House of Marley Stir It Up Wireless Turntable - Bluetooth Record Player, 2-Speed Sustainably Made Vinyl Player, Home Turntables for Vinyl Records, Built In Pre-Amp, Audio-Technica Cartridge, Bamboo

Fits perfectly for Marley turn table

Gift for my son, really impressed with quality and finish. Nice looking table for when you fancy a bit of vinyl.

I bought this because I wanted something fun that I could move around. It looks great. It feels solidly built and for the price it's clearly been thoughtfully designed to pack as much quality and value as possible. For someone looking for a beginner turntable this might be a good option as long as you know how to balance and set up a counterweight.The cartridge is a solid choice, entry-level, but well respected. Certainly better than the ceramic options on many turntables at this price point. It sounds good... depending on what you are listening to.However there are some caveats, which I'll mention in case they matter to you.1. Wow (RMS) ie. the fluctuation in the platter's rotation speed. For me it was very audible on anything with sustained notes (think Vienna by Ultravox). Even after buying a platter weight it was still quite apparent. You many not notice, some are more sensitive to it than others and I one of them apparently. In various tests this varied between 0.26-0.36. In contrast an old and long neglected Aiwa from an old midi system measured 0.12-0.16. Marley have done their best to smooth things out with a speed sensor, but I suspect the quality of motor used here and in many other decks aren't as good as those used in previous decades. But you may not notice or mind, so feel free to ignore this.2. Anti-skate - this does not work like on other turntables I know of, where you would match it to the tracking force (how hard the stylus presses down on the record). If you read the reviews you'll see many comments on problems with it, but that's because they're expecting it to work like normal anti-skate. For this turntable they suggest turning it to zero and, IF you get skipping towards the end of the side, gradually increase it. I had the skipping problem and the 'anti-skate' does fix that, but it does not reduce the centripetal (things get pulled inwards, as opposed to centrifugal where things get pushed outwards) force for barely anything more than the runout track. I don't believe it was a fault in this unit as another I tried did the same thing. The design seems to be working as intended, just not like most people would expect.I like so much about this turntable and I really wanted to be able to justify keeping it. But in the end I couldn't. So close to awesome, but falls short. But you may love it.

So long as you are not a serious audiophile and are simply re-discovering your old record collection, then this turntable is for you. Lacks auto controls and of course, because of that, auto-pick up at the end of the record. Ideal for occasional/medium use and you just can't complain at this price point. Tracking and balance arm weight settings all seem fine to me, even though some reviews mentioned issues. Not had any skipping issues over many tests. I managed to get one from Amazon Warehouse, so 1/3rd of the current retail. The unit is finished nicely, is easy to operate and connected to the speakers via Bluetooth easily. Comes with a cloth cover which I guess is more environmentally friendly than the traditional perspex types of our youth. Now allows us to discover records that have been at the back of the wardrobe for years!

Only have this a few months and an issue with the platter has resulted in hundreds of pounds of vinyl being destroyed, I started noticing it was destroying the first track on a lot of records and in some cases the whole album. No refund nor replacement offered. Absolutely disgusted. Avoid like the plague.

Perfect additionProvides protection and looks excellentHighly recommended

Well, this was an interesting purchase. I have a large boxfull of LPs dating back to the early 1960s, but my old Dansette record player that played them is long gone, during the days when CDs were king, I think. So what to do... hang on to my modest vinyl collection and have nothing to play them on, sell them (or maybe even dump them?) or invest in a dew deck? I didn't have the heart to part with them so was in the market for a half decent deck and discover the wonder of 12 inch plastic disks!And I guess I got what I was looking for - a (barely) half decent deck!Set-up was pretty straightforward, but mostly a matter of guesswork. There were no useful instructions included about how the tonearm and counterweight should be set up and adjusted, or which weights are recommended for the supplied cartridge.I've found that it's almost impossible to play the last track of an LP without the tonearm jumping all over the place if the stylus pressure is set to anything less than 2.0g. (Perhaps that's what it should be, but it seems a little high to me.) Also, the anti-skate control is pointless - useless, even. It's sticky, inaccurate and is more like a control you'd find on kid's toy deck. So, as I say, largely matter of guesswork. If you're going to have any chance of making this a useable deck, you're going to have to buy a tone arm scale.I should also say that the deck is extremely sensitive to the lightest of touches to the surface that it's standing on, so if you're using it on a unit with cupboard doors or drawers in it, expect a great deal of skating and skipping - the built-in deck suspension simply doesn't do its job.Build quality? Ok; not terribly fussy, but serviceable. Bluetooth setup? Tortuous; it took me many attempts to pair the deck with my Bluetooth speakers. I suggest you use the (provided) phono cables (or better) if you can. The deck is very sensitive to even the lightest touch to the surface it's standing on.Oh, and I was very disappointed that no soft cover was included with the deck; reviews published by Amazon suggest that a cover is included, but this unit certainly did not come with one.Sound quality? Ok, if you've got a decent amplifier and speakers.Summary: I just wish Marley had spent more time and effort on getting this deck to a reasonable standard rather than bothering with engraving the tone arm with pointless scrawl.If you're a serious audiophile, steer clear.