THE turntable for the vinyl enthusiast (who happen to have a limited budget).
345154
Great turntable on a fantastic budget. I was about to purchase it in a store but as I was going on Amazon to check the reviews, I had the great surprise to find it for a lot less. This is a great sounding turntable with a clean design. Denon is a great brand and I was thrilled to find it at such a good price. It works flawlessly and delivers great sound with all the charm only vinyls can provide.
4326339
I struggled with whether to give this item 4 or 5 stars. In the end, I chose 5 because, in my opinion, it is perfect for what it is: A great entry-level, easily portable or stored, USB turntable option.

It remarkably reminds me of the vintage player I had as a kid in the late-70s/early-80s. And, it sounds about the same (meaning, passable but obviously not great). As a solution that allows me some nostalgia, to play records for my kids ("Hey Mom, what are those things?"), to bring my vinyl collection back to life, and then store somewhere in a closet until next time, it is great.

As for the USB aspect, it took only a minute to configure my laptop (using Windows8.1) to see the turntable. It took a few more minutes and a reboot to install the software and make an actual test file. But, the main steps were detailed in the included documentation and additional details were available on-line. That said, one tip, the version of Audacity provided on CD is now obsolete, so be sure to go to the Audacity website to get the latest version.
3042762
This little vintage looking record player was a great bang for the buck. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of sound it produced in playing some old albums of mine and my husbands. Also, the speakers are quite sufficient for it's use. We bought for our tween daughter, and she loves it!. She is thoroughly enjoying playing our old albums.
4462898
This Crosley Mini Turn table is a great way to start a novice record collector.  It has built in speakers, albeit, not that loud.  The turntable has an audio input (old school, for this day in age, white and red connections) for you to add louder speakers. Granted not a day companies manufacture AUX input style speakers, it is very east to go to a radio shack and ask for audio converters.  It will cost you like 4 bucks. When I received it, it was almost not complete, there was a little part missing where you can change the speed option but it was in the box all I had to do was stick it on there (it is glued in after all [the glue was included ;) must have dislodged during shipping]).  I own about 11 records and growing as I frequent the local record store.  I like this product, does what is was made for and adding my speakers, I get to enjoy the music as loud as I want!
1040374
Overall, I'm quite happy with this receiver. However, I didn't realize I was going to have to buy a little preamp for my old magnetic cartridge turntable. (It makes sense that they've phased those inputs out, I guess, as vinyl records have become less common.)
4467245
This turntable is awesome. I have one and decided to purchase one for my friend for his birthday. I looked all over for it and found it here on Amazon. My friend was wanting one like mine, so he was super stoked when he unwrapped this bad boy. It plays great. Now to take him vinyl shopping....
167439
You'd be better off putting the CD on the turntable and giving that a listen.
The jacket is beautiful, won't deny that and probably weighs more than the vinyl.
It is a novelty not a record.
Sure is pretty though.
3829896
Nice turntable for the money. Works as described.
4731013
I'm a physiscist and, though not a total audiophile, I am fussy about technical details as well as practical issues. This item is good value for the price ($122 at Amazon, free shipping) and does an adequate job of archiving your vinyl records. Performance will be beyond scrutiny for most people. If you are an audiophile using $2,000 loudspeakers you will probably take issue , but ordinary users will be well pleased with this unit's performance and value. What you may not like is the near absence of user instructions that (don't) come with it. A pity to spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of paper.
4270271
I am fairly typical of someone who buys a USB turntable.  I have about 350 albums that are too good to throw away but I don't play them anymore because playing LPs isn't very convenient compared to CDs.  I am not all that well versed in acquiring and managing MP3s, and I'm not a techie audiophile either.  So, for me, the Numark TTUSB turntable is perfect for my needs and requirements, especially at the Amazon price.

I unpacked the unit, followed the very clear instructions, and had my first MP3 recorded in about 30 minutes using the EZ Vinyl Converter program provided by Numark.  EZ Vinyl reads the USB input and uploads the music into iTunes to produce the MP3 files.  However, I had two problems with EZ Vinyl:  1) It's too simplistic, and 2) It often failed to upload any songs after the first one on an album side.  It's too simplistic because you have no control over the results, such as correctly dividing an album side into separate tracks.  So then I had resort to using Audacity, and, after learning it, I never looked back.  It is fairly easy to use, and the Numark instructions to get you started are effective.  Afterward I had much better control over the production, and I have yet to learn all of Audacity's features and functions.

After recording a few albums, I figured out that the pickup cartridge that comes with the unit is likely to be inferior.  I remember from my stereo days of the 1970s that having a good quality cartridge is essential.  The best speakers, receiver and turntable in the world won't result in good sound if you have junk for a cartridge.  So I drove down to one of the last remaining stereo stores in my area and bought a $49 Ortofon OM 5E  -- not expensive by any means -- but what a difference it made compared to the Numark stock cartridge.  So spend the extra money a get decent cartridge.

So I went to town recording 3-5 albums per day and then figured out that the software tools I was using (Windows Media Player, Windows Explorer, and iTunes) were insufficient for managing all of these MP3 files I'm cranking out.  I want to correctly set the ID3 tags (e.g., song title, album title, artist, genre, year, etc.) for all my MP3s but what I was using was cumbersome.  So I found a very useful program called Mp3Tag.  It's free software and it can be found at [...].  It lets you very easily set all of your ID3 tags for your MP3s, including attaching album covers to songs.  I get the album covers from the web site [...]. In all, it wasn't that difficult to reach the point I'm at now, efficiently converting my LPs to MP3s.

As for the TTUSB unit itself, it seems to be of very good quality, but don't expect it match the quality and features of good turntables from your past.  Compared to my 1979 Technics SL-3200, the TTUSB is missing a dust cover, cueing control, automatic return at the end of the record, and a timing strobe.  The TTUSB is very basic, but if all you're doing is using it temporarily to convert your albums to MP3s, it's more than acceptable for that purpose.  Though having cueing control would be nice.

So for the money I spent, and the results I'm getting, I'm quite happy with the Numark TTUSB.
2392907
THis is the first new 1200 that I have purchased, but not the first I have owned. Funny thing is, this wasn't even for me. Was a gift to a great friend. Either way, the 1200s are great turntables. They are very versitile & can take the abuse of spinning, or just run on doing mundane vinyl playback.

Setup is a relatively easy process & you can keep it simple & have it work well forever, or tweek out over things to make minute changes to get the abosolute best possible sound.

Anyway, these things are reliable, tanks, will last forever, & though it seems pricey, will provide for you for years...probably until you sell it to someone else who can use it too!
2101043
I was looking for a simple, low cost, built-in speaker record player to play my collection of old jazz records I got from my father.  This is perfect for that purpose alone.  If you're an audiophile or if you plan to play newly pressed records or records from the '80s on up then this is likely not the record player for you. There isn't a lot of bass in the speakers and the sound is borderline tinny depending on where you place it, but I found I can connect it to my Bose soundlink mini for more bass if needed.  And the mp3 converting software is an added bonus but I haven't used it yet. However, popping on an old Dexter Gordon record while prepping Sunday brunch is a pure perfection  snaps, crackles, pops, and all.
1503961
Overall this is a great little system. I highly recommend it for anyone who loves to hear their old records in a nice simple fashion. Obviously if you're an Audiophile you'll use a more proper turntable (Audio Technica, Pro-Ject, etc.) to fully enjoy the richness and depth of vinyl, but for those wanting to hear their old 45's and those classic garage sale LP's in a basic no-frills manner, this is a quality choice.

The system is designed to play the standard 3 speeds of records, each with the lid closed to eliminate stray sound. Some advice: give the turntable some speed time playing 45 or 78 rpm records. This gives the turntable a push to work through the "drag" of the lower 33 rpm speed. Initially, my 33 rpms were sluggish on this turntable, but after some time at higher speeds, they worked just fine.

Obviously the speakers will not blow you away, but they are still very good. There's not much bass as you would imagine, but the sound is strong and at higher volumes there is no crackling or distortion. I would put the sound on par with most "jam boxes" we grew up with in the 80's and early 90's. The radio dials are easy to operate (you have standard FM, FM Stereo and AM to choose from). This will come in handy listening to sports on the radio.

Cosmetically it has a nice antique feel. Nice wood finish and stylish controls. Everything is easy to operate and within 5 minutes of removing it from the box I was spinning my classic 45s from Genesis, Ambrosia, Hall & Oates and more. If that's all you need, something simple and easy to use, I highly recommend this.

Long live vinyl my friends!
4628290
TL;DR: A good record player for people just getting into vinyl. Might want to get some better speakers but all in all a good product.

Let me start by saying that if you are a seasoned record listener, this is not the player for you. This was my first record player, a lot of my favorite bands were releasing on vinyl and I was considering getting into it. Got a couple records with this I was instantly hooked; I have since upgraded to the Jensen JTA-230 and plan on upgrading the the Audio-Technica AT-LP120. This player has since been semi retired; I take it with me on vacation and use it to transfer records to mp3.

This, like many other record players uses the Crosley Stylus, which for a lot of audiophiles is a big red flag; like I said, for seasoned listeners this is not your player of choice but the Crosley Stylus is easy to replace and replacements are fairly cheap. It also comes equipped with 2 speeds, 33 & 45, along with a 45 adapter. The speaker is ok, again if you're an audiophile that means it's s***, I recommend getting a simple AUX speaker for it.

All in all a good record player for beginners to get their feet wet in the medium.
4974533
I love the turntable style and have used it one time so far. Really like it! The 4 star is for the quality
3991678
I bought this so my wife could listen to her old records. I am not a "vinyl person".  I purchased this unit because it had a cool retro look to it. I was not dissapointed when it arrived. Like I said it looks great. It sounds okay, initially this was in the kitchen and turned up all the way it was hard to hear it over our dishwasher. It has USB out so I assume at some point we could just run the sound through the computer speakers if we needed it louder. My wife continues to use it and says she enjoys it. It's fun to pull out at a party and play records for back ground music. I tripped over the cord at one of those parties and broke the power input plug away from the housing...The cabinet itself is cheaply constructed, as I have come to expect from anything manufactured in the last 14 years. I "fixed" it by attaching the power cable permanently to the input, which is now inside the cabinet as opposed to mounted nicely on the outside.
Poor manufacturing standards aside, this wasn't a terrible purchase and fun for what it is. If I was a "vinyl person" I would skip this, save my money and buy something good. As a casual owner of a few records this works just fine for us.
3647390
Great portable turntable! Many trips, still like new.