Audio-Technica LP120XBTUSB Direct-Drive Turntable (Bluetooth & USB) Black

Not particularly challenging to assemble and balance the tonearm. Getting the 3-pin adapter on the power lead was more problematic. Levelling the turntable took a while but was worth doing right. My first direct drive and Bluetooth turntable, it connects automatically to Bluetooth speakers across the room. Sound reproduction is excellent. I did the right thing, avoiding the cheaper option of an all-in-one player. The extra quality from this turntable is worth the extra expense.

Amazing turntable! The sound is incredible, we've also purchased the speakers from the same Audio Technica and the sound is pristine. It also looks great and it's very solid.

I like my music a lot. Not quite to nerd level but pretty intense nonetheless! I did a fair bit of research before buying this turntable. I did my online research and asked music loving friends what turntables they had. A recurring answer was "I've got an Audio Technica." These were people whose opinions I trusted. I've bought the LP120 XUSB in black. I've had it for about two weeks and I absolutely love it. The fact that is has a pre-amp built in is a big plus. It means that you don't have to buy more expensive kit to play your records. I connected my turntable up to my old midi-hifi, which is just a CD player with AM/FM tuner with speakers. The red and white cables just plug into the turntable sockets and that's the connection sorted! The stylus is simple to affix, it just screws into the needle arm. Balancing the tone arm is the hardest of the tasks required to set it up. It's still simple to do though, especially if you follow the Audio Technica video for this process which is on YouTube. The whole body of the unit is metal and the turntable is a weighty piece of steel. The unit is well made and is of good quality. Playing records is simple. You just line up the needle over the grooves, lower the arm and away you go. The tone arm is manual and not automatic, meaning at the end of the record you need to return the tone arm to its' rest yourself. The sound quality obviously depends on the quality of your speakers. Mine are reasonably average and not at all specialist. However, the sound is immense! The tones are rich, the bass is deep and the overall sound is crisp. There is barely any vinyl crackle. I've converted a couple of albums to mp3 using the supplied USB cable. It is very simple. I am using a Mac with GarageBand as the platform that I record to. (Audacity is also a perfectly good platform to use too.) The quality of the recordings is excellent and now, albums that I've had for years that I only had on record, can be listened to in my car! Don't hesitate if you are thinking of buying this turntable. It is a lot of quality for the price and it compares favourably with more expensive turntables with similar features.

A real piece of quality from getting it out of the box to the set only tricky part was getting the tone arm level when you crack that your flying. Starting with the weight of the turntable you know it ain’t cheap good sturdy heavy piece of quality even the head shell looks expensive all the buttons are big and bold so you know what your operating what I like most is when using the tonearm lifter after your ready to lower it on to the vinyl it slowly drops nice and easy no big heavy drop and its a great sound through a Panasonic mini Hifi it looks great and while it seems a bit expensive believe me it’s pure quality and class makes every penny spent on it worth while well pleased it hasn’t cooled since it was set up 10 out of 10.

I didn't know what to expect but I can safely say this is a perfect purchase. It took me a while to decide upon which deck to purchase and after a few weeks of listening to my record on this deck I can say this deck is perfect and the best mid-range Hi-Fi decks out there. The sound quality is amazing and the Audio Technica needle does an amazing job picking up all the nuances of sound within each record, even revealing sounds I am sure I have not heard before. the depth of pick up is astounding - and after having many decks throughout the years I can say with confidence this deck is one of the best out there for this price range. The build is sturdy and the set up for the needle was very straight forward. I also chose the direct drive due to previous years as a DJ and being used to DD rather than belt, though many have their reasons for each. This deck has played every record I have so far perfectly, no skipping etc. I'm so glad I purchased this deck and replacement needle are available if you want to change the level of pick up too at reasonable prices. All in all a great deck, a great price and something that will no doubt keep me entertained for many years. Latest Update: All still great and working well. (Aug 2018)

I am really pleased with this stereo player, however I had some issues as didn't realise initially that Bluetooth wouldn't connect to my phone without speakers connected. However, set up was straightforward apart from that and everything is now working great with excellent sound quality from my vinyl and my Bluetooth playback would recommend this product but would be good if the instructions made the Bluetooth connection a little clearer.

Superb quality turnable at a good price for the quality of output. Recommend getting the Audio-Technica speakers, the built in pre-amp works well with these and gives a lovely bass rich sound. No tinniness here. Busy rebuying all my old vinyl back now from the 70s and 80s to enjoy all over again. Theres something ethereal about listening to music from a vinyl turnable, and this ticks ALL the boxes

Great turntable, great sound, great price, and excellent service from the seller. The preamp delivers a fantastic sound, whether it's by Bluetooth or RCA cable to a speaker. One very happy DJ.

Denna skivspelare är en fröjd både för öga och öra. Så snygg, tung och välljudande. Enkel uppsättning o installation. Fungerar både med Bluetooth, line och Phono med jordning. Otroligt gedigen skivspelare.

Easy to setup, solid quality, very nice sound

J’utilise cette platine uniquement pour écouter mes vinyles à la maison, et je ne suis pas du tout un pro. Je voulais surtout une platine qui me permette de gérer la vitesse pour faire des effets “sped up” ou “slowed”, et pour ça elle est parfaite. Le son est vraiment bon, surtout couplée à ma Acton III. Le Bluetooth fonctionne très bien, ce qui m’évite d’avoir des câbles partout et ça me permet d’avoir un setup super clean. L’installation m’a un peu fait galérer au début, mais rien de dramatique : une fois en place, tout roule. Je n’ai pas utilisé la fonction USB donc je ne peux pas donner d’avis dessus. Les finitions sont vraiment premium, elle a un look magnifique et je ne regrette pas du tout mon achat. Je la recommande totalement, surtout si vous cherchez une platine polyvalente et agréable à utiliser.

... but I love it to bits. To buy such an expensive, big eighties looking Turntable was not on my shortlist but after multiple bad experiences with other brands like Projekt and Dual I pulled the trigger and bought one for €235, I think a very good deal when I see the prices abroad. Everything functions perfect. What I like the most is the Bluetooth for my headphones so I can move freely. Almost completely made of plastic the size and weight gives it a feel of Premium Quality. Nice touch are the suction cup feet and light. The anti skating does its job wonderfully, so no distortions near the end of the record. Although I have it connected to a 20 year old Panasonic Home Cinema Set the pre-amp delivers more than average sound. The lift feels a bit cheap but the needle never skipped putting it on. Because it is a DJ device it has no automatic stop, so it keeps turning with the needle on the record. And for those who want to digitize I urge you not to go with the cheap usb ones, the sound will be dreadfull. Buy a TT with a good sound output like this one and you will get quality mp3 recordings. *Update 15 months later* It still runs fantastic. I am not a permanent listener I must say, there are weeks that I do not touch it. But when I do it keeps a joy to own this sweet sounding device. I listen to it through my cheap Sony WH-CH510 bluetooth headphones or my SMSL SA-50 amp connected to 2 KEF speakers.

Giradischi di buona qualità (chiariamo: non è un Thorens da 3.000 euro, ma penso sarebbe stupido pretenderlo), ma costruito decisamente bene soprattutto se confrontato con prodotti di altre marche su questa fascia di prezzo. La connessione bluetooth è impeccabile, e mantiene comunque ad un ottimo livello la qualità di ascolto (giusto una gamma alta un filo indietro e qualcosina in meno come intellegibilità della gamma media, ma a mio parere davvero una buona prestazione). E comunque, per chi preferisse prestazioni migliori alla comodità del bluetooth, ci sono le opzioni per la connessione cablata... Facile l'installazione, testina in dotazione più che onesta, il plus della porta USB per la connessione al PC. Trasmissione -sulla carta- affidabile, vista l'assenza della cinghia, ma imho non adatta all'utilizzo "DJ", il motore non sembra potentissimo; ma, di nuovo, personalmente non pretendo niente del genere su questa fascia di prezzo, tantomeno da un apparecchio che offre già tanto in altri ambiti. In sintesi, prodotto concreto e convincente, che offre una prestazione solida a tutto tondo, con un ottimo rapporto qualità/prezzo.