Victrola - Premiere T1 Turntable System - Espresso
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The all-new Victrola Premiere T1 Turntable System is the perfect record player sound system for your home. Incorporating the T1 Turntable and M1 Bookshelf Monitors, the system's design and user interface were created with meticulous attention to sound reproduction, design, and ease of use. The T1 Turntable System is sure to make lifelong music memories in your home. The Premiere T1 Turntable features a belt driven metal platter, wooden plinth, and aluminum tonearm with an adjustable counterweight and anti-skate knob to keep your favorite vinyl records in top condition. The T1 record player also includes Victrola's first high-performance moving magnetic cartridge, creating detailed clarity from your record collection with a wider frequency response and specified downforce. The built-in preamp allows connectivity to any amplifier for a completely customizable audio system. The Victrola Premiere M1 Bookshelf Monitors are sonically designed to complement the Victrola Premiere T1 Turntable for a vinyl listening experience that will take your collection to new highs. As a stand-alone bookshelf speaker system, wirelessly stream your favorite tunes via Bluetooth® technology from your device. If you already have a turntable or any audio device you'd like to connect, the Victrola Premiere M1 monitor acoustic and aesthetic design will prove to elevate your overall listening experience. With beautiful design, proprietary technology, and high-end components, the Victrola Premiere T1 Turntable System delivers superior sound quality to create lifelong music memories in every home.
Dimension
Product Height : 19.88 inches
Product Width :19.69 inches
Product Depth :17.32 inches
Product Weight :24.9 pounds
Features
Quality materials Belt driven metal platter with Victrola silicone slipmat
Keep your records as good as new Aluminum tonearm with adjustable counterweight and anti-skate features
New Vinyl Stream Technology Vinyl Stream technology allows you to stream to any Bluetooth speaker
Premium Victrola Cartridge Victrola VPC-190 High-performance moving magnetic cartridge
Customize your sound Built in switchable pre-amp with RCA outputs and included premium connection cables
Bluetooth Capabilities Bluetooth connectivity for wireless playback from your phone or other devices
Connect to any system RCA and Auxiliary inputs with premium cables included to connect to any audio device
Removeable speaker grills Removable magnetic speaker grills for multiple design looks in your room or office
What's Included
AC/DC 5V 1A adaptor
45RPM adaptor
manual
premium slip mat
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SO much FUN!!!!
Iv’e never owned a record player before but when I saw the Victrola T1, I took a pause and texted the wife. We are decorating a new house and looking for unique statement pieces…AND we are music lovers…and the Victrola Premiere T1 is just breathtakingly beautiful. Wife was on board!! Got the unit and opened up the box and it was well packaged nice and secure. It was a little more complicated to set up than I thought it might be (which was not hard just more than I thought). The quick start quite talked about adding the counter weight and adjusting the “anti-skate” control. You have to put the belt on the turn table etc. NOTE: The counter weight came preinstalled but I only knew that from a little sticker on the counter weight on the unit itself. That was a little confusing but just take your time and look at the stickers and follow along. Don’t force anything. soft touches from putting on the dust cover to making sure the needle drops on the vinyl. Got it all set up and it really is just breath takingly beautiful the dark espresso finish is just gorgeous and luxurious . I like that you can take the magnetic speaker covers off for a more industrial look. Something to consider, depending on where you plan to set up, that I was not used to is all the wires!! RCA left and right plus two power chords one for the unit and the speakers. You can go Bluetooth to other sound systems but the speakers and the table really pair together and create the whole vinyl experience. Going Bluetooth to my Sound-bar is cool and adds a ton of overall room volume but surround sound just seems to take away from this amazing turntable and speakers authentic vinyl sound just a bit. Plus we wanted to showcase the Victrola and not hide it in a cabinet. So I will need to do some wire maintenance and concealment on the wires. So worth it. Previous to getting my Victrola the wife and I went vinyl shopping at the local antique market. That was a blast!!!! It was like time travel all the decades and generation. We went with classic country Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash, The Doors, Blondie and some Hawaiian music and a few others. Then we hit the new vinyl best of Queen and Elton as well from a local store. Victrola was ready, I grabbed Johnny Cash and pulled the record out of the sleeve and gently placed it on the turn table, raised the arm and moved the needle over track one and dropped. The record starts spinning when you lift the arm. Note the arm has small little levers that help raise and guide the arm which is nice. The needle dropped and floated down to the vinyl and that iconic hiss/crack that only a record gives. Authentic raw sound. It is not some computer decoding bits of data and playing it. It is analog authentic music and it’s very cool to experience your favorite music in a totally new way. I felt like I was transported back to the Whisky go go in the 60’s to hear the Doors and transported into the studio with Freddy when he was belting out Somebody to love in the 80’s! Just a really cool way to listen to my favorite music. Victrola also has a record store to browse! But you can find records everywhere now! Overall: The beauty, the history, the awesome sound and the rediscovery of all my favorite bands and songs…ABSOLUTELY WORTH OWNING THE VICTROLA! Show piece audio for sure! So much fun!
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Turntable
Enjoying it since I got it out of the box grrsy sound, good going back to old to times
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Great sound and great look at a great price
We are new to getting into vinyl and we’re wanting to upgrade our record player without breaking the bank. This was the perfect convergence of price point and audio quality. We went from listening to records occasionally to almost daily. It comes with everything you need straight out of the box and is easy to set up. You will need two outlets, one for the speakers and one for the turntable.
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Great quality!
Love it! sounds Great! Super easy to operate. Finally get to hear my old albums.
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Great sound
Awesome Turntable sounds awesome love the look of the speakers and it all perfect
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Best Christmas Gift
Perfect gift for my daughter! She loved it for christmas!
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Solid System for the Vinyl Novice
Apparently, as someone in my early 40's I'm not qualified to be a music appreciator if I'm not listening on vinyl. I have whole heartedly embraced the convenience of having all the digital music I could possibly want stored on my smartphone. Yet I found myself on the outside looking in. My former classmates now resigned to Facebook friendship showing off their growing collection of LP's and bragging about their transcendent experience. I wanted in! Knowing that I wanted a system that offered everything I needed without breaking the bank I was immediately interested in the Victrola T1 system. It seemed to have everything I needed and I liked the appearance so I gave it a shot. Unboxing: I was impressed by the sheer size and weight of the package that arrived on my doorstep. First rule of audio equipment - if it's heavy it HAS to be good! Well if that's true, I was in for a treat! I unboxed each component piece by piece. Each component carefully packed in a black dust cover and protected in shipping. I opened all the accessory boxes and carefully removed the foam arm holders and the plastic needle cover. Set Up: The instructions said that I needed to balance the arm so I attempted to do that. In reality I feel like it was pretty well balanced anyway. I don't really think I adjusted it much anyway. I plugged in the RCA cables and the cord connecting the two speakers and powered everything on. First Try: I loaded my Jayhawks album purchased for the artwork and gently placed the needle on the edge of the record. I could hear the faint whispers of 'Come Crying to Me' so I found the sound know on the speaker and cranked it up. Big mistake! All of a sudden I heard the song blaring from a speaker UPSTAIRS where my wife was working! No joke! Impossible you say? I kid you not. Apparently, the turntable is bluetooth compatible and I have a sounder connected to my TV that annoyingly broadcasts its location as a bluetooth speaker so when you have two devices looking to pair - they just assume that they want to be together! Super cool feature of the turntable, but it scared the crap out of me! Next Try: After switching the knob from stream mode I was immediately treated to the melodic sounds of Back Roads and Abandoned Hotels, though by now I was firmly in the middle of Everybody Knows. I was immediately impressed by the clarity of Gary Louris' vocals that were clearly centered between the two speakers. A faint hum could be heard between tracks but did not distract from the experience. I was immediate returned to the Bowery and the feeling of live music. The album I've listened to hundreds of time felt different. Sound Feedback: I didn't have high expectations from a complete system at this price point but I was quite impressed. I queued up the same album on my stereo pair of streaming speakers and played the same tracks back to back. While my streaming speakers packed more punch, the reaction was that it was artificial punch. The vocals now seemed crammed and muddy. If you're a Jayhawks fan, you know that you don't want Marc Perlman's voice stepping anywhere near Louris. The other interesting result is that I could actually work with this album playing. Generally, I have to listen to instrumental albums when working in my office because the vocals are distraction, but perhaps it's because the music from my streaming speakers is too overpowering. I type this review as I listen to Don't Cry and it's soothing to my soul. Nit Picky: The knob that switches between On/Off/Streaming doesn't have any indicator so it's difficult to know what's what. The system turns itself off after it's done playing which is great, but it would be amazing if it would 'Wake Up' when adjusting the arm or replacing the record. Even if it's 'ON' I have to switch it off then back to 'ON' again. The speakers have a physical on/off switch but also a push button on the volume knob. One time the ring power was off on the speaker and I couldn't figure out how to to turn it back on! I flipped the switch and adjusted the volume - nothing. Finally I pressed and held the volume button and it came on. Not intuitive. Final Thoughts: Again very impressed with the value in this package. It's versatile with the included speakers that were clear if nothing else. I will note, that I loaded Soul Asylum's latest album and I was decidedly less impressed with the speakers. These aren't speakers that you're going to rock out with, but in this case I used the bluetooth that connect to my main stereo system in the next room and sounded much better. To me this is a great starter system to whet your vinyl appetite that's a step up from the record player in a box systems you see during the holidays in the clothing section, but it's likely not a system that a true audiophile would brag about. I've definitely loved messing around with it so far!
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Decent Turntable with Sub-Par Monitors
INTRODUCTION The Victrola T1 is positioning itself to be a one stop shop for people wanting to get into vinyl, or already have an existing vinyl collection that need a player at a reasonable price. The Victrola turntable has line outs and a phono pre-out that connect via audio cables to a set of their powered monitor speakers. A simple, yet complete approach to vinyl playback. USE I would not consider the Victrola a Premium product by any stretch of the imagination as most of its parts are plastic. That is not all bad, though. The turntable, while plasticky, is made well enough. It operates smoothly and efficiently. I had no trouble with the table skipping, jumping, or not precisely tracking the record. Victrola adjusted the weights and the arm prior to shipping to make the end user’s experience infinitely better and much more hassle-free. Aside from connecting the speakers via the included RCA cables, there are really only 4 notable steps needed to begin use: 1. Slip the platter on the spindle, 2. Slip the belt on the drive motor, 3. Remove the protective packaging, 4. Install the dust cover. Victrola has taken a lot of the hassle out of setting up a turntable, making the assembly and initial configuration easy. The only issue I encountered during assembly was having the belt on the drive motor improperly. The gear on the drive motor is stepped and I had the belt on the wrong step causing all my albums to sound like an Alvin and the Chipmunks concert. NEGATIVES The biggest drawback to this entire system is the speakers. To be frank and to the point, the monitors really aren’t all that good. For a set of speakers that appear to have a soft dome tweeter, these monitors are overly bright. Much brighter than any other soft domes I have. There is no way to take the harshness out while listening to albums, so I hoped I would be able to fix the issue streaming via Bluetooth. Even using Ultra HD material, the harshness was still there. Applying equalization settings only make the vocals sound that much worse and totally unnatural. If the overly harsh sounding tweeters weren’t bad enough, the monitors 4” bass drivers lack excursion, while the amps lack the power to properly power the woofers. It is just a one / two punch that makes for a flat and uninspiring bottom end. CONCLUSIONS There is nothing bad to say about the Victrola turntable itself. The table seems well-built and has worked flawlessly for me to this point. The arm tracks well without skips or any other annoyances commonly found in record players. I can’t say the same for the powered monitor speakers, though. They just don’t do music justice. If it were me, I’d buy the Victrola turntable, but look elsewhere for a quality set of powered monitor speakers to go with it like, some AudioEngines, Golden Ears, or Def Techs.
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Crisp and clear sound for a lively experience
>> Overview The Victrola Premiere – T1 Turntable System (the T1 turntable and M1 stereo speakers), is a perfect companion for you to enjoy your old (and new) vinyl records. I have a few well preserved and beat-up old vinyl records at home and I was waiting for an opportunity to get a decent system to play them. This system meets my overall expectations, the sound that comes out is crisp and clear, the feeling of the music is just great, it feels alive and brings back so many great memories. The couple of the more beat-up records I had, had noticeable too much background noise so I bought new (remastered) versions of them, and well the sound was just out of this world. Nevertheless, it is amazing how a 30+ year old record, decently preserved, sounds on this device! So, it is time to inherit more of those old records and I’d say it is worth expending on new records as well. >> Setup Note: For the T1 turntable, check whether the Counter Weight and the Arm are installed and if there is any note stating that they are already pre-set, so that you, if so choose, don’t spend time calibrating it. Reviewing the “Quick Setup Guide” that comes in the package, in the “Turntable Assembly” section for “Tone Arm Setup / Counter Weight Balancing”, there is a sequence of steps to attach the counter weight and calibrate it; however, I didn’t notice the note that mentions the counter weight and anti-skate had already been pre-installed (and precisely set). Also, I didn’t realize that the counter weight was already secured by a screw on its side. And so, I decided to follow the instructions and I tried to turn the counter weight to start the calibration process. I applied some force when I felt some resistance (the counter weight was already secured), which damaged the thread around the arm rode where the counter weight was installed. That was when I took a closer look at the Setup Guide and realized that the unit was already calibrated (and secured). Later I noticed the other note in the foam that held the counter weight, which stated the same (“precisely set” was the wording). Oh boy, I missed that, lesson learnt, pay closer attention to the labels. Anyways, after loosening the screw that secured the counter weight, I did the whole calibration process and I think I ended up placing the counter weight in a similar position in which it came. I had to move the Anti-Skating knob to get a proper sound, though. I wondered if I just wasted my time plus causing some damage to the unit. But I think, there would be people who might want to make sure to calibrate the Arm themselves. In which case, just make sure to notice the screw securing the counter weight so that damage is not inflicted on the arm. Additional Note: I almost lost the little rubber adapters/feet that attach to the sides of the clear plastic dust cover. They fell off when taking the different components out of the box. I was about to throw them into the garbage but decided to keep them around, and glad I did, as it became clear they were missing from the dust cover when it was time to assembly it. >> Sound The T1 turntable together the M1 set of speakers, provide an amazing sound. Listening to my vinyl music on it was, what I’d say, a more vivid/lively experience than what is provided by “regular” music (at least that is what I felt.) The speakers are powerful enough to fill a whole big room with sound. This was the first time in a while that listening to some of my favorite music made me feel so emotional (the other times are when attending concerts.) Listening to Pink Floyd and Bach, was such a great experience that I just kept quite sitting while listening to them for hours. I hadn’t enjoyed music like this in a while. The M1 Speakers have a Subwoofer output port. I haven’t tried it yet, but it looks like it’d be worth to buy one, especially to enjoy the bass on those rock records even more! If you have a receiver with a more complex speaker setup, you can also connect to it and enjoy your music. Well, that’d defeat having your set of M1 speakers, though. My plan is to keep the T1 turntable in my home office room and I plan on buying new vinyl records for my favorite music and/or replace the more damaged records with some secondhand units that are better preserved. >> Bluetooth Bluetooth capabilities are provided for the T1 turntable (output) and the M1 speakers (input). > T1: Streaming your vinyl music through Bluetooth (vinyl stream) You can stream the music from the T1 turntable to a Bluetooth enabled speaker or headphones, what is described as “vinyl stream” in the manual. I initially didn’t see the point in doing so, and I was reluctant to even try it, but I see its use if you have other people around and don’t want to bother them with your tunes. Well, it could also happen that very late in the night, and although I have my doors closed, some might hear music coming from my office room, so in that case perhaps having the option to stream to my Bluetooth headphones comes handy. It took a few tries to connect to a pair of Bluetooth enabled headphones to the device (following the steps in the Setup Guide.) The main recommendation is that, when connecting, to keep the headphones very close to the T1 turntable. Which I did, but it still took a few tries to have the connection (I even removed the Bluetooth headphones from any other device that ever had a connection to it, just in case). > M1: Streaming music through Bluetooth to the M1 speakers. Just press the volume control on the side of the right speaker and it would say “Bluetooth”, pressing again, it will say “Analog”. This explains why then when I turned on the speakers the first time, the voice said “Analog”, and in my head I was thinking “what? Analog?”. Well, it was because you can also stream music to the M1 speakers. I also wondered why anyone would stream music to these speakers while connected to the T1 turntable. But then once the device was in my office room, I realized, depending how it goes, that I might just get rid of my computer speakers and use the M1. Time will tell. >> Other notes - When a record ends playing, the arm doesn’t automatically go back to its resting position, it just stays on the record where it finished. I recall my family’s old turntables had this capability. - It has two speeds: 33 1/3 rpm and 45 rpm; however, I’ve only tested it with 33 1/3 vinyl records. - It doesn’t have treble/bass controls. I didn’t feel the need to adjust those while listening to records, though. But I’d guess, for some rock music I’d be willing to have some more control on those settings.