I grew up with albums and currently have my father’s albums. Unfortunately, I never thought I would be listening to vinyl ever again, so it was kept in my storage unit, collecting dust and probably suffered from California summer heat.
But with vinyl becoming popular again, and no longer having my expensive Technics which I DJ’d with back in the ’80s and early ’90s, I am now having to find cheaper options for playing vinyl, granted, I don’t need anything like I did when I was younger as I’m not going to be scratching or utilizing the old mixer/fader.
The Byron Statics Vinyl Records Bluetooth 5.0 Turntables Record Player was one that I wanted to try and for the most part, I was able to play the music.
But I was able to play a few albums opening tracks, such as Al Martino, Kenny Rogers, Styx, RUSH, Deep Purple, etc. I had no problems with the larger vinyl.
Comparing this to another Bluetooth turntable that I have, it works well. I like the fact that you can make it to a carrying case (my other one emulates an old school vinyl player). You turn it on from the power knob (which functions as the volume knob) and play.
The only thing, my other player, once the album is done, the needle goes back to the holder. This one, will autostop right at the end.
I did notice certain albums sounded good, others sounded bad through the speaker. But for what its worth, this was more on a road trip to nostalgia more than anything. For the price, I’m not expecting glorious crystal quality music to come out of its own speakers. It is treble-driven, no bass and it is what it is. But hook up Bluetooth speakers or to your receiver and you are good to go!
It plays 33-1/3, 45 and 78 RPM, so one’s all set in playing albums. It also features Bluetooth 5.0, so I was able to pair with my speakers and earphones. It also offers RCA jacks like the old school days!
No, I’m not going to give up my digital music or CD’s just yet, but I like it and at under $48, can’t complain. It’s affordable and I do recommend the Byron Statics Vinyl Records Bluetooth 5.0 Turntables Record Player!
