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

I bought this primarily to use the USB output to digitize my records. It does so easily, but also plays back superbly via the Line Output plugged into the AUX input of my PC speakers. The quality is easily as good as any Hi-Fi separates I have owned in the past. The build quality is superb, and it looks amazing too! All this for just over£100 - outstanding value.

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!

Not having used a record player for about 30 years and after reading some reviews I thought I had made a big mistake with talk of balancing the tone arm and setting the tracking force which was all new to me. In reality it took about half a minute of fiddling with the weight on the arm (leaving the tracking at zero) and my old records play complete without any skips. Ive paired it with the House of Marley Get Together Bluetooth Speaker and it sounds great and I think even better than my high end separates from back in the day . The bluetooth connection initially took some time, but after initial set up pairing is now almost instant. I got both items in Warehouse deals which cut the total price in half and both turntable and speaker appear brand new in original packaging. Really stylish looking equipment. Very happy and recommended.

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.

I really wanted to like this. I loved the look and build and what they're trying to do from a sustainable point of view. The instructions supplied are not good, even when you find the YouTube guide, it misses out steps. When I put the platter on mine and took a spirit level to it, wouldn't sit level, I had to prop it up to an extent. I couldn't get anything to play without distortion. It wasn't that the weighting was wrong, even though that is fiddly as heck, it was that there was so much wobble. I've returned it today, no problem and had my refund issued already. I've bought an audio techinca from Argos instead. You know what, plugged it in, put the platter on and it just worked. I am using it with the speaker from house of Marley though.

amazing quality

I recently bought a Pro-Ject turntable as what I thought would be an upgrade but have already gone back to this Marley for sheer ease of use and reliability. You can go into the hundreds of pounds for a turntable like this but this one is an absolute beauty. Played all my records at the tricky bits near the spindle, sound out to my powered speakers is strong and full, and like all Marley products it’s made with quite a lot of thought. I also got it for an absolute song from Amazon Warehouse.

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.

Ich habe kürzlich den House of Marley Stir It Up Wireless Bluetooth Plattenspieler erworben und bin absolut begeistert von diesem funktionalen und robusten Gerät. Die Qualität und das Design dieses Plattenspielers sind einfach herausragend! Zunächst einmal möchte ich die Funktionalität hervorheben. Mit der drahtlosen Bluetooth-Funktion kann ich meine Lieblingsplatten ganz bequem über meine Bluetooth-Kopfhörer oder Lautsprecher genießen, ohne dass lästige Kabel im Weg sind. Die Verbindung ist stabil und die Klangqualität bleibt dabei unvergleichlich. Die robuste Bauweise des Stir It Up Plattenspielers hat mich wirklich beeindruckt. Er ist aus nachhaltigen Materialien hergestellt, was mir als umweltbewusstem Verbraucher besonders wichtig ist. Das solide Gehäuse sorgt für eine hervorragende Klangqualität und eine lange Lebensdauer des Geräts. Dieser Plattenspieler ist definitiv darauf ausgelegt, viele Jahre lang zuverlässig zu funktionieren. Das Design des Stir It Up Plattenspielers ist äußerst ansprechend. Das schwarze Design verleiht ihm einen einzigartigen und zeitlosen Look. Egal, ob er in einem Wohnzimmer, einem Musikstudio oder einem Büro steht, er fügt sich nahtlos in jeden Raum ein und wird zum Blickfang. Ein weiterer Punkt, den ich betonen möchte, ist die schnelle Lieferung. Ich war angenehm überrascht, wie schnell der Plattenspieler bei mir zu Hause ankam. House of Marley hat definitiv sein Versprechen gehalten und eine reibungslose Lieferung gewährleistet. Dies zeigt, dass das Unternehmen nicht nur qualitativ hochwertige Produkte herstellt, sondern auch einen erstklassigen Kundenservice bietet. Alles in allem kann ich den House of Marley Stir It Up Wireless Bluetooth Plattenspieler wärmstens empfehlen. Die Kombination aus Funktionalität, Robustheit, Qualität, ansprechendem Design und schneller Lieferung macht ihn zu einem absoluten Must-have für jeden Musikliebhaber. Absolute Kaufempfehlung!

Muy bien embalado. Buena calidad de sonido. Gran compra a un precio ajustado.

Agréablement surpris. Étant un grand novice des tourne-disques, j’ai eu beaucoup de mal à faire un choix parmi les centaines de références. Mon choix s’est plus ou moins porté sur ce produit de par la note globale de celle-ci ainsi que le concept de matériaux recyclés. Et bien je ne regrette aucunement ce choix! On est là sur un produit aussi simple d’utilisation que qualitatif, la notice est bien faite, il existe également des vidéos sur internet faite par la marque pour le montage. Matériaux de très bonne facture, une finition appréciable, le tout dans une machine à l’apparence très sobre. Le rapport qualité prix est moyennement intéressant, il existe probablement des machines à de meilleurs prix et égales au point de vue des performances, mais on est ici sur une pièce assez originale qui est décalé de l’ordinaire. La pré-ampli est un vrai plus et le son délivré est très bon, le stylet piézoélectrique est facilement réglable et surtout n’abîme pas le vinyle comme certains produits que j’ai pu tester. Une belle platine qui conviendra autant aux débutants qu’aux passionnés!

El sonido que se escucha como una vez, con la qalidad de hoy, me gusta muchisimo todo, el timbro de el audio y la manifactura de los productos. He buscado muchos productos similar pero este es el mejor como rapporto qalidad y precio. Meravilloso !

I was so excited to plaly my records nut the needle broke right away