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Sony - USB Stereo Turntable - Black
Average Customer Rating:
4.4
Rating breakdown 209 reviews
5 Stars
146
4 Stars
32
3 Stars
14
2 Stars
5
1 Star
12
84%of customers recommend this product.
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169 out of
200)
Customer Reviews for Sony - USB Stereo Turntable - Black
Customer Rating
3
Capable unit, not for a serious audiophile though
on October 14, 2022
Posted by: Budget audiophile
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
I have enjoyed other Sony components I have owned, but hose were from their ES line, much better performance
This turntable is okay; what drew me to it is the very low profile - I have a sliding drawer in my stereo rack and I needed to be able to open the cover enough for it to stay open while I changed discs.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Posted by: Anonymous
Gender:Male
Verified Purchase:Yes
Bought this a bit over a month and I've been enjoying it so much! It has a very slick design and is so user friendly. Haven't run into any issues so far. Highly recommend!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
Monitoring while you record is easy
on March 13, 2010
Posted by: dcmike
I just bought a PS-LX300USB and made my first recording. Very slick! I wanted to address a point made by more than one reviewer - "Can't monitor while recording".
It is really very easy to do as there are two sets of outputs - USB & RCA (phono). All you do is run the USB to your computer and run the RCA to a stereo. In my case, my stereo is in another room - SO - I just got an adaptor from Radio Shack (COUPLER - two female RCA, one end, and one female mini phono, other end) and hooked up a set of iPod earphones to the RCA outs. Cheap headphones are best because they are designed for low output devices and will give you enough volume to monitor with, with only the turntable's built in "line-out" to power them.
When one song ends hit the pause button, then the make another recording button, then the record button again.
There are plenty of effects and tools - for old albums you can use the EQ to boost the highs, etc or put in a little reverb to make it sound more live.. You can preview (hear) any effect before committing.
A great little package - all you need to do the job.
What's great about it: It's a whole vinyl transfer package
What's not so great: Short on instructions
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
4
Good turntable but...
on January 6, 2009
Posted by: johnboy911
The software that comes with this is great for a lot of audio tasks, unfortunately, ripping vinyl albums is not one of them.
I downloaded the free Audacity software which makes ripping vinyl albums a lot easier. Plus you can listen to the LP while your record.
What's great about it: Hardware
What's not so great: Software
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
Great Stereo Turntable
on February 1, 2012
Posted by: BeeGeeDC
I've only had my turntable for a couple of months, but easily converted several vinyl albums using the vinyl restoration feature in SoundForge 9.0, although some songs don't break. That's easily fixed via cut & paste into new tracks. Just make sure you save first in WAV format and then you can edit freely and save into other formats (e.g. MP3, etc.#. Still learning software, but it seems to work best via the vinyl restoration wizard. For replacement, the stylus #N-6516) part number is 9-885-117-75 and the cartridge part number is 9-885-117-76. Give Sony parts and accessories a call. I'm going to convert all my vinyl and have loads of MP3s to load on phone that are probably not even available in online stores. Wish I could sell them, but I'm sure the bad guys would call. :-)
What's great about it: Preamp, USB connection to PC, Soundforge 9.0
What's not so great: Replacement Stylus & Cartridge part numbers not in manual
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
5
Blown Away
on June 20, 2010
Posted by: ChuckDizzle
I have been collecting vinyl for a few years now and this is my third USB turntable in that time. This player has surpassed them all in quality of components and performance.
The built in phono preamp is great considering a lot of people will not have a receiver with it.
The only drawbacks seems to be that a drive belt needs to be installed, and the recording process is more complicated than the push button recording offered on other models.
The reason for this complication is the robust software package that comes bundled with the unit. Sound Forge allows the average hobbyist just about all they could want in an integrated sound editing and recording package. It is great to be able to turn off some filters for mint recordings, or being able to manually smooth out a really rough copy. There is a learning curve, even for an average computer user and it might be overwhelming for grandma and grandpa.
It pays off though as the end result has convinced me to re-archive most of my prized vinyls with this new turntable.
If you are a moderate hobbyist collecting vinyls this player is a best buy as it stacks up to players 3-4 times more expensive.
What's great about it: Incredible value, highest quality for price on the market
What's not so great: A little more complicated
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
4
There is a serial number
on January 14, 2009
Posted by: Ryan92212394
One of the people below me says there is no serial number but the fact of the matter is that there is it is right on the back of the turntable.
What's great about it: Allows Different Speeds, Easy to install, allows phono and line inputs
What's not so great: Little big, not super good ooking.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com
Customer Rating
4
Enjoying Wiping The Dust Off My Records
on June 30, 2009
Posted by: Yessongs72
Finally after reading instructions the turntable and software does everything I need recording. As for the review that you cannot listen to the record while recording all that is needed is "check the monitoring box and presto...sound!"
What's great about it: Great buy for money!
What's not so great: Tone arm redesign so you can use your fingers to pick up tone arm. The way it is now the piece is to close to the tone
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting sony.com