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Great Sounding Turntable
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Bruce, NJ on Monday, August 17, 2009
Overall I like this turntable. It sounds great and is easy to setup per the instructions. I think it does have some minor downfalls but they are minor. This is not Pro quality or an Audiophile quality turntable at all... Do not expect that for the price. This is a home quality turntable. The sound from this turntable is nice. The bass and highs are well detailed for the price range and the isolation feet work well in a room with a 12" sub set for music a few feet away. I am using the phono setting on the outputs instead of the line out as my Preamp has a phono input. That may make a difference in the sound quality of the unit. The down side of this unit is that the cables are hard wired in. I like to use my own cables and tend to frown upon "built-in" cables also the on/off switch is a bit strange to me. Other than that I think it is a good buy for someone who wants to listen to their old records and just have them sound good.
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5
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Direct Drive Love
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Maddawg, Medford, Or. on Saturday, February 21, 2009
It was finally time to replace my Old Direct Drives that died 2 decades ago. And I'm not sure how I lasted so long. My ol platters never sounded so good. The Audio-Technica AT-PL120 was obvoiusly a good choice. Now I read all the reviews and found this to be good looking, rugged and as easy to set up as it is to use. The Master Recordings that I was collecting at the onset of CD's have one again found themselves being played and all I can say is WOW! Now I'm no DJ, but I have a nice collection that is no longer collecting just dust. Take my word for it, "BUY IT, YOU'LL LIKE IT!"
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5
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Excellent Quality Turntable
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JAMES, Brookline, NH on Friday, February 20, 2009
I have been very impressed with this turntable. I've had the AT for about three weeks now and I've been thrilled with the turntable's performance thus far. The 120 has made me realize just how much better vinyl sounds than CD. In fact vinyl is just about all I've been listening to since I purchased my turntable! The unit is very well constructed and compares quite favorably to the Technics 1200. Fit and finish is excellent. Even when bumping my audio cabinet, which sits on a sloped, unsteady floor, the audio-technica does not skip. Is the Technics better? For my use as a home audio turntable, I think I would be hard-pressed to tell the difference between the two, especially with a good quality cartridge on the audio-technica (the cartridge it come with is a great one by the way). I had a Technics for many years so I feel comfortable saying this audio-technica is so good most people should not spend the additional money on the Technics unless you're a professional DJ or feel that you need to have a Technics branded turntable. Keep the difference and invest in a couple of high quality cartridges and some nice vinyl! I'm very picky about my equipment and this has been my hobby for the past thirty two years. This turntable is one of those hidden gems you find ever once in a great while that make you smile when you realize just how nice a component can be with out having to spend big bucks. Very Highly Recommended!!!
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4
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Nice, but could be better
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Gibbys, Suburban Chicago, IL on Monday, February 02, 2009
First of all, kudos to Crutchfield for great customer service! This is a great turntable for the price. There are a couple quirks, the most obvious one being the short cable to connect it to your amp or computer, but that's fixable with a patch cable.
More troublesome is the pre-amp built-in to this thing. I was ripping LPs to MP3s with Audacity and noticed a weird waveform. Hard to explain, but suffice it to say there was some major clipping going on at low volume levels.
After checking on a couple of audiophile and Audacity boards, I tried an external pre-amp and discovered that the built-in pre-amp was to blame. Once I switched to the external pre-amp, I got a much fuller sound and was very impressed. I hadn't listened to my LPs in at least 20 years. Wow!
I don't think the pre-amp is a reason not to buy this, and the truth is, buying a nice external pre-amp isn't a bad idea.
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4
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Bargain Turntable
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Ted, Memphis, TN on Friday, January 02, 2009
Having the need to replace my original turntable, the Audio Technica proved to be a good choice. No, it is not a bullitproof DJ machine, but I did not need that. What it is is an excellent choice for someone who wants to continue to enjoy their vinyl. Set up is relatively simple. The manual leaves out some info that is contained on the Quick Start sheet. The RCA cable is a tad short, but since I use a rack mounted system, it did not pose a problem. For the price and the quality of play back, I have no reservations recommending this unit to anyone other than a pro. You can spend more money, but you don't need too.
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