1 by ONE Belt Drive Turntable with Bluetooth Connectivity, Built-in Phono Pre-amp, USB Digital Output Vinyl Stereo Record Player with Magnetic Cartridge, 33 or 45 RPM

2 reviews for 1 by ONE Belt Drive Turntable with Bluetooth Connectivity, Built-in Phono Pre-amp, USB Digital Output Vinyl Stereo Record Player with Magnetic Cartridge, 33 or 45 RPM

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   – August 9, 2024 Tamara Ebert

   It was going to be hard to miss on this turntable for the price I got. It was down to $170 so I decided to pull the trigger and what did I find?? A $50 dollar coupon to click on…$120?? Yep, hard to miss.I wanted to replace the Victorola turntable I have been using, it is a great unit but it is not belt drive and the platform is not metal while the stylus is okay but not upgradable.After researching a lot of turntables I got it down to a couple around the $200 price point, budget was a big concern. The 1onOne I bought is quite a bit less due to being fully manual. Some will not like this but it is a cost saver and I used manual turntables growing up in the 60s so it was not a problem.Setup was easy enough but be careful to properly adjust the counter-weight so the records track effectively. The factory setting will be a great start for new or gently used records. Also, just be gentle when you pull the belt onto the rollers, there’s a little tool that helps so you don’t break the belt.It streams to Bluetooth speakers and headsets easily. I turn on the headset or speaker first then flip the switch on the turntable. It also streams to a little CD player I bought to compliment the turntable. This allows me to use the CD player speakers if I want.As a young Air Force trooper in the mid-70s I bought a Pioneer PLA-45D turntable that I loved. This one reminds me of it as it has a good build quality, nice looking base, and sounds nice when playing.The only thing I can think to emphasize is the manual operation. It will not auto-return or stop on its own, there’s a switch to stop and start, there’s hands to move the arm pack onto its rest.Otherwise, I’m really happy with this unit and, based on build quality, expect it to last a long time.It comes with a nicer stylus than my Victorola and it can be easily upgraded.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   – October 4, 2024 Jamaal Fahey

   I purchased an inexpensive portable record player for my son for his birthday a few months ago just as a cool retro device. This started him down the road of wanting to buy everything in sight on vinyl. I hadn’t realized how much time and money he was going to invest in the hobby when I bought the cheap player for him, but I figured that with all the money he was spending on new and used records that I had better get him something a little better quickly before the stylus on his cheapo player ruined all of his records.I researched many different turntables on Amazon and some legacy audio gear sites. Many of the players I looked at are priced a lot higher than this one and made by brands that in the 80’s and 90’s were highly regarded in audiophile circles. It seems that most of them nowadays are really cheapening out on the tonearms and cartridges that come with their products and many of them look the same as if they are just stamping brand names on generic products.This product is very similar to the TEAC TN-280BT-A3 with the two differences being that the TEAC has a spring-based anti-skate mechanism while this product has a weight-based system and the TEAC has the standard head shell/cartridge quick mount system and this product has the “old school” screw mount cartridge system which may limit any cartridge upgrades. Both turntables come with the same Audio Technica AT3600L moving magnet cartridge which is one of the most important pieces of a turntable that affect sound quality. For reference, the TEAC is 3X what I paid for this device!The product is very easy to set up. The included instructions are pretty good. My son set this up on top of his dresser and used the RCA cables to hook it up to a Bose Solo soundbar that was sitting next to the turntable.The sound is actually really good once the tonearm is balanced, tracking force is set, and the anti-skate weight is attached. The rubber isolation feet worked extremely well at stopping bass tones from making the tonearm skip while the device was playing despite the loud volumes my son was playing it at. Everything worked as it was supposed to and the absolute best thing about this turntable is that everything seems so well-made and feels as if it will last a very long time. The tonearm, speed and start/stop selectors are made of metal, the platter is a (thinner) metal and the base is a solid piece of MDF that looks really nice.I picked it up when there was a $30 off sale and a $20 coupon which brought the price down significantly. Even at the list price, you’ll be hard-pressed to find anything better at the price. I highly recommend that you give this product a try if you’re in the market for a new turntable. My son loves it and I like the fact that I can play some of my old vinyl albums too!