The Starting Point for your new Victrola Suitcase Player!
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- So you just got the Victrola Suitcase Player - but maybe this is your first adventure into the world of Vinyl - what do all these buttons and switches do? Check out this video to learn all the awesome things your suitcase record player can do! Want your own suitcase player? Click here amzn.to/2BN6mMh
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Keep the volume low when turning on-you may be blown away with those hundreds of milliwatts of raw audio power 😸.
Indeed!
My daughter’s is so quiet we can’t even hear it.
@@hillnwdid you ever find out what happened and how to fix it?!! I just got mine and im also having this issue, if you know please help
Could you make a video about basic record player care for us newbies? I notice that some record players don't last because people don't know how to care for them. i am a complete beginner so I'd love to know how to care for a player and keep it lasting long.
Great idea!
I have this player. I find that my records are shipping. Any suggestion??
I'm beginner tooo.....
Got one for Christmas thats why I'm here lol. I have no clue
@S Voot. Same .....
@@julielandry3026 the same thing is happening for my sister and I!
There actually is a cartridge replacement available for these types of record players. MUCH better sound and you can get diamond stylus for better needle life. Cartridge : Banpa BP2ATC then get the diamond needle 274-DS73 for the 3mil stylus to play 78rpm records
how do you replace it? I've been searching all day trying to find ways to improve the victrola journey I got for Christmas
i got a victrola record player this christmas and i got it in color black
Awesome! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Me too
Me too
Me too!
I bote one yesterday lmao
5 years have passed but I just wanted to show that this reallyyyy helped!!! I just bought one a day ago and you explained perfectly, now I will listen to my music peacefully 💓💓
Got this as a beginner turntable for my 14 year old and was looking for a way to add extra speakers, thank you so much for the video!
Glad I could help!
Thank you for the info. I was hoping during that 14 mins you would show how to hook up to a blue tooth speaker. I can’t seem to get it to work as it disconnects when I switch to phono.
I got a brown one when it first came out because I was obsessed. Just a week ago, I still have warranty from The website I bought it from for some reason. So instead of fixing it, they sent me the newer all black edition which is amazing! I highly recommend this. Especially if you know how to hook it up correctly.
Thank you so much for this video! I recently found this player new for $26 and when I started researching it further the “record snobs” made me think that I was going to ruin my records. I am so relieved that it won’t destroy them and am very happy with my little record player. 😁
Excellent thank you for watching!
It won't ruin anything Sara. These people are making out that these types of players cut through vinyl like a samurai sword through a water melon, and it just doesn't happen love. The tracking force with these types of players is around the 5 gram mark which is nothing that vinyl can't handle Sara, that pressure from a stylus is still well within record playing specs. Victory to Victrola.
@@31cify I probably wouldn't go as far to say Victory to Victrola... they won't destroy your records immediately, but they still sound like shite!
@@minitastychicken Can confirm. I have no bass on mine.
@@Recordology why doesn't my 45 rpm work?
I just ordered mine! Then was like "ummm I don't know what I am doing, I need youtube" you helped So much!!! Now I need it to be delivered.....
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This might be kinda late but I just got a new one for Christmas and it keeps skipping ahead and I don’t know why. They’re brand new records and they’re skipping ahead
Pistachio God fr bro same here
Make sure the place it is sitting is free of vibrations - even walking across the floor can cause it to skip.
Make sure the place it is sitting is free of vibrations - even walking across the floor can cause it to skip.
Record-ology do your recommend me buying a new stylus ? Or a new vinyl player maybe an audio technica?
Record-ology dmd you on Instagram hopefully you can help me
the most perfect Christmas gift, im so excited to play my favorite modern records on such a timeless piece!
Meeee toooooooooo
This tin can record player is not a time piece! It's very low end junk. A vintage turntable build by Dual in the 1950s is a timeless piece.
Thanks for this! I was having doubts on how to handle this since I never used a record player in my life. Super helpful video!
A lot of skeptical audiophiles out there are always like "Oh, don't buy one of those, they'll DESTROY your records", and if beginners take this advice, they'll be upset and won't get into this hobby cause they can't afford a higher quality turntable
It's true. They won't ruin your records. It will sound lousy in comparison to almost any other speaker it is compared to. It will struggle to play new records accurately (skipping, pitch fluctuation etc). I do not recommend. If you must buy one of these units, buy it second hand for $20 just to see if you might want to get into the hobby.
Thank you for this. I'm a student so I can't really afford a decent record player. People saying that cheaper ones DESTROY your records WAs really putting me off. I even saw some people saying "it's not the right hobby for you if you're not willing to spend decent amounts of money on it" !!
Audio technica is a good brand. I have the $100 version and it sounds great!
You can find an Audio-Technica LP60 or LP60X for maybe $20-$30 more than a Crosley or Victorla and it's much better.
zeroxlulu my broke ass can't afford so i might just stick to this one
I work at goodwill and we get hundreds of records so I just purchased this record player can’t wait to get 99 cent records
I got a Victrola for my birthday approx 5 years ago. I played it once. I just recently took it back out of the box because my son bought me some old school records to play. Low and behold the volume is so low. What little sound I do hear doesn't seem to be coming from the speakers. Sound wasn't real great in the first place but now it's even worse. Nothing works on this. No sound when connected to Bluetooth, and no sound through my headphones. Any suggestions? At this point, I don't even know if a preamp or external speakers would work.
I caught mine this year at Walmart for 39.99 in that old time biggest color only. For price I love it. It brings back so many fond memories playing my old records with family. It was my plane to purchase this before covid and share memories with my mom but never got to because covid took her from us before I could and we lived separately. I listen now to her favorite tunes with a heavy heart.
I think people are forgetting that part of the charm with record players is the low quality speakers. There is a magic to vinyl that digital can't match. Those of us old enough remember our parents didn't have high end 1960's-1970's record players or speakers.
Bought one for my daughter for Christmas. I'm going to be showing her your videos on it. Great info!
Thank you so much for your video!!! Much love to you and your knowledge 🎶✨
You are so welcome
Thank you for this video! I got this for Christmas and love it! I’ve heard they are not good from other youtubers but it’s good to hear you like it and recommend it! I’m a beginner so it’s good to start out with one!
Its a GREAT place to start! Enjoy! Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
Actually, 78's came in 3 sizes, because I owned several in each size as a child. Of course, 10" was the ubiquitous format. But they also came in 8" (second most popular size) and 7". However, the 7" size did not last long, since 45's were also 7" in size. That is also why 45's were given a larger center hole, so the two record types would not be confused with each other.
And don't forget the 12 inch 78rpm records. Lol.
I didn't think these record players had a spring counter weight for the tone arm. That's good if they do. I was lead to believe they didn't.
They sure do Frank, it's just that casual buyers would never think to closely investigate. There is also some method of anti skate incorporated into these mechanisms too, it's just a little more cumbersome than high end models.
Thank you for posting this video. I got one as a gift a while back, used it once based on directions from the person who gave it to me, but we didn't talk much about it, and then the cord for it disappeared so it's been sitting on a shelf and then in a cabinet for a long time - several months to a year, idk. I pulled it out just today though so i could search online to get a replacement cord. Most importantly, i never understood how the bluetooth part worked - not that it matters with the cord missing - but now i know that i need to get these other cords at some point to use the other features.
me opening presents a day early so i already got the record play:👁👄👁
me tooooo
hello fellow harry stan
I GOT IT TOO
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I did enjoy that video. Thank you kindly my good man.
Glad you enjoyed it
Step one when you get an inexpensive recordplayer to start: Get a carbon brush to clean your records before playing. It gently removes the surface dust and you don't want any gunk on your record when you play it.
Nobody:
This guy breathing:hhhhhh!
Lol
i didn't even notice this until u mentioned it BSBHEHE🤭
Thanks so much for this thorough review! I appreciate you going into detail on everything. I just found one of these today(in black) at a bargain bin store for $8, so I figured why not? I'm looking forward to listening to some records on this now that I see it's a good player! Thanks again!
I’ve found when using the 7 inch records that it is best to keep auto stop off because it likes to stop early before the song ends if it is on. (Edit: there is a screw on the inside that can adjust this. It goes all the way now)
How do you adjust that screw?
When people say that players like this can "Ruin Your Vinyl" what do they mean? It doesn't seem like it will scratch them unless i'm missing something
GREAT QUESTION! They believe that the tracking force (weight of needle on record) is too high and that it will scratch / damage the records. Truth is -The weight is higher than high end record players and will WEAR them faster but will not damage them. Thank you for watching and commenting!
What they mean by destroying the record is not just the weight but the needle type. With now a day's cheaper turntables is that they have 3 speeds. 33 and 45 records play with .02 radius tip needles which are small, 78 records play with .07 radius needles which are big. Someone was thinking it's a great idea to use a bigger needle to play all 3 speed records which is wrong due to 33 and 45 are micro groove and 78s are large groove. Big difference.
@@CloudTheTank 78's require a 2.5 - 3 mil stylus. 33 and 45 styli are usually 0.6 - 0.7 mil.
Mine recently stopped spinning and I have no idea why!!
same
I just got thriller 40 wanting to play it ty a lot I understand more than ever now
Thank you so much for this video. I got mine delivered today.
I got that one for Christmas and this is my first time setting it up and using it. I’m glad I found this so I can set it up properly and not mess it up.
This my be a dumb question but how do you use the speed button on the record player?
NOT a dumb question! The speed selector is a switch so you can slide it to the correct position. Big 12” records are usually 33 rpm!
thank you so much!!!! I just got a record player for christmas and this tutorial was very easy to follow!!!
Thank you so much I learned few more things today!!!
How do I deal with skipping on these record players? Just got one and it skips a bit ):
Did you ever figure this out ?
By chance do you know how to problem solve extremely low sound? I’ve only used my player 3x’s and now I can barely hear anything
so this was over a year ago but i just got this myself and whenever i plug it in and try to turn it on the red LED won’t light up for me
same omg it worked the first day and then i left it for a few days now it’s not working
One year later and I'm wishing for one. Thanks so much for this vid, it was really helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Sammeee I want one so badly and it's only like 40 dollars. The bad thing is the album's are like 30 dollars so that's a downfall
My partner just bought me this record player. Should I hang on to it? Or try to get a better one? It seems to work fine.
I got a Victrola record player in that exact color!😃😄
Same
this is like a year late aha but when i turn the power switch on it doesn’t light up like the light above the word power
mine wont turn on either
did you figure out why ?
Me too
me too
I needed to replace the manual (wind-up) 78 players I use when I DJ at a local pub. Saw a few of these, for the $35 they sold for, went with a pair of them.
Initially went with the internal speakers, then hooked them up to a halfway decent sound system for inside and outdoors at the pub.
They do the job.
I also have one set up at the house for quick examinations of 78s that I had bought at yard sales...for the price, I can afford to wear the needle with dirty records as I determine whether to keep a particular record or not.
Thanks
If I want to learn how to dj/scratch would this do the job? Thanks!
I have two Crosley Cruisers- one in black, the other in an awful gold leme, that looked khaki on the box. The black one I’m using for 33’s and 45’s, the gold one I fit a 3 mil stylus onto to play 78’s.
How hard was it to put a 3 mil stylus on? Does it fit the standard ceramic cart?
Record-ology So, the actual cartridge is the black box on the near end of the tonearm. That houses the piezoelectric transducer, the ceramic component. The stylus is on the red piece. The hardest part is getting enough space between the two. Once that is accomplished, it’s very easy.
@@manFromPeterborough it's the CZ-800 cartridge, even though these use a clone of it.
Interesting.....I didn't realize this.
Interesting. Thank you for watching!
Another awesome and informative video
I appreciate that thank you! Thank you for watching and commenting!
Great video man
I really appreciate that! Thank you. Thank you so much for commenting!
My light won’t turn on for the volume
Yeah same and I replaced it with another one but got the same problem and they all doesn’t work😕
thanks for another informative video on these players. also thanks for answering my question on the Victrola record player. always fun to view your videos! by the way what is your first name? thanks, rob
Thank you for your nice comment! Its fun doing these videos. BTW my first name is Record ;) Or 'Hey You!' or various other things!
Great Video...Just Picked this exact player for $8 New...Just missing power cord...Cant wait to play with it.. !!!
Awesome.....
Just got my new victrola and garth brooks record early for Christmas thank you for making this video.
Thank you this is so helpful! Especially for a newbie like me!
I got mine for Mother's Day and we returned the first one as we thought something was wrong. Got a replacement and they do not play the new vinyl well - surges but play old vinyl perfect. Any thoughts or fixes on this? I received a lot of new vinyl with it and now have nothing to play them on and cannot return them as opened.
Hey. Got the same color. Since a few years noww.. thanks for the video. Great stuff.
This helped me sooooo much! Thank you thank you thank you 🌺🌺🌺
Glad it helped!
This was so helpful 🙏🏾 TY!!
Just got one for Christmas and played my first ever brand new record on it. It has this repetitive crackle while playing. Brand new record player and brand new record, am I doing something wrong? I notice the turn table the record sits on kinda bobs up and down, but I notice yours does the same in this video and doesn't have a crackle.
is it okay if i leave my victoria open, even when i’m not using it? it decorates my room when it’s open, i just have to clean it from the dust. would it damage my record player if i continue to leave it open?
No worries whatsoever!
My little cousin got one for Christmas 😊
Awesome! They really are fun! Thank you so much for commenting!
Record-ology so I just bought one, took the needle guard off but no sound is coming from the speakers. Even when I put in headphones I get nothing. Do you know a solution?
Hey welcome to the channel! Thanks for commenting! Unfortunately we are not setup to handle tech support inquiries on equipment we review. Our recommendation is to checkout our older videos or to contact the manufacturer. Have a great day!
I am a bit hesitant to buy one of these turntables, does the built-in speakers have a good sound?
Relatively yes. It’s what you would expect.
If you are used to good stereo sound from the past component systems and good speakers, you really need to purchase better speakers for this unit. There is literally no base and very high pitch sounds. Don’t let the sound keep you from buying this though. Speakers are cheap
Mary Poppins! I had that record when I was a kid and I don't know what happened to it. Well, my niece got me a copy for Christmas.
I got a victrola record player for Christmas 🎄 last year plus the fact I’m in a small apartment anyway I’m ok with it I don’t have that much room anyway I can only find the 33 vinyl records albums and it has blue tooth 🦷 so I can even play from my iPhone 📱 Pandora radio 📻
So, does these type of record players change pitch? Like if you wanted to slow down the pitch for a song, could Victrolas do that?
Some do allow you to - look at the product description in the Amazon link to verify!
Thank you for this really helpful video! Can't wait to start using my new Victrola, it has a map of the Caribbean printed on it!
Sounds awesome! Thank you for watching and commenting!
I got the union jack!
Very well Explained 👍👍👍👍
thank you
I was hoping that you would have gone over the Bluetooth feature and how it is used.
Ended up getting a great deal on the geo print one and I’m LOVING it!
Are there different types of needles to fill in the different grooves in the older records and if so can you change the with that needle to play the 78 speed? Will it mess up the older records or distort them especially going towards the middle of the record? 🤔
Great questions coming in lately! The 78 record does indeed have a larger groove (3 mil) vs a standard 1 mil / microgroove stylus found on most 33 and 45 speed vinyl today. You can buy a 3 mil stylus without needing to replace the entire cartridge. This is the ideal situation to get the most sound out of your 78's. Playing a 78 with a regular 1 mil stylus wont hurt anything but the sound will be inferior because the needle is too small in the wider groove and cant read all the details of the groove walls. You would NOT want to use a 3 mil stylus on a microgroove record. Thank you for watching and commenting!
@@Recordology Thanks for answering my questions, this will really help me out in buying a vinyl player and give me a good experience in introducing me into this. I really appreciate it, thank you. 😊
Happy to help! Thank you for watching!
Thank you. I just got this for Christmas from Santa and Mrs. Clause and the instructions never said to take off the cover from the needle and I could not figure out why it was not working. I have never played a record before.
I got one for Christmas and I’m having a bit of a struggle to say the least. I have 4 new records to start and none of them have a scratch in sight, but somehow they keep skipping. My dad collected records for years and tested one of his and his skipped as well. He thinks it could be the record player itself but I’m so confused as to how, the needle is perfectly in tact. I see a few other people having this problem. Is there anything I can do to fix this? If anyone has found a solution. I don’t wanna give up just yet I was super excited to get a record player I have wanted one for a long time.
this happened to me, it’s the record player, i will get another one soon but yeah it is really sad cuz i just got it:(
Amazing video!!! Thanksss
Thank you so much for your help !
My son got a new one of these for Christmas, and two new records to go with it. Both albums get "stuck " and repeat, but one album does it REALLY bad. These are all brand new, so built up dust and debris isn't a factor, I would think.
I ran the above cable to my old crt tv now it sounds great.
I got one at a yard sale for $20 and it didn’t come with a power cord, which cord do I use. I am a beginner with my record player
AC 5v1A
why won’t my record player turn on ?
I am looking for a scratchy nostalgic sounding record player - which one would you recommend? Looked into Crosley, Victrola and DigitNow. Don't need a Bose sound - got that already, want the scratchy fun sound :-)
They are all great - very similar.
Hi! I’m a newbie when it comes to record plays and vinyl records. I just got a Victrola suitcase record player for Christmas I used it for a couple of days and then stopped while I was waiting for my new vinyls to come in, now every vinyl that I play skips even thought they are brand new. Any reasons for this? Is it the vinyls problem or the record player’s problem?
Hey, I just got one two days ago and it won't turn on. It's the exact same model as the one in this video. If you have any tips please let me know!
Got mine for Xmas in red love it
Awesome!
Got mine for Christmas too Shawn, love it also. It's not a Victrola, it's a Panacom Digitnow player that doesn't just play vinyl. It has built in bluetooth, radio stations, USB recording and playback, and an aux in jack for something else.
Would this be good for some Tom Petty vinyls? I'm not sure how different the vinyls were back then.
Absolutely, this would work fine.....any record. Thank you for watching and commenting!
I have one like that but suddenly wont turn on the power. any suggestion?
Hey welcome to the channel! Thanks for commenting! Unfortunately we are not setup to handle tech support inquiries on equipment we review. Our recommendation is to checkout our older videos or to contact the manufacturer. Have a great day!
Very nice and thanks.
Thank you for your help 😊
Happy to help!
I know im a little late, but im thinking of buying one of these. But can you use an aux cable to connect it to better speakers?
Yes you can.....
@@Recordology thanks
Walmart has it on sale 12/19...was surprised to see it in their latest flyer they send out.
I just got one for my birthday! Thanks
what happens if your volume button is not working on vinyls? the volume stays the same (very low) even if i turn the knob. and i got these vinyls at a thrift store so i did kinda wipe everything down with a clorox wipe.. was that a bad move?
The audio doesn’t work when I do this but it only works with Bluetooth and I’ve had it about 10 months
Same here have you found out why?
Thanks for the video -- very helpful. I just bought one for my teenager, and it is regularly skipping. It's in a stable location, and will skip even if no one is walking or causing vibrations. I *think* the balance on the tone arm needs to be adjusted (if you apply a little pressure to the front end of the counterweight, the skipping ceases) . Do you know if there is a way to do that on these players?
Courtney Caccia that’s exactly what i’m looking for!!
Set a nickel on the stylus
were you able to find a solution ?
Put a coin over the stylus
thing is with the bluetooth feature is that the audio will be coming out of the player speakers instead of the what ever speaker you connected too.
Will the audio always play through the built in speakers when you connect other speakers? Or can you only have the 1 of the other play the audio
Hmmm I dont recall
Thanks for this.. i have one but i don't know how to use this make me understand thanks again 🙏
By the way you can get a replacement cartridge and stylus that provides a better sound quality and ALSO makes playing 78 records a lot better. Because the grove of 78 records are a bit wider / bigger so the smaller LP stylus (since vinyl records use micro grooves) won't dig into the 78 groove and pick up too much noise instead of audio. VWestlife here on youtube did a video about how to replace the stylus and the stylus cartridge and what type to use for that. Thankfully it's very inexpensive too.
Ya we’ve done many shows about this as well
Hypothetically if someone can’t find their power cord…what should they do?
:(
Amazon or eBay have many.
@@Recordologythank you!!!!
Does this TT have other spring tracking "taps" you move one end of the spring to so you could adjust tracking?Many older spring counterweighted TT's I have used had that.Also you can get an audio out from the headphone jack-just use an audio cable with stereo phone plug on one end to two RCA phono plugs on the other ends.Its a form of "Y" cable.This could be helpful if you should ever need to feed another system.Love those field jobs!
Very interesting.....I'm not sure. One of these days perhaps I will take a look at that. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Great Video. Have any viewers or the creator experienced any squeaking from player when the turntable actually spins? I get this quite often with my victrola briefcase record player and it is quite annoying.
My Crosley Director started squeaking one time when it was fairly new. Took off the platter and put some 3 in one oil on the bearing with a toothpick. Hasn't squeaked since. And I still use it. Was made in 2010.
I received this as a gift. I like to always use the cue lever but mine won't drop the arm completely. I have to put my finger on the cue and push down. If not it skips.
May need to be 'exercised' a bit to loosen it up.....