Victrola Eastwood II Record Player Review

The last one is a kind of reversal of vinylstrom, so you can connect your phone and use the Eastwood as de -Facto -Bluetooth speaker. It works, which is technically good if you do not have any other speaker. But that's not the reason why they get it. There are a lot of high -quality speakers at lower prices. It is impossible to find a turntable with an integrated loudspeaker who is as good as your most basic 2.1 channel setup. The speaker at Eastwood II is comparatively flat and steamed. I was immediately driven to try out the vinyl current with my most beautiful Bluetooth Digs.

It took an additional attempt to find out how to connect to the vinyl current (some advice: put your device as close as possible when coupling), but as soon as I do the best of the 90s bay area punk and the Twin Peaks Original soundtrack on my headphones from Bang & Olufsen. Now I leave my favorite plates, which have lossless melodies with this different hiss (occasionally “needle conversation), directly equipped with my eardrum.

My only problem with vinyl current was an occasionally complete drop of all sound. No data record skipped, this is more of a connection problem and it only seemed to happen on certain devices and not on others.

There may be an impulse purchase area, but I learned to treat my Eastwood with care early on. It may not be for the hardcore audio freaks, but it is certainly not a child's toys. I immediately fucked and broke off the hook and kept the tonearm in place. Not smart, I know, but I like to think that my butterfly do me well in my job. In this case, I was lucky that I was able to fix my awkward mistake with a swab Krazy adhesive.

Who should buy a Victrola Eastwood II?

There are many different classes of recorders – different levels of how seriously people take this stuff, but also different types of collections. What does your collection look like? Is it your fathers old years from the 60s and 70s or do you have prints from a series of digitally absorbed albums of 2010 about novelty vinyl? Was collecting vinyl a way for you to support your favorite bands on shows, or is it a serious hobby?

What I'm saying do not listen to the randos on Reddit. You go there and ask which turntable you want to receive for your budget of $ 100, and you will say that this does not exist and tell you that you should spend $ 500 instead. Go ahead and take a look at one of the top threads that calls Victorla Junk, and the next comment will admit the same person to drive four hours to pick up a vintage stereo system. You recommend this experience with the purchase of modern turntables. Fade.

These people never seem to make distinctions when they call brands like Victrola garbage. Not everyone is listening to Rick Rubin. If you just want something that feels biologically, a high -quality modern master jump, this is a solid player. They are still league over the load -loaded matters, which they stream from Spotify or worse YouTube or in other places on the Internet.

Nevertheless, I understand that this is not the product for the audiophiles. It does not offer the flexibility and precision that enables hobbyists to tinker with their high-end tables for hours.

If you are a music fan who tries to support artists and ward off the Megacorp Bullshit -Streaming Wars, Vinyl is one of the ways to do this. You are not an audiophile, you just want to be able to listen to your favorite albums on your favorite headphones. If you are, this is the entry-level record player for Bluetooth streaming. And who knows, maybe you will update a vintage technology that you have found on Facebook marketplace in a few years.