fact that, while isolated, they are mere inches from the turntable. Too much bass would, I assume, easily disturb the physical aspects of playback. A big bass hit could knock the needle out of the grooves of the record, causing not only damage to the vinyl but possibly the needle itself. At low to moderate volumes, the GO is easy to listen to, especially with acoustic records like Taylor Swift’s “folklore.” An old mono recording of big band music was particularly fun, with the variety of instruments relatively easy to pick out. The bread-and-butter of many a record collection is rock, and Bruce Springsteen’s “Born in the USA” was one of my first purchases. Here, the lack of bass response is much more obvious, although the stereo speakers do a decent job of reproducing each track and Springsteen’s gravely vocals; just don’t turn things up too terribly loud, as the GO’s speakers can get a bit harsh at high volumes. Connecting the GO via Bluetooth to my portable Bose speaker immediately added the deeper bass I was craving, although the Bose’s mono setup and the limitations of Bluetooth bandwidth meant the music sounded a bit compressed. That said, the audio quality was on-par with streaming from my phone to the Bose, so it seems Victrola has used good-quality components here. The GO gives volume control to the connected speaker after pairing, meaning no fiddling with two separate volume controls to find the right balance. Performance from the built-in battery is solid, with four or five double-sided LPs worth of playback at low-to-moderate volume draining the battery only to “medium,” according to the GO’s voice. I would have liked to see the inclusion of a more sophisticated battery meter, either with lights or a spoken percentage, but with 12-13 hours of max battery life depending on usage, I’m not too worried. A full charge takes 4 hours, but the GO is fully-functional when plugged in. A standard USB charging plug would have been a smart inclusion, considering the GO’s portable billing, but helpfully the included charger fits neatly into a compartment on the bottom of the GO. Overall, I’m very pleased with the Victrola Revolution GO. Vinyl playback is delightfully manual and physical, and the all-in-one nature of the GO makes things about as simple as vinyl can be. Victrola has included quality components and so many audio output options that you should have no trouble connecting the GO to any variety of external playback system, allowing it to function as the centerpiece of your home audio system and as a fully-contained and portable playback device on the go. If you’re just getting into vinyl and looking for a place to start, the Revolution GO is a great option to get you going, with the ability to build a system around it in the future, should you decide to.

Although I already have a Victrola branded turn table that I am happy with I was intrigued by the idea of a portable one that was battery powered. Sound-wise this has lived up to my expectations with all of the albums I currently own (a small but growing collection). The unit is fairly lightweight...actually much lighter than I expected. I love that it can connect to a bluetooth device like my earphones or a bluetooth speaker to further enhance the sound experience (my stationary Victrola does not have that option). Battery life is fairly decent. While I love the one I already have I would definitely use this one when I'm traveling or if I wanted to take it on the go for an outdoor event or to a friends house that may not have one so we can enjoy vinyl and relax. So far I can't think of anything negative I've experienced

A great gadget for those old enough to have original vinyl from years ago or those new to records. I think it's great, but do have an issue with mine. THE GOOD ~ Small footprint ~ Very good sound ~ Loud enough ~ Portable ~ Charges quickly ~ 33/45/78 RPMs ~ Auto stop at end of record ~ Can connect to Bluetooth speaker/headset ~ Connect to phone (to play your music through the Victrola's speakers) ~ Spindle for 45 included THE BAD ~ Issue with old 45s (described below) ~ Blue Tooth (Vinyl Stream) doesn't reach very far (about 15 feet or less) THE MEH (Could go either way) ~ Blue Tooth (Vinyl Stream) doesn't reach very far (about 15 feet or less) OVERALL As I said, I love this. There is something about vinyl that many younger people today don't understand. Perhaps it's just nostalgic value. The crisp, clean sounds of a CD are at times sterile. With vinyl you get a very different sound to the same song--especially if you've had the record a while and played it a lot. Those who grew up on records instead of CDs, MP3s, streaming music, etc know what I mean. With a record player, you get the pops and crackles, you get a robust sound and at times an odd warble. But there's something about it . . . Nostalgia??? The footprint of this record player is very small. Closed, it takes up roughly one square foot. When you pop open the top, you'll need a few extra inches on the left side of the turntable for overhang if you're playing a 12" single or LP. If you're a complete audiophile and purist, this probably won't be the turntable for you. Then again, if you're reading this, you're probably more like someone with some old albums hanging around or just getting into records and want a simple, inexpensive solution to be able to listen to your music at home (or even at a friend's house). I paired this to my phone and to an external BT speaker. The phone had no issues pairing, but the "Vinyl Stream" (Victrola's term) took a few attempts. I'm not sure which device was having the issue, so I won't ding Victrola for it. Even having to do it a couple times, it took less than 2 minutes and it could have just been operator error. Once I got it connected to the blue tooth speaker, I moved my speaker. When I got more than about 15 feet away from the Victrola, the music started blinking out periodically. As soon as I moved back within that 15-foot range the music continued flawlessly. I paired my phone and BT speaker and went into different rooms without ever dropping a note, so, this is definitely an issue with the Victrola. I'm not sure if every unit will have this issue or if I just got a bit of a lemon. For me, this is not a deal breaker, just a minor disappointment (which is why I listed it under Bad and Meh...it might be a deciding factor for you). If you're wanting to pair this with speakers throughout your house or more than 15 feet away, I would test it thoroughly before the return window closes, just in case. Other than that BT issue listed, the only other thing I noticed was a minor issue with old 45s my grandfather gave me. Now, he had these records from back in the 60's and they're the small ones (7 inch I think). When the selector switch is set to auto stop at the end of a record, it shuts the record off before the end of the song. I think it cuts out about 15-20 seconds early. When it isn't set to auto stop, the record will play in full to the end and then just keep spinning. It doesn't happen to my 12" records. So, I'm not sure if this is due to the Victrola or how the records were made 60 years ago. I didn't have the same problem with a 12" 45 RPM single. WOULD I RECOMMEND THIS? Is the question most people ask. The answer is: I already did. A friend saw it on my social media and asked about it. She said she wants one for her daughter. I told her to check out this one by Victrola. Because of the blue tooth issue, I would take off half a star and give this 4.5 out of 5. Since that can't be done, I've rounded up to 5 stars because (for me) it isn't a big enough issue. It does seem odd (even pointless) to only be able to project the music 15 feet. That defeats the whole purpose of needing blue tooth when the attached speakers already go that far. I'm hoping this is just a problem with my unit. If I look and see others are having the same issue, I will definitely adjust my star count.

Love this product. Makes it so easy to listen to our albums and the sound is surprisingly good for a portable system like this one.

This record player has everything you need if you're starting out your journey for vinyl plus some extras for the price tag.

So I remember my Dad telling stories about pulling up to parties in his 1959 Impala. He had a record player on the passenger side floorboard and would crank the tunes as he drove. All the while hoping not to hit a pothole and make it skip. I like many love music and it’s a big part of most people’s lives. 99% of the time it will be listening to music off my iPhone. But on occasion I love to listen to vinyl. With the Victrola Revolution Go Portable Rechargeable Record Player you have a little more options than with a standard record player. Obviously, you can tell it’s portable. You can close it up and you can carry it by the handle or use the provided sling. It’s small and compact, plus its very portable for what it is. The sound quality is decent. It’s not going to knock you out of your seat by any means. But it’s pretty good. But one thing it has going for it is that you can connect it to the another speaker via Bluetooth. I did not try this yet, but I did connect it to a pair of headphones and it stayed connected well. Even walking around the house it still stayed connected. You can also use the rca out cables and connect it to your home stereo. So basically there are a lot of options. But if you want to use the player while you are camping or hanging out in the backyard it is perfect for that sort of thing. I mentioned it is rechargeable as well and it has a 12 hour battery life. It charges pretty fast and for what it does that’s a decent battery life. So far I have not ran the battery all the way down, so I don’t know how accurate it is. One last little thing it has as well. The lid can be removed and flipped over to be used to hold your records. Nothing fancy for sure, but a nice little detail. Vinyl is a lost form of music that is almost forgotten by most people. My parents have quite the collection but even they don’t listen to them anymore. So if you are looking for a diverse player that can be used at home or on the road, this is a great option for you. I recommend it to anyone that wants a portable record player really. I don’t know if another one on the market so it’s a fairly specific product. But if you are on the market for something like this I really feel it’s a great option. I would get one again if I needed another and at the price point it’s a great gift option.

The Victrola - Revolution GO Portable Rechargeable Record Player is an amazing vinyl spinning companion. Great sound, good battery life, and exceptional portability. The record player comes with everything you need to start playing your records. It has a strap that makes transporting the record player very easy. There is also a handle in case you prefer to carry it by hand. It's also really light weight. Perfect for travel. The case is sturdy and feels durable, however it is plastic. The record player offers a few options for audio connectivity. There are RCA outputs for attachable speakers and 3mm port for headphones. The audio quality really shines when paired with speakers via bluetooth. You can even pair with your car as a media source if you prefer to play the records through you vehicle's speakers. The battery life on this unit is exceptional. A 12 hour capacity rating is sufficient for most outings and events. I've only used it for approximately 6hrs between charges and it had no problems. It would be great if there were a battery meter of some type. There is also the option to use the power source if you have an outlet available. I am really happy with the Victrola - Revolution GO Portable Rechargeable Record Player. You can play standard and 45 rpm vinyls using the provided adapter. The sound quality is amazing. It's really fun to use. The speed options all work perfectly. No issues with skipping or breaks in the sound. Just an exceptional listening experience. The needle quality is great as well. If you have vinyl lovers in your family this would make a great gift! I would recommend the Victrola - Revolution GO Portable Rechargeable Record Player.

After a couple of decades of me giving my wife a hard time for making me lug a very heavy box of records from house to house, she has now claimed vindication. After all these years the right product has finally hit the market. This record player is extremely useful to anyone who loves their vinyl. Taking out of the box, you are presented with what seems a pretty basic record player. It comes with a power adaptor cord, 45 adaptor, and guitar style strap. Reading the directions show you how to remove the lid which doubles as a holder that will hold 5 records. After charging, the unit is turned on by a single knob. The knob has a light around it to let you know what mode it is in. What is really cool about this player is that you can connect it to play through a bluetooth speaker (this turns off the internal speakers) or you can connect your playlist to the player and play songs through it from your mobile device. It is truly a very functional music player! The sound quality is as you would expect with vinyl. I prefer to connect it to a bluetooth speaker. It plays louder that way, in my opinion, and the sound is better. We love taking this thing on family outings. Playing 45’s in a park with the family is a pretty fun experience. I absolutely recommend.

Growing up in the age of portability with cassettes and then CD’s, I’ve never owned a record player. Inheriting a small album collection, I now had a need for one. Enter the Victrola Revolution GO. Like the pressed-board boxes of yore, the Revolution GO is a suitcase style record player with a few twists. First, the Revolution is completely self-contained and battery operated. One and done. Second, you can stream your records via bluetooth to the speakers of your choice and third, you can connect the built-in speaker via bluetooth to your phone or iPod and stream whatever you like. Two out of three ain’t bad… As a portable record player, the Revolution GO worked as expected. Everything is controlled with one button, power, bluetooth and volume. There is a light on the button that guides you along with spoken voice from the speakers. Place your record on the platter, lift the needle, slide it to the record and let it down, the platter spins and your record plays. It is important to note that this is not an automatic turntable. When the needle gets to the end of the record the platter just stops. You can turn the auto-stop on or off. It does support 33, 45 and 78 RPM playback speeds and a 45 adapter is included. The arm has a slide lock to hold it secure while you are traveling with the player and there is an arm lift lever which has a dampened release to gently place the needle down on your records. As far as the built-in speakers go, they were just ok for me. They had decent volume. Mids and highs were good but bass was severely lacking. There is a 3.5mm headphone jack as well as left and right RCA jacks to hook up to a stereo system, and as I mentioned previously, you can stream your vinyl via bluetooth. Connecting the Revolution GO to my bluetooth sound bar provided a much improved listening experience. You can also use the player as a speaker by connecting it to your phone or mp3 player via bluetooth. I could see the need for this if you've run through all your records and want to keep the party going. As the built-in speakers are not great, I imagine that this will be a feature that doesn't get much use. Interestingly, there is not a separate line in connection - only bluetooth. The Revolution GO seems well constructed and is made entirely of plastic. It weighs in at 6 pounds 7 ounces. To tote the Revolution Go, there is a nice flip-up handle and you can also attach the included guitar strap, another feature which is cute but not necessary in my opinion. There is also a compartment underneath the player that houses the power adapter - a nice touch. The included rechargeable battery is rated for about eight hours and the player says the battery level when you power it up. There seems to be a lot of competition with these vintage suitcase record players, some (Victrola included), with offerings as low as a quarter the price of the Revolution GO. At this price point, I would have liked to see an automatic turntable or at least automatic arm return at the end of a record, a remote or app to control at least the volume, some form of audio capture, either by phone app, software or USB connection, and a better/removable bluetooth speaker. Without these additional features, I don't feel that just adding a battery justifies a ~50-70% increase in price. I give the Victrola Revolution GO four stars, it's cute, completely portable, does everything it’s supposed to and it was a hoot to hear the snap, crackle and pop of old vinyl. Compared to the rest of the Victrola lineup, unfortunately, I don't feel Victrola created as much of a revolution as they could have. At this price point, I would not recommend this to a friend.

The Victrola Revolution GO portable rechargeable record player is a great option if you are looking for a way to take your records to go. The built in battery allows you to use the record player for up to 12 hours depending on what mode you use it on. In addition to playing the records you can stream via bluetooth from your phone or stream the record to an external bluetooth speaker. You can also connect the record player to your stereo system via RCA cables however it may not be your best option for a home record player. The sound quality of the on board speaker is not that great so you may be better off streaming an external bluetooth speaker. The record player is fairly light weight however it seems that it may be at the expense of the build quality, Time will tell how long it will last however I would be careful with the record player when transporting it. There is 1 knob that controls everything on the player.You press it to switch between modes and adjust the volume. It would be nice if there was some indication of what mode it is in other than the knob light however it keeps the design fairly sleek Overall it is a good option for a portable record player if you are looking for one

I grew up with a love for record players, always having one around the house when I was young. Unfortunately they usually require a stereo with speakers, which can be costly and take up a lot of room. The Revolution Go by Victrola changes all of that by having its own integrated speaker, bluetooth capability and a rechargeable battery that can last for up to twelve hours! The Revolution Go is lightweight and has a handle that folds out for carrying it around. It also came with a strong shoulder strap for easy carry, making it even more portable. Victrola included a lock to keep the arm in position while being moved, to avoid damaging the needle. The lid is made from a rigid plastic and stays closed well while you are moving the record player. The lid can also be detached from the record player and used as a display for your records. Underneath the unit there is a compartment to store your charging cable, which I love, however it can be tricky to get the adapter to fit sometimes. I’ve been using this for about five days now and have played it for a continuous six hours, with plenty of battery power remaining. I imagine the battery life does last twelve hours as advertised. The Go includes an attachment that allows you to easily play 45’s, along with 33 and 78 records and you can easily adjust the speed for the record you are playing. Your audio options are really cool with this record player. Not only does it have it’s own built-in speaker, but you can also stream the vinyl being played to any bluetooth speaker in the room! There is also the option to use the built-in speaker as a bluetooth speaker for streaming from a different device. On top of the bluetooth features you have the option to connect to a system using the RCA out or listen in private with a headphone jack. The knob on the top front of the record player controls everything by pressing and spinning. It lights up and blinks differently for different functions and is a simply perfect way to control the device. I can’t say enough good things about this state of the art, game changing record player. The Revolution Go by Victrola is fantastic and I highly recommend it to any audiofile who enjoys the old-school sound of spinning records. (It looks cool too!)

Back to the 70’s when I was a little kid. That’s what this thing made me feel. My parents had one and I remember not only listening to records on it but also being curious about how it worked, especially because I could hear sounds even when the volume was all the way down. It was one of those things that led me to fall in love with technology and music. The difference between this and what my parents had is almost none. But only on the surface. Under the hood, it packs a lot of modern technology. It supports Bluetooth, which allowed me to pair it to external speakers wirelessly, connect it to my phone and even stream music from it. That might sound silly, and I thought it was until I realized that I could use it as a speaker for my phone during camping or going on picnics. Another difference is the rechargeable battery that lasts a whole day and beyond. And to think that the one I remember used 6 or 8 AA batteries that lasted a couple of hours if that. I actually used to find it funny because as the batteries lost its power, the music sounded funny as the motor couldn’t run at normal speed. Batteries were thrown away and new ones had to be inserted or you had to connect it directly to power, which was strange for something that was supposed to be portable. And speaking of portability, the Revolution Go is as portable as the old ones were, with a strap and handles. Just for fun, try 45 rpm on a 33rpm record. It won’t sound good, but I used to have fun with it until my parents would make it a painful experience to me, if you know what I mean. It worked well with the few LPs I have, including 3 "compact" ones. The built-in speaker sounds good for what it is. Better than my iPhone but it is not anything to brag about. It is just good for its purpose, but the makers must have realized that and that’s why I believe they added the Bluetooth functionality as well as physical connectors for external speakers. Totally worth the experience.

we love this take it camping and family parts ,,,,

The Victrola - Revolution GO Portable Rechargeable Record Player - Black brings a new take to Vinyl and brings LPs into the modern age of music. Victrola is a classic leader in audio history and is back bringing new technology and innovations to the resurgent LP market. I found the initial concept of a "portable" record player to be a bit odd and a little out of place for the world today, however, with the growing return and demand for LPs, it is an interesting concept and will work for some people. This Victrola brings the ability to play classic and modern vinyls including 33's, 45's, and event 78's at the home, office, or even to your outdoor event. Bluetooth functionality doubles as a way to play your mp3s or streaming music without the need for another portable speaker. Finally, the ability to recharge this player is awesome... no need to find an AC plugin, just charge it before you go! PROS - Victrola name, brand, and history of quality! - Portable - Bluetooth - Rechargeable with many hours of play time between charges - Plays 33's. 45's and 78's - Quality sound and volume output! CONS - Portability comes with risk of damage as there is a strap to carry but no case. I would have preferred a carrying case.

The Victrola - Revolution GO Portable Rechargeable Record Player has been a great addition to my office. It gives it a classic look with a modern touch. I love how portable it is and the fact that it has Bluetooth. This allows me to connect easily with an external Bluetooth speaker for added enjoyment. Another great feature from such a compact player is the ability to play multiple size records with a simple switch adjustment. The lid also serves as a record holder, which makes it even more convenient whenever you’re taking the record player outside of your home. As for the audio quality, it’s great. I love the nostalgia of the Victrola - Revolution GO Portable Rechargeable Record Player with the added modern functions. I would highly recommend the Victrola - Revolution GO Portable Rechargeable Record Player to anyone.

I took a star off because the item is pretty expensive being only a record player. The speakers are pretty good but better to use Bluetooth headphones or speakers is much better. The overall weight is pretty comfortable and unit is built in my opinion very solidly. It comes with all the adapters to play all types of vinyl records but you must manually place the needle to start the player s well I remove the needle when it ends. The unit does stop when it reaches the end so does excessive wear on the needle which is great. The rechargeable battery is nice and pretty long life in excess of 8 hours so far but… What can you use this for is not too clear as my vinyls are precious to me and find it haphazard to carry both the unit and my albums out and about. But I guess it allows me to play my albums at family gatherings where a record player is not available in that person’s house but given how easily all music types are available via the numerous streaming service, I find that also not a real reason to be transporting a 7lb item plus albums. I am sure it will be a niche player for many but nit fir me but still solid 4 stars.