@Kylethephotoguy You all should have done a deal like that one where it was a Meh T-shirt and a speaker dock together. Do that with this and you'd have some clothes right there to pack in your new suitcase!
Boooo! I wouldn't trust my records on this thing, even with a new stylus. That being said, if you're only playing 50c thrift shop records, it might not be a terrible deal.
@jml326 cheap record players have notoriously heavy tonearms. it's good for clearing out dust and not skipping, but like any needle pressed down too hard against anything, whether playing music or shooting up— it'll destroy everything in its path given enough time and repetitions
@jml326 Firstly, you cannot adjust the tone-arm's weight, so it will most likely sit heavily on the records and increase wear on both the records' grooves and the stylus. Secondly, if you're into audio quality at all, the speakers will be extremely poor and the pre-amp built into it will probably be worse. I also frown upon it because it lacks a dust cover, so you're welcoming dust to fall onto the record during play. That's less of an issue I guess, but still something that makes me sad. There are a good number of reasons for avoiding cheap turntables for new and expensive records, doing some Google with a little research helps. Also, /r/vinyl on reddit has good information, especially the turntable buying guide:
@pooflady Yup, that's why I said it's not a terrible deal for things like 50c thrift shop records (I realize yours aren't exactly thrift shop records, but they fall into the same heavily used category)
@pixelated I know... It's the thought that counts I guess. Let's not lump all hipsters into this though, my hipster friends who spin vinyl actually care a great deal about their collection, going out of their way to treat them well... Unless you were just poking fun at hipsters enjoying vinyl, ha-ha.
@Stevo32792 another save-your-precious-vinyl tip - don't replay an album over and over continuously. Those silly full auto record players with the repeat function.
Let the vinyl relax rather than beating it into flat, smooth grove, music-less submission.
@RedOak I used to play my Monty Python album over and over. It got scratched up and developed skips. I played it anyway. The needle apparently dug through the scratches and it eventually played without skipping again. That's quality.
I actually bought one. motorized-vintage-cart . love the code too. I still own records. When I moved I had no clue what to do with them, most of them have not been played for .. well .. years.
@thekenya you will never use this. It will sit on the top portion of your closet along with the mini helicopters, speaker docks, and tweety USB/speaker device.
@thekenya i'll try to convince you! I have three turntable I've been working on hooking up the past few months. my old expensive ones with $150 needles and cartridges (buy the longhorn grado cartridges)--and a bunch of other bells and whistles--fancy stuff! but no snazzy colors, I can't just open the cover and play music, and I can't convert the music to mp3's. Also, I can't ----oh, wait---I misread that---I'm convincing you the wrong way! Well, if you don't like it, ship it to me. you don't make any money on it, but I'll send you a photo of me smiling.
If you have plan on playing $20-30 LPs, do not buy something like this. It'll ruin your records. But like someone said before, this would be fine to play old, already beat up records.
Bought just the turntable version about 7 yearsish ago, to put our records on the pooter. It did a pretty good job and has been in the cupboard ever since.
Please do not buy this. If you want to play records, either buy a nice used turntable, or a decent new one. The cheapest new turntable you'll get away with is a $180 U-Turn. If that's too rich for your blood, keep an eye on the used market. Please don't get this or a Crosley, or any other cheap turntables. They ruin records. I love Meh, but no.
I have a pretty good record collection, I have multiple record players, but I need a portable one. I bought one, will not play my rare vinyl on it. But I will play my large releases on it.
I can finally have a portable means of listening to my vinyl record collection while using a typewriter to work on my zine at the local Starbucks. Rejoice.
I'm looking at getting this as a Valentine's present for my boyfriend, but I know nothing about records... Can anybody tell me if this is decent or not? He has records, but he doesn't have anything to play them on right now.
(I tried to do my own research, but there aren't many reviews out there, and I'm not sure what to watch out for.)
@persephon3 This is a standalone turntable that you can plop on a table and listen to those records he hasn't heard for years. But the experience I think will be underwhelming. However, unless he/you have a system with a phono preamp input, even a fine turntable won't be of any use. Edit-Below someone recommended the Audio Technica AT-LP120 and I agree. It has a built-in phono preamp too.
I'd like to get another turntable for our living room but this one is definitely a pass. If you really care about your records and if you care about sound quality, steer clear of this cheap record player contraption/hipster bait. A big meh on this one for sure.
Use a cheap turntable like this and shred your records within a few plays. At a minimum a turntable needs a diamond stylus, not a ceramic one, and an adjustable weight tone arm.
@TheAlmighty1 its better than this ION garbage on meh but I still won't recommend it. I bought the AT-LP-60 and returned it after 2 days. It's nice that its automatic but that's about it. The absence of an adjustable counterbalance on the tonearm and that cartridge is a definite deal breaker for me. The AT-LP-120 is night and day compared to the AT-LP-60 though it is at least a $100 more. It's definitely worth it.
Seems like a missed opportunity to make it the size it is, but not just a little bigger to actually hold some records. I suppose a few 45's might fit in the lid area.
@narfcake Same here in Penciltuckey. When I do come across one every few years the stylus is destroyed and the tonearm calibrations are fuqed. I still enjoy the hunt though. I'm torn about this Ion turntable. I don't want people missing out on enjoying vinyl because they think they have to buy an expensive turntable. (Also, I think if Meh sold a decent turntable, people would still find problems with it.) Maybe buy it and enjoy it and if you want to pursue it, then buy a good turntable.!!click the 1 maybe]1
What you got back home, little sister, to play your fuzzy warbles on? I bet you got little say, pitiful, portable picnic players. Come with uncle and hear all proper! Hear angel trumpets and devil trombones. You are invited.
@jtb I got one of those from the Goodwill! It's sitting in the junk drawer, which is what 98% of my house is at this point. My turntable came today. It's smaller than I thought it would be. It's cute though!
Specs
Condition: New
Warranty: 90 day Ion Audio
Estimated Delivery: 2/11 - 2/13
Shipping: $5 or free with VMP
What’s in the Box?
1x Vinyl Motion turntable
1x USB A to USB B power cable
1x Felt slipmat
1x 45 RPM adapter
1x Vinyl Conversion software CD
Pictures
Raspberry
Red
Turquoise
Black
Top view of black
Back closed view of black
Front view of black
Price Comparison
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Warranty
90 days
U can say one good TURN deserves another...RECORD setting sales tonight!
Huh, well look at that, it's a thing...
what
I want this in Raspberry! But, I also want to stay married and I have no records, so I guess I will not be buying tonight. :-(
Cloths not included? What about the clothes in the picture? Are they included?
@lljk fortunately no.
@lljk clothes are just cloths with extra stitches anyway
@Kylethephotoguy You all should have done a deal like that one where it was a Meh T-shirt and a speaker dock together. Do that with this and you'd have some clothes right there to pack in your new suitcase!
@lljk immortalizing the shame
this device IS compatible with the JBL Mini.
@thismyusername lol
@eVil lol, great minds...
Ooh I was planning on buying the random access memories record; it's really nice, might get this hopefully
That's so cool! A portable music player. Just what I've been looking for. Now I can take my music anywhere!
Boooo! I wouldn't trust my records on this thing, even with a new stylus. That being said, if you're only playing 50c thrift shop records, it might not be a terrible deal.
@Stevo32792 please inform this vinyl neanderthal as to why?
@jml326 cheap record players have notoriously heavy tonearms. it's good for clearing out dust and not skipping, but like any needle pressed down too hard against anything, whether playing music or shooting up— it'll destroy everything in its path given enough time and repetitions
@jml326 Firstly, you cannot adjust the tone-arm's weight, so it will most likely sit heavily on the records and increase wear on both the records' grooves and the stylus. Secondly, if you're into audio quality at all, the speakers will be extremely poor and the pre-amp built into it will probably be worse. I also frown upon it because it lacks a dust cover, so you're welcoming dust to fall onto the record during play. That's less of an issue I guess, but still something that makes me sad. There are a good number of reasons for avoiding cheap turntables for new and expensive records, doing some Google with a little research helps. Also, /r/vinyl on reddit has good information, especially the turntable buying guide:
@Stevo32792 My 45s and 33 1/3s are fifty years old, and as a teenager, were dragged from house to house. I don't think this will hurt them.
@pooflady Yup, that's why I said it's not a terrible deal for things like 50c thrift shop records (I realize yours aren't exactly thrift shop records, but they fall into the same heavily used category)
@Stevo32792 You can't stop suckers/hipsters from buying this cheap portable record player, but good try though.
@pixelated I know... It's the thought that counts I guess. Let's not lump all hipsters into this though, my hipster friends who spin vinyl actually care a great deal about their collection, going out of their way to treat them well... Unless you were just poking fun at hipsters enjoying vinyl, ha-ha.
@Stevo32792 another save-your-precious-vinyl tip - don't replay an album over and over continuously. Those silly full auto record players with the repeat function.
Let the vinyl relax rather than beating it into flat, smooth grove, music-less submission.
@RedOak And clean the dust off of it before playing it to reduce pops! And take care to store them in an environment that wont warp or mold them.
@Stevo32792 you had to remind us of all that warp-fun. ;-( It was the first step of a new album purchase inspection.
@RedOak I used to play my Monty Python album over and over. It got scratched up and developed skips. I played it anyway. The needle apparently dug through the scratches and it eventually played without skipping again. That's quality.
@sammydog01 Haha. Had some Monty Python on a reel to reel tape. Great stuff. The classics.
Meh smells like hipsters tonight...
@RedOx i am no hipster, but i do own vinyl, like coffee, have a beard, wear flannel. .....ok i may be a hipster
@riceatusc Smells like hip-spirit?
I actually bought one. motorized-vintage-cart . love the code too. I still own records. When I moved I had no clue what to do with them, most of them have not been played for .. well .. years.
WOOHOO
I was expecting a speaker dock, but you turned the tables on us!
@Fish_Kungfu yuck yuck!
Thank you, @meh. Today's posting will finally create the hipster population sprawl map, hipsters and those who hate hipsters have been demanding.
@elimanningface you're welcome!
Can someone convince to cancel my purchase?
@thekenya You don't need this.
Or if that doesn't work: "$32 on eBay".
@thekenya turntables cause cancer
@thekenya you will never use this. It will sit on the top portion of your closet along with the mini helicopters, speaker docks, and tweety USB/speaker device.
@trisk this actually convinced me. Thanks!
@cladam87 But that's the meh-gic of meh!
@thekenya i'll try to convince you! I have three turntable I've been working on hooking up the past few months. my old expensive ones with $150 needles and cartridges (buy the longhorn grado cartridges)--and a bunch of other bells and whistles--fancy stuff! but no snazzy colors, I can't just open the cover and play music, and I can't convert the music to mp3's. Also, I can't ----oh, wait---I misread that---I'm convincing you the wrong way! Well, if you don't like it, ship it to me. you don't make any money on it, but I'll send you a photo of me smiling.
If you have plan on playing $20-30 LPs, do not buy something like this. It'll ruin your records. But like someone said before, this would be fine to play old, already beat up records.
This is a joke. It's $32 on ebay. In black.
@Heat214 I don't think it's the same model.
@dewaynelawson same specs
I was hoping the meh spinner would just spin forever.
My, how the turntables have turned.
Bought just the turntable version about 7 yearsish ago, to put our records on the pooter. It did a pretty good job and has been in the cupboard ever since.
I'm thinking of using this guy as a test player and sample collector for ubercheap used records. Why not?
Please do not buy this. If you want to play records, either buy a nice used turntable, or a decent new one. The cheapest new turntable you'll get away with is a $180 U-Turn. If that's too rich for your blood, keep an eye on the used market. Please don't get this or a Crosley, or any other cheap turntables. They ruin records. I love Meh, but no.
I have a pretty good record collection, I have multiple record players, but I need a portable one. I bought one, will not play my rare vinyl on it. But I will play my large releases on it.
@riceatusc yup, ruin your large releases on this.
I can finally have a portable means of listening to my vinyl record collection while using a typewriter to work on my zine at the local Starbucks. Rejoice.
give me a minute guys lemme pull out my iPhone and beanie along with a couple beatles vinyls
YEAH. I WENT THERE. SQUARE UP
Meh - I had a turntable before they were cool.
Sapphire stylus tip, sez it all. Ceramic cart, speed issues, wear and tear issues, cheaply built...caveat emptor.
I'm looking at getting this as a Valentine's present for my boyfriend, but I know nothing about records... Can anybody tell me if this is decent or not?
He has records, but he doesn't have anything to play them on right now.
(I tried to do my own research, but there aren't many reviews out there, and I'm not sure what to watch out for.)
@persephon3
That alone might make this decent. Sorry I have no real info about this device but it is considerably better than nothing. :)
@persephon3 This is a standalone turntable that you can plop on a table and listen to those records he hasn't heard for years. But the experience I think will be underwhelming. However, unless he/you have a system with a phono preamp input, even a fine turntable won't be of any use.
Edit-Below someone recommended the Audio Technica AT-LP120 and I agree. It has a built-in phono preamp too.
@halnwheels i think this one has preamp as well. according to instructions Audio out is line-level.
I'd like to get another turntable for our living room but this one is definitely a pass. If you really care about your records and if you care about sound quality, steer clear of this cheap record player contraption/hipster bait. A big meh on this one for sure.
Wow. Now I can play my super rare "It's a Beautiful Day LP."
@radi0j0hn not that I am trying to stop you from buying the awesome record player... It really seems awesome... but you could just click here.
Use a cheap turntable like this and shred your records within a few plays. At a minimum a turntable needs a diamond stylus, not a ceramic one, and an adjustable weight tone arm.
Penny for your thoughts
So what would audiophiles recommend for someone new to the vinyl game? I've been eyeing the Audio Technica LP60 for awhile now:
http://www.amazon.com/Technica-AT-LP60-Automatic-Stereo-Turntable/dp/B002GYTPAE
@TheAlmighty1 It's okay I guess. Many people recommend the LP-120 as a good entry level record player, though it is more expensive.
@TheAlmighty1 its better than this ION garbage on meh but I still won't recommend it. I bought the AT-LP-60 and returned it after 2 days. It's nice that its automatic but that's about it. The absence of an adjustable counterbalance on the tonearm and that cartridge is a definite deal breaker for me. The AT-LP-120 is night and day compared to the AT-LP-60 though it is at least a $100 more. It's definitely worth it.
@Fedaykin2112 @pixelated Thanks for the advice guys! I'll spend the extra money for the LP120 when the time is right.
So will Portable Turntable Monday be the new Speaker Dock Friday?
I really wouldn't spend money on this, and I certainly won't be letting my records anywhere near one.
Quick Start Manual for this Model
http://www.ionaudio.com/downloads/VinylMotion-QuickstartGuide-v1.2.pdf
Seems like a missed opportunity to make it the size it is, but not just a little bigger to actually hold some records. I suppose a few 45's might fit in the lid area.
I'm in for two of these. Throw in a microphone and I'll know where it's at.
Don't buy this. It'll destroy your records.
You know what you could play your thrift store records on? Thrift store turntables.
@pajamma At least here in SoCal, turntables are rare finds these days.
@narfcake Same here in Penciltuckey. When I do come across one every few years the stylus is destroyed and the tonearm calibrations are fuqed. I still enjoy the hunt though.
I'm torn about this Ion turntable. I don't want people missing out on enjoying vinyl because they think they have to buy an expensive turntable. (Also, I think if Meh sold a decent turntable, people would still find problems with it.) Maybe buy it and enjoy it and if you want to pursue it, then buy a good turntable.!!click the 1 maybe]1
What you got back home, little sister, to play your fuzzy warbles on? I bet you got little say, pitiful, portable picnic players. Come with uncle and hear all proper! Hear angel trumpets and devil trombones. You are invited.
I've wanted a turntable for a long time. I just thought they were too expensive. Yeah, I'm happy to buy this one.
thanks
WHY CLOTHS NOT INCLUDED MEH?
I WANNA MORE CLOTHS CLOTHS CLOTHS
I'm holding out for one of these: Tape Express Plus™
@jtb I got one of those from the Goodwill! It's sitting in the junk drawer, which is what 98% of my house is at this point. My turntable came today. It's smaller than I thought it would be. It's cute though!
Can I do scratchin' on this? wicca,wicca,wicca.
When do orders from meh.com typically ship?
@PJBairdct The description on a given deal's forum post will have an estimated delivery window. In this case: Estimated Delivery: 2/11 - 2/13.
DOA and a pain in the neck to get replaced. Meh ... go to ION ... ION go to Meh ... ION oh we would not say that .... sigh
@JSN At least you got yours I'm 70% sure Fedex lost mine.