Product Description
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
Reviews
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Amazing little machine with amazing sound quality
Summary: Full of nostalgia, this is an amazing record player that will bring back memories, outstanding audio quality, and make for a great conversation starter with the kids! Unboxing: This device will require a lot of assembly (for a modern electronic product). The box is large and finely secured with padding, but pretty much all the items are in pieces that will require assembly and some calibration. Pretty much everything on the unit is made of wood and it has a premium look and feel. Assembly: The speakers are easy enough, plug them into the wall and the record player with a red/white RCA cable and they are gtg. As for the turntable, a quick summary is, attach the platter, stretch the rubber belt to the motor, insert the dust cover hinges and cover, level the arm, adjust the weight for proper pressure on the needle, then you are pretty much gtg. The instructions are easy to follow if read but if you skip them, you might be a little lost. The monitor speakers also have a subwoofer output if you would like to get more bass. Use: First, I showed it to my oldest kid. He said "Dad, I learned about these in music class!" I tested this record play with three records… Taylor Swift Fearless Taylor’s Version, Red Hot Chili Peppers Unlimited Love and Olivia Rodrigo Sour. I initially realized my record player would skip with the smallest touch of the surface it was on. The issue was I calibrated the arm/weight with the plastic needle guard attached which was enough to throw off the calibration so it wasn’t pressing enough on the disk. After recalibrating, all was good. There were a few instances where the record had a slight “warp” to its shape (common on vinyl) which would cause the needle to loop the audio a little bit. Sound quality: Outstanding! First, be aware that records will introduce imperfections such as hisses/pops but some people love the character that adds. I need to warn you that most albums are mastered in a high definition digital recording. I highly recommend doing your research on how the record you are interested in is mastered since many recordings might just be a master digital copy converted to analog. The sound quality will still be outstanding, but there is no analog advantage in this case. I did see some websites that compared vinyls that used a digital master to the lossless versions on iTunes and Tidal and they did find less distortion and higher dynamic range on the vinyls in most cases. But… a poorly engineering record will be almost identical to the digital download version. Fearless by Taylor Swift was an outstanding recording that had great dynamic range and demonstrated the high and low capabilities of the record player. I used Red Hot Chili Pepper to demonstrate the speaker's ability to handle distortion. I was greatly impressed by how the vocals stood out from the guitars and the drums punch with clear bass. This record was much better than the digital recording. The symbols on the track “Black Summer” shocked me when I first heard them since they sounded almost live, the downloadable digital version pushed that audio into the background by comparison. Extra features: The unit has a “vinyl output” feature which will allow you to stream the record to headphones via bluetooth. There will be a compressed data loss since bluetooth has limitations but you will get a more traditional record sound with the hiss and pops. The M1 Monitor speakers also have the ability to output via bluetooth from your phone. Targeted audience: This is a product for anyone who enjoys music. You will feel as if you are there in the audience for some recordings and it will allow you to rediscover certain songs. Even with its quarks, which I would expect from a record player, I give it 5 stars.
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Best Christmas Gift
Perfect gift for my daughter! She loved it for christmas!
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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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Entry Level System for Exploring Music on Vinyl
The Victrola - Premiere T1 Turntable System is just that - a system the contains everything required to play vinyl records. Complete setup required removing the protective packaging, placing the platter on the turntable, slipping the platter belt over the motor, connecting the speakers, and installing the dust cover. The turntable tonearm and counterweight came pre-adjusted, ressulting in the setup experience pretty much hassle-free for me, taking only about 15 minutes. The turntable features many plastic parts, but the overall build quality seems good. It operates smoothly and I experienced no issues with skipping or not tracking the record. The tonearm requries that you manually move it and place it over the record. A lever with dampened action allows you to lower it onto the record gently. I was disappoinged that the cartridge arm does not automatically return to its resting position when the record ends. Even the budget systems from 50 years ago did that. One thing my turntable didn't do 50 years ago is stream the audio over Bluetooth. Bluetooth capabilities are provided for turntable as well as the speakers.You can stream the music from the T1 turntable to a Bluetooth enabled speaker or headphones, referred to as “vinyl stream” in the accompanying manual. While there are many reasons for having a vinyl audio system, real and organic sound is often mentioned as a primary reason. “Somebody was trying to tell me that CDs are better than vinyl because they don’t have any surface noise. I said, “Listen, mate, life has surface noise.” ~ John Peel (DJ) It's for that reason that I find The Victrola - Premiere T1 Turntable System a little disappointing, and the primary reason for that are the amp/speakers, even though being an "all-in-one" system, my expectation for the sound quality was not estremely high. The amp lacks the punch required to drive the woofers, and the tweeter are overly bright. This combination takes away the richness that one might be looking for from an analog system. Even more limiting, the Victrola does not have treble/bass controls, so the only audio adjustment available from the sytem is volume. Overall, the sound experience was just okay. For me this is a decent starter system to intoduce one who may have never experienced it to the world of vinyl. The The Victrola - Premiere T1 Turntable System is fairly simple to set up, the turntable performance is solid, and the speakers, while ordinary were not terrible. The good news is if you have (or acquire) a good audio setup, you can wire the Premiere T1 up (or connect via bluetooth) to a capable sound system and not have to compromise on the audio quality.
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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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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.
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Victrola Premiere T1 Turntable
Out of the box, the Victrola Premiere T1 Turntable System is an attractive product. Sleek, compact, looks nice sitting on a cabinet in my living room. My initial experience, though, was a bit disappointing. When you open the box, the first thing you see is a large cardboard sheet with the Quick Start Guide. It states one of the first things you need to do is to set the tone arm. I’ve owned many record players in the past and have never had a unit that required this. The other thing you need to do as part of the installation process is to install the turntable. You have this little ribbon taped to the platter that is wrapped around the belt underneath. You are to hold this small ribbon (after removing the tape) while placing the platter on the spindle, pulling the ribbon slightly as to place the belt on the motor pin. I lost count how many times this took me to do. Anytime I pulled the ribbon at all, the belt would slip off of the platter altogether. I had to figure out a way to hold the belt, the ribbon, and the platter at the same time to get the belt installed. I then went to adjust the tone arm. I read the Start Guide, then I downloaded the manual from their web site to review. I could not get the knob to turn at first, then got it to turn somewhat. I thought I was doing something wrong, so I went online to review videos (sadly, Victrola did not offer a video on how to do this on their channel) to see how to do this. After viewing, I tried again. This time, I couldn’t get it to budge. After applying more “elbow grease” …I broke the housing for the arm. Victrola was kind enough to replace the unit for me as they considered the unit defective (great service!). When I opened the new unit, there was a sticker on the packing foam wrapped around the arm saying that the counterweight and anti-skate was already set (picture attached). I was happy that it was so I didn’t have to go through that again, but I wondered why those instructions are included if it was already set up…? Maybe they just set up the second unit? I’m not sure. The first unit I received did not have this sticker. I also found a finish issue on the second unit (pictured). Minor grievance, yes, but for the price point, I was surprised to see it. The lift lever does not work, either. I had to raise the lifter and push it back down by hand, and it doesn’t quite meet the arm. After all of that, I finally got to test the unit. I pulled a couple of 33s to use for testing, both from the 1970s. Operation was as expected. I heard some distortion, but it was much clearer than anything I’ve heard on a turntable before. I have included a video clip so people can hear the sound (if you are wearing headphones, you may want to turn your volume down before playing). I really like the Victrola, but I will take away one star before of all of the issues I had to deal with in the beginning.
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Quality product with a nice sound.
This turntable has taken me back to my very first recorder as a kid. It was the Fraggle Rock set that was on some infomercial. Oh the memories this brought back. I was able to play my Green Day greatest hits record that came on 2 records (front/back) and it sounded pretty awesome. The sound is great and it looks amazing! The set-up was not too bad, but it did take me a bit to figure out the band that was attached to the tape. I did not follow directions and ripped that tape off too quickly and had to search for the band that attaches to a little part on the turntable. Just warning, dont rip the tape off until you look under so you know where the band is. Other than that, everything else was a cinch! Once I got it up and running, it was pretty awesome. I cannot wait to purchase more records. I love that you can bluetooth a laptop or phone so you can create mixes using a record and bluetooth music. You can also connect other speakers via bluetooth to really enhance the sound. It also is very nice looking system. I love that the front speaker covers are magnetic attached so you can take it off or keep it on depending on your preference. The quality is also pretty nice. This is the first turntable I have seen that resembles my moms old record player that we used to play her Madonna and Michael Jackson albums on. That is just based on my memory and not any picture I have. I love it!
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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.
