New Victrola Bluetooth turntables?

[robj144]

Just saw at CES Victrola is releasing a new line of turntables and just realized older generations have been out for a while:



You can get them on Amazon and they look cool and retro but they have all the modern features and even have a cassette player. Pretty cool...

https://www.amazon.com/Victrola-Navi...63328109&psc=1

Here's another:



https://www.amazon.com/Victrola-Blue...FGH2HFKRBQK2K2

[Murphy Slaw]

$ 117.00 scares me.

That tells me this is a pretty low-fi set up.

But I love the concept. I have some old albums, including "Meet The Beatles" but haven't had a turntable or amp/receiver in years.

Here's what I wish. I wish somebody with a good rep would make one of these that was good quality, good power, good speakers, good turntable with replaceable needles and sold for about $599/699/799 or so.

I'd buy that.

[Chickee]

Originally Posted by Murphy Slaw

$ 117.00 scares me.

That tells me this is a pretty low-fi set up.

But I love the concept. I have some old albums, including "Meet The Beatles" but haven't had a turntable or amp/receiver in years.

Here's what I wish. I wish somebody with a good rep would make one of these that was good quality, good power, good speakers, good turntable with replaceable needles and sold for about $599/699/799 or so.

I'd buy that.

Here you go. Around $400 and send to any Bluetooth speakers. I would send straight to my Bose S1’s.

[woodenstrings]

Be careful,
Bluetooth connectivity on some units allows you to Bluetooth to the turntable device in terms of streaming from a phone or tablet into the device amplifier / speakers.

The better Bluetooth turntables have Bluetooth transmitters allowing you to Bluetooth output to wireless speakers such as Bose S1.

Bluetooth connectivity does not necessarily mean it has Bluetooth transmitter,
if your goal is to play records on the turntable and output via Bluetooth signal to Bluetooth receiving speaker.. it has to be capable of transmitting Bluetooth as output.

The pictured (trntbl) turntable looks great and is a Bluetooth transmitter type turntable.
Good website, has a lot of decorative color turntables to fit any décor or room.

[robj144]

Originally Posted by woodenstrings

Be careful,
Bluetooth connectivity on some units allows you to Bluetooth to the turntable device in terms of streaming from a phone or tablet into the device amplifier / speakers.

The better Bluetooth turntables have Bluetooth transmitters allowing you to Bluetooth output to wireless speakers such as Bose S1.

Bluetooth connectivity does not necessarily mean it has Bluetooth transmitter,
if your goal is to play records on the turntable and output via Bluetooth signal to Bluetooth receiving speaker.. it has to be capable of transmitting Bluetooth as output.

The pictured (trntbl) turntable looks great and is a Bluetooth transmitter type turntable.
Good website, has a lot of decorative color turntables to fit any décor or room.

For me, I would like the Bluetooth functionality to stop and start playing a record from a phone, and then having the turntable connected directly to a receiver and speakers. It totally seems like defeating the purpose of vinyl to take the analog signal and digitize it for Bluetooth.

[Murphy Slaw]

Originally Posted by robj144

It totally seems like defeating the purpose of vinyl to take the analog signal and digitize it for Bluetooth.

I agree.

What I was talking about was a unit like the OP posted, bookshelf sized, only VERY good quality.

It'll happen eventually.