Just want to point out that this “Victrola” has nothing to do with RCA, which owned the Victor and Victrola trademarks for nearly 100 years (considering Victor Talking Machine Company was merged into RCA in 1929). For some reason, RCA deliberately let the “Victrola” trademark go a few years ago and the trademark was auctioned to the highest bidder. A different company bought the trademark rights and licenses the name out now.
No comment on this item for sale, but do your research.
@ojohn Actually… RCA was bought by Thomson (from France) who now calls itself Technicolor. Cribbed from Wikipedia, here’s how things stand for the RCA name: At present, the RCA trademark is owned by Technicolor SA (known as Thomson SA until January 2010) through RCA Trademark Management S.A. Though it generally no longer uses the brand directly (nor does General Electric, which sold off virtually all the businesses that used it), Technicolor SA licenses the RCA name to other companies for use on various products along 10 different product lines.
The A/V line was sold to Audiovox in the states.
RCA was so in debt in the early 2000’s that Thomson tried to sell it to Samsung for $1.00, but they had to take the debt. Samsung walked away.
Morale was horrible, US employees were getting screwed while everyone in France was getting everything. On Fridays at noon, some one would always stand up and say “It’s five o’clock in Paris! I’m going for a drink!”. When the managers started joining us, most of us knew it was over and moved to other companies.
The building that was US headquarters is now used by a local hospital. The tech building still has service support operations.
@transplant Oh yeah, I know all that - but I never worked there. RCA, whatever it is now, still has a direct historical/business line to what “was” RCA. But they let the trademark “Victrola” go to an open auction. Anyone could have bought the name “Victrola” and someone did. RCA apparently kept “Victor”.
@ojohn Sorry… totally didn’t comprehend post. I had just quit what I was doing because I couldn’t concentrate and so jumped on the internet. What could possibly go wrong? I started typing while tired.
Yeah, probably some guy on the 4th floor said, "Hey we don’t need this antiquated name and we’ll make some money!"
Again, @ojohn, my bad.
Meant to reply to @mehgrl.
Oh. my.
I never saw this video ever. I sort of liked the song before this very moment.
In a way it’s perfect. The choreography, the props, “shock” fingernail detail. Just wow. And the hair.
Nice looking product, but the instructions say the max power is 38 Watts… that it somehow gets from a 24Watt power supply… Something is wrong with the hype here.
@aleohansen Since these don’t appear to be powered speakers you will need an amp of some sort to plug the speakers and the turntable into. Unless of course you mainly want to use it with Bluetooth devices instead of the turntable. The quality is the usual at this price point, likely a ceramic cartridge and cheap stylus. But probably ok to play most records on it a few times without damaging anything too seriously.
@sammydog01 actually there has been a surge in vinyl collectors the past several years. I still have my collection from when I was growing up - 72 Hendrix albums - all but 12 are bootleg concerts
@sammydog01 Depends on how you hear things. Personally, when I listen to the music I hear the music. With vinyl I sometimes hear pops and clicks too. Some people hear a lot of stuff besides the music and will tell you that vinyl is “warmer” and that listening to CDs makes their soul tired. I don’t hear any of that.
@sammydog01 A lot of it is in the mastering. A large number of CDs use dynamic range compression which makes the CD louder at the expense of quality. This is not common on vinyl. I can’t really tell the difference with a well mastered CD, though.
@sammydog01 Probably not that much. I’m just an old fart & like my records.
I use an AT-PL120 with a nice Shure cartridge (I’d have to check the model). I’d love to get an old Marantz receiver some day…
With my 78s, there’s versions of songs not available anywhere else… (Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Snow & Williams, Merle Travis, etc…)
@sammydog01 To add to what people have already said, yes there is a difference in the sound. Magnetic and vinyl mediums produce analog sound vs the digital sound that cd’s and computers make. Here is a good explanation. http://www.klipsch.com/blog/digital-vs-analog-audio/
I personally find records much more “alive” and can sit and do nothing but listen to a record and be lost in the music the entire time. I have not been able to do that with cds or mp3s
Groovy! You can spin some platters and dance the Charleston, then jump into the rumble seat of your horseless carriage and catch the talkies at the local picture house, daddy-o! (Or whatever the hell you vinyl-listening people say these days.)
Actually we said farm-trout but some young whippersnapper misunderstood and changed it to far-out. It’s stuck in the 70’s like those of us wish we could go back to. Such a peaceful and nonviolent era. The most violent thing I saw, was being squirted down with a water hose at an outdoor concert in Austin because it was to hot!
@mehgrl I lived in Tokyo in the late 80s. This video was extremely popular with teen age Japanese girls back then. You couldn’t go anywhere without hearing/seeing it.
Sam’s club has this same item for $90. SC item #538424 https://m.samsclub.com/ip/modern-turntable/prod20362529
Yawn. Sold all my records. 90s EDM club dj remixes and such. Good times. Most I can stream on the intertubes, but the in house razor-made cuts are but memories.
@PlacidPenguin I did. They were pretty helpful, but said Victrola would be handling the support/returns/etc. But I’m a dunce, and didn’t realize that I was playing it on an uneven surface. Once I moved it, it was decent. The speakers are pretty terrible, but I think I could always change those out.
@AgentDrTran I actually have nothing but awesome things to say about meh. They sell products cheaply. Sometimes those products are also cheap. That’s part of the gamble.
its the worlds slowest margarita maker base.
Wax cylinders were Edisons. Victrolas played 78 rpm records. I only know this because for some reason we have an Edison player as well as 3 Victrolas.
@andrd If you don’t know why you have them are you sure they’re yours?
@andrd Thanks for keeping up with these for me. Please send them back home…
damn i actually want this but also shouldn’t get this
@jawshark87 welcome to meh
Don’t I need two of these along with, perhaps, a microphone?
where its at
Just want to point out that this “Victrola” has nothing to do with RCA, which owned the Victor and Victrola trademarks for nearly 100 years (considering Victor Talking Machine Company was merged into RCA in 1929). For some reason, RCA deliberately let the “Victrola” trademark go a few years ago and the trademark was auctioned to the highest bidder. A different company bought the trademark rights and licenses the name out now.
No comment on this item for sale, but do your research.
@ojohn Actually… RCA was bought by Thomson (from France) who now calls itself Technicolor. Cribbed from Wikipedia, here’s how things stand for the RCA name: At present, the RCA trademark is owned by Technicolor SA (known as Thomson SA until January 2010) through RCA Trademark Management S.A. Though it generally no longer uses the brand directly (nor does General Electric, which sold off virtually all the businesses that used it), Technicolor SA licenses the RCA name to other companies for use on various products along 10 different product lines.
The A/V line was sold to Audiovox in the states.
RCA was so in debt in the early 2000’s that Thomson tried to sell it to Samsung for $1.00, but they had to take the debt. Samsung walked away.
Morale was horrible, US employees were getting screwed while everyone in France was getting everything. On Fridays at noon, some one would always stand up and say “It’s five o’clock in Paris! I’m going for a drink!”. When the managers started joining us, most of us knew it was over and moved to other companies.
The building that was US headquarters is now used by a local hospital. The tech building still has service support operations.
@transplant Oh yeah, I know all that - but I never worked there. RCA, whatever it is now, still has a direct historical/business line to what “was” RCA. But they let the trademark “Victrola” go to an open auction. Anyone could have bought the name “Victrola” and someone did. RCA apparently kept “Victor”.
@ojohn Sorry… totally didn’t comprehend post. I had just quit what I was doing because I couldn’t concentrate and so jumped on the internet. What could possibly go wrong? I started typing while tired.
Yeah, probably some guy on the 4th floor said, "Hey we don’t need this antiquated name and we’ll make some money!"
Again, @ojohn, my bad.
@transplant It’s ok! You posted good info too.
why no dust cover??
@username put a trash bag over it
@username I am sure that it’s for aesthetics, but for long term storage that’s just a no go. Really wanted to pull the trigger on this too.
Can’t wait to play my vintage CD’s on this!
/giphy wub wub scratching
Meant to reply to @mehgrl.
Oh. my.
I never saw this video ever. I sort of liked the song before this very moment.
In a way it’s perfect. The choreography, the props, “shock” fingernail detail. Just wow. And the hair.
@mehvermore Ah yes…I remember having hair…
Bring back disco…
That was a very clever product description. I really enjoyed reading it! Goodnight, Meh!
Nice looking product, but the instructions say the max power is 38 Watts… that it somehow gets from a 24Watt power supply… Something is wrong with the hype here.
One good turn - turns the table on the deals
Not a Fuku.
This would be a great gift for my wife. Anyone can comment on the quality?
@aleohansen Sorry. I don’t know your wife so I can’t comment on the quality.
@medz She’s hawt!
@aleohansen Since these don’t appear to be powered speakers you will need an amp of some sort to plug the speakers and the turntable into. Unless of course you mainly want to use it with Bluetooth devices instead of the turntable. The quality is the usual at this price point, likely a ceramic cartridge and cheap stylus. But probably ok to play most records on it a few times without damaging anything too seriously.
@widijaz your name should be widijiz: it clearly the speakers are 50w, so no, you don’t need to buy an amplifier.
uh, I’m looking at this on a computer. computers play music nowadays, you know. meh.
Do they even make records anymore?
@sammydog01 very much so
@sammydog01 actually there has been a surge in vinyl collectors the past several years. I still have my collection from when I was growing up - 72 Hendrix albums - all but 12 are bootleg concerts
@sammydog01 Yup. Pink Floyd just released some LP’s. Ordered the ‘Wish you were here’ a few weeks ago from Amazon.
@daveinwarsh I did not know that. Stupid question- is there a difference in sound?
@sammydog01 Depends on how you hear things. Personally, when I listen to the music I hear the music. With vinyl I sometimes hear pops and clicks too. Some people hear a lot of stuff besides the music and will tell you that vinyl is “warmer” and that listening to CDs makes their soul tired. I don’t hear any of that.
@sammydog01 A lot of it is in the mastering. A large number of CDs use dynamic range compression which makes the CD louder at the expense of quality. This is not common on vinyl. I can’t really tell the difference with a well mastered CD, though.
@sammydog01 Probably not that much. I’m just an old fart & like my records.
I use an AT-PL120 with a nice Shure cartridge (I’d have to check the model). I’d love to get an old Marantz receiver some day…
With my 78s, there’s versions of songs not available anywhere else… (Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Snow & Williams, Merle Travis, etc…)
@befh makes sense
@daveinwarsh You get points for honesty.
@sammydog01 To add to what people have already said, yes there is a difference in the sound. Magnetic and vinyl mediums produce analog sound vs the digital sound that cd’s and computers make. Here is a good explanation. http://www.klipsch.com/blog/digital-vs-analog-audio/
I personally find records much more “alive” and can sit and do nothing but listen to a record and be lost in the music the entire time. I have not been able to do that with cds or mp3s
@sammydog01 Absolutely. Most of the new music I bought over the last couple years, I bought on vinyl
@hisgrossness I totally agree. I am new to this and remember when I was 10-14 listening to my records. God I love the sound
Well this is a much stupider product that it sounded like it was going to be -
Looks like Innovative Technology is maker. And 20 watts RMS.
Groovy! You can spin some platters and dance the Charleston, then jump into the rumble seat of your horseless carriage and catch the talkies at the local picture house, daddy-o! (Or whatever the hell you vinyl-listening people say these days.)
@rv617 I say groovy, cool & far-out man…
It’s got a “high-end look”! Riiiight.
You get what u pay for and I’m guessing $70 is too much for this thing.
Actually we said farm-trout but some young whippersnapper misunderstood and changed it to far-out. It’s stuck in the 70’s like those of us wish we could go back to. Such a peaceful and nonviolent era. The most violent thing I saw, was being squirted down with a water hose at an outdoor concert in Austin because it was to hot!
This doesn’t spin me right round.
@mehgrl RIP Pete Burns and his glorious insanity.
@mehgrl I lived in Tokyo in the late 80s. This video was extremely popular with teen age Japanese girls back then. You couldn’t go anywhere without hearing/seeing it.
@mrehorst Same! It was a crazy time… but then anytime living in Tokyo is a crazy time I would guess.
Victrolas never played wax cylinders. Wax cylinders and players were Edison products. Victrolas played shellac records.
For sub $50 this would be an impulse buy for me.
Specs
What’s in the Box?
1x Turntable
1x Felt pad
1x 45 adapter
2x Speakers
2x Speaker wires
1x Power supply
Pictures
White
White 3/4 view
Black
Black 3/4 view
Price Comparison
$119.99 List, $114.99 at Amazon
Find a relevant price comparison? Please share it in a comment in this thread
Warranty
1 Year Victrola
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Aug 8 - Wednesday, Aug 10
Wait, I don’t recognize this… what is it?
@haydesigner It’s a speaker, doc.
Too expensive for a lazy susan.
Sam’s club has this same item for $90. SC item #538424
https://m.samsclub.com/ip/modern-turntable/prod20362529
Yawn. Sold all my records. 90s EDM club dj remixes and such. Good times. Most I can stream on the intertubes, but the in house razor-made cuts are but memories.
What does our Hi-Fi want? LO-FI! When does it want it? LO-FI!
/giphy meh.
Turntable ? Any idea of what the weight limit is ?
@jmbunkin I didn’t see any mention of a weight limit in the manual. However, it probably won’t replace your kickwheel.
Are the speakers and turntable permanently attached? Do both need their own independent power supplies or do they share one?
@Baffleboy Link to the manual is up in the product specs. All your answers are within.
Speakers powered thru turntable, connections on the back of turntable for the speaker wires. Look at Amazon site and video… & what he said
Nice
Turn, turn, turn the tables…
Is this available anymore?
Just received this. It’s pretty terrible. When it spins, it’s a bit wobbly and makes the tempo of the music wobble slightly. Sounds pretty terrible.
@jtsternberg and the bluetooth pairing is awful, it barely works! This was my first time with meh and probably the last.
@AgentDrTran
Sorry to hear that.
Did you contact Meh support?
@PlacidPenguin I just did, I’m not sure if they’ll accept it
@PlacidPenguin I did. They were pretty helpful, but said Victrola would be handling the support/returns/etc. But I’m a dunce, and didn’t realize that I was playing it on an uneven surface. Once I moved it, it was decent. The speakers are pretty terrible, but I think I could always change those out.
@AgentDrTran I actually have nothing but awesome things to say about meh. They sell products cheaply. Sometimes those products are also cheap. That’s part of the gamble.