ANGELS HORN Bluetooth Turntable with Speakers

I ordered this record player and it doesn’t disappoint in any way. The sound quality is amazing and the set up was really easy. I have gone through two previous record players and have now found the best one for my money. I highly recommend this player for anyone having issues with their record player. It may be a little pricey but it is well worth the money I paid for it. Speakers in it sound amazing and the Bluetooth connection is no problem and sounds just as good as my vinyl’s.

Really impressed with the quality of this turntable. I have enjoyed turntables and all things vinyl for close to 40 years and admittedly morphed into a bit of a “record player snob”. I never would have considered an all in one turntable but wanted to have an unobtrusive record player set up in a bedroom and gave this a shot. I was immediately impressed with the design and feel right out the box. Set up was a breeze and the sound quality for a built in speaker turntable really surprised me. I’m wildly impressed (and surprised). Great entry level turntable. Highly recommend this piece. Money well spent.

Very attractive looking unit. Build quality is decent but could be better. Despite the claim of having “modern” features it lacks basic functionality like auto-stop so your record keeps spinning on the needle at the end. If you’re cooking or otherwise unable to watch over it, this is not good… it was actually a dealbreaker for me so I returned it. Sound quality is good but if you’re an audiophile you won’t be impressed. Play volume is quite loud. Overall very good unit and I would have been happy with it if only it had auto-off functionality.

First off this is a good turntable. It’s not great though. Expect to pay around $500 or more for a great turntable. It is however a good, solid turntable, for the money paid. I paid around $230 for this. I don’t regret it. Lets give you the run down, the pros and cons, and the i don’t knows.

First, some assembly is required. It comes in two boxes, a box within a box. It is packed in styrofoam to keep it safe, and it is packed well. The platter, belt, counter weight are all not installed when it arrives. A quick youtube search, or a glance at the instructions will help you with this.

The hardware: This is made in China I believe, at least that’s the contact on the website- but let me state this right off the bat- This ain’t no Victorola. This is much better. The tone arm is metal, The needle that comes with it is the standard Audio Technica AT3600L- this can be upgraded to a better needle. The counterweight is well… we’ll get to that. The internals are okay, again, you are paying for a midrange turntable. The good news is that all the parts can be purchased from Angels Horn, and the customer support, so I’ve heard is great. This includes the power brick, the motor and the parts.

The setup: Expect a little bit of a learning curve, if you aren’t new to vinyl then disregard this. It does require the use of a protractor to calibrate the needle (this is included in the box- youtube will show you how to do this). It does require a counter weight (also included, and can be youtubed), you might want to get a scale and calibrate that too as I found mine was a little off. There is also a dust cover for the turntable included which is super easy to install. Setup took a little while for me, I spent more time on the calibration- make sure to check with the audio technica website for the tracking force requirements on the needle, I think it is 2.5 grams. The counterweight is super sensitive too, it took some time to get it right, it seemed it liked being a little on the heavy side to make it sound good and avoid skipping.

The features: This turntable does 33, and 45. It DOES NOT do 78. For me, that was fine. It also has blue tooth in- NOT OUT. Again, for me this was not an issue- I expected this. I use an amp with external speakers. Unexpectedly, they actually worked in tandem with the internal speakers which was cool (I got sound through the amp and the turntable at the same time). There’s not much else to this.

Aesthetics: I like the aesthetics of this machine. It doesn’t look like it was designed by Icelandic artisans, it’s not a funky shape to promote unique sound. It is however clean, and looks nice. It has a nice weight and feels premium when you use it. The parts seem well put together and nothing sticks out. Wood looks real and feels real- not sure if it is.

Now, the sound part: The sound is again, good, but not great. It is lightyears above a Crossly or a Victorola. But it is not a Technics turntable so don’t expect that kind of sound from it. The volume is good, but you wont be banging the neighbor’s walls down with it- the base is mid level with this, it’s there, but it isn’t going to vibrate the house. If you love more base in your music you might want to pass, or get an amp and some subs. The clarity it surprising for this thing. It is super clear. I was genuinely happy with it. Treble is not overpowering either and doesn’t scratch the ear drums when it plays. It is well balanced and sounds really nice. Even when I hooked it up to the amp and the sound bar, it sounded great.

There is one thing that was hard for me. This thing is very sensitive, it skipped if I stepped too hard next to it, that might be my records, but I doubt it. You will want to get a record weight for the spindle and set it on something that is solid. Once I used my record weight and put it on the heavy entertainment center this issue disappeared for the most part. I am upgrading the needle in this machine, so I am curious to see what that does for it.

Conclusion: This was worth what I paid for it. I would not have paid more than $240 for this machine. I like it, it sounds good, and plays well. At least mine did. I am not an audiophile, but I do love me some Vinyl, and this did the job nicely.

My son loves his gift. He said it was easy to set up and the sound quality is good. The box did come very damaged, but the record player seems to be unharmed.