Victrola Navigator - 8-in-1 Bluetooth Record Player - Oak

I got a few things to say about this "record player". It's also plays:* MP3s from USB drive* FM Radio* CDs* Streaming from bluetooth* Anything that can plug into AUX* Cassette tapes* 1 other thing I can not remember right now.Recording to PC is easy.1. Turn on your computer. (Skip this step if it is already on)2. Turn on the Victrola 8-in-1. (Skip this step if it is already on)3. Plug in a simple-no-nonsense USB-A to USB-B cable (If you only have USB-C ports, you will need an adapter) to your computer. (Skip this step if you have already plugged in the cable)4. Plug the other end of the cable to the back of the Victrola 8-in-1. (Skip this step if you have already plugged in the cable)5. Lauch the audacity program (You can download this from audacityteam.org) or if you prefer another recording program you can use that. Personally I have been using audacity since the early 2000's so it came about about the same time that records got popular and therefor it is in my opinion the best software to use for recording records and cassette tapes)6. Select which source you want to record from. There are many options:* Record player* Cassette player* FM Radio* Possibly other sources (although I do not know why you would want to record what is streaming from your mobile device, USB / MP3, or CDs as those formats are already probably on your computer except for perhaps the CD but it is easier to copy a CD using your computer's CD drive, unless you do not have one, then this seems like a viable alternative although I have not done so myself so I can not guarantee it. In fact I don't guarantee anything, I did not invent, produce, market, and sell the Victrola 8-in-1, all guarantees must be made by the aforementioned entities and I take no responsibility)6. Hit record on your computer.7. Play the soutce material as described in the manual.8. When the song or whatever is finished, press stop on your computer.9. Stop the playback from the source.10. It is now time to export your audio. Go to the file menu, and choose "export audio"11. Save it as either MP3, OGG, or WAV format. OGG is a good lossless compression, MP3 sounds pretty good but is lossy. WAV uses no compression, so it is a larger file, but has perfect sound quality. This is a good option if you do not want todeal with lossy compression but do not have the ability to play ogg vorbis files for some reason.And that's it! Make sure you select the appropriate device for your audio in, it will show up as a digital SPDIF device. Also this might not work if your computer is too old or does not have USB ports of any kind.Pros:* Adequate sound quality. 4/5 stars* Record any format to any other format that your computer can play* Looks great* Bluetooth has great range* Compatible with the linux operating system, although not mentioned in the manualCons:* Cassette player is not great, they could have put a player with proper play, rewind, fast forwar, and pause buttons. Instead you stick the tape in and you can only play or fast forward, you have to flip the tape over to reqind. There is only one putton, so you push the tape all the way in to play, then push the button half way to fast forward, then push the button all the way in to eject, then push the tape back in to play.* There is not support for external speakers. In may cases this is fine because the internal spearkers are pretty good. But if you wanted to have more speakers you can not easilly do this, you would have to hook the headphones up to a seperate amplifier which defeats the purpose of having a single unit, and will turn off the built in speakers. You could also open it up and hack the main board to add additional speakers, but this will VOID YOUR WARRANTY.* it was slightly too big to fit on my record player cabinet so I had to get a different record player cabinet that was slightly larger. This turned out to be a good thing in the end because it can hold more records, but it was very dissapointing at first but still not bad enough to leave a bad review.Overall I give this a 4.6 star review, I put it in as 5 stars because that was the closest I could get to 4.6

I've only had it for a week so far but after having to choose between the Aviator and the Electrohome Signature and taking a chance with either of them despite the scary negative reviews that had me worried about these all-in-one record players. It's not bad. The speakers are pretty decent and damn well can get loud if you're just a casual vinyl person and not audiophile. Also! Big plus is this one has phono out which is nice if I ever want to add some powered external speakers in the future unlike the Electrohome from what I've read. So, you know, keep that in mind.The am/fm radio is really nice and clear even in this three story apartment building I'm in which acts like the Bermuda triangle and can't get a signal out with my phone to save my life sometimes.The bluetooth works excellently and quick. (Note: the Aviator will show up as, "Wooden music player" or something along those words.)The cd player works which is all I can really say on that subject because I played, like, two disc on it but it works nonetheless and reads even clear, black, blue cd backs.Haven't tried the cassette player yet. I'll add onto this later when I get some cassettes to play some day.And the big one. The vinyl player. It comes with a little first startup manual laid across the platter. So setting it up was easy. It plays all speeds like it says it should. I tried 33 1/3 LP's, 45's, and 78's. It comes with a tonearm lift so that's nice so you don't have to just drop it. The platter doesn't skip and the needle reads clearly. Now of course the quality of the needle some audiophiles will say, "Eck! Ceramic garbage! Destroy your records!". Like, okay, sure probably they do but I just wanted something that works and doesn't actually destroy your records like Crosley's record players. It's good, good for casual vinyl players that just want to play some of their old records, and new ones occasionally. It's actually not bad.Also the packaging was something else. In a good-ish way. Came in four boxes and the box with the record player in it was protected with foam braces and air bags. The vinyl player has a transport screw the tone arm was secured with a wire and foam block and plastic clip to hold it to the resting arm and the platter was held stiff with a foam block pressed down to it. I'd recommend holding onto these foam pieces just for future reasons. The needle was protected with a plastic cover. They supply three extra replacement needles and a microfiber cloth. A manual included with a remote. The remote did not come with batteries. The remote acted funny at first with the volume not going up or down without first going down once before going up in volume and vice versa. The knob for the volume on the console is weird it's molded with a arrow and a printed - to + picture but the knob you might have to twist it around all the way twice to turn it from 20 to 0 volume because, I don't know, oversight?