Numark PT01 Portable Turntable

The large silver colored base around the platter would NOT stay in place. It is only held down by a sticky material underneath it. The one I purchased was raised up just behind the platter and rubbed on the record. Very poor quality construction and no final inspection at the factory. Good luck if you buy one. I returned mine to Amazon. It's been over two (2) weeks and I have not received any acknowledgment from Amazon regarding the return.

I was looking or a turntable with RCA outputs so I can connect to my laptop sound. I also wanted 33 1/3, 45, and 78 RPM speeds so I can untimately digitize my collection of vinal in all formats. So far this simple to use turntable has performed beyond expectation. My old mono LP's sound as good as they did on my old high end turntable.

I bought this because I've always wanted a functional turntable. A few years ago I had several thrift store/garage sale turntables that always had one key element not working. I recently started looking online for a decent, no-frills turntable when I found this one.

This is 100% ready to go. You don't need a receiver, amplifier, speakers or anything. This unit plays records- nothing more, nothing less. It has line out, so you can plug it into speakers if you want. It also has two headphone inputs, one 1/4" and one 1/8" which is very convenient. The pitch feature isn't as useful as it may be on a more expensive unit with a strobe to verify a change in speed, but it's a nice feature just in case you own a record where the pitch might be off I guess. I also like that it plays at 33 1/3, 45, and 78 rpms. The single speaker on the face is nice too, it's not something that's gonna blow you away, but in the event that you do throw 6 D batteries into this thing to take it out and listen to it away from a wall outlet, it's nice to have a built-in speaker. The construction is pretty sturdy overall, and I'd actually consider it stylish and very practical. It's not very heavy, but it's stable and I've bumped my desk and stomped around to see if it would skip and it hasn't.

My only complaint is that shortly after receiving it, I looked at each different part and on the platter I wanted to see if the piece of felt that's on it was removable, but it's glued on. Unfortunately it's not glued on very well, so by barely touching it, I pulled one side of it up. Overall, I'd say this is a perfect turntable for someone who doesn't want to spend a lot of money. I'd rather have this than something in the $100-200 range since it performs just as well. This will hold me over just fine until I get a significantly more expensive unit with all the bells and whistles.

I'm so excited for this one. I played records and adjusted the pitch. This is the turntable I wanted. I have another one that plays too fast, but this one has the pitch control so you can listen to the music like it is on a CD. It's so portable you can hook this up to the computer to transfer vinyl to CDs or MP3s. I'm 100% pleased. If you're looking for a turntable that has all the features but without blowing your money on buying a big one, this is it. Highly recommended!

I purchased this turntable to listen to records. However, the speaker is so faint it's barely audible. I've returned it and am back to looking for a good one. This turntable is perfect if you're looking to transfer audio or use external speakers...just don't count on it to stand on its own.