Audio-Technica LP120XUSBSV Manual Direct-Drive Turntable (Analogue & USB) Silver

Nice looking unit, sounds ok from box. Even better now that I put an Ortofon cartridge in, 1 thing though the switch for the line and pre-out works in opposite way round. Out of the box very easy to set up, the arm could prove difficult for some. But plenty of You Tube video to help. Highly recommend this Deck.

Fantastic quality. The sound is excellent. Easy to set up. Good value for money. Very pleased with it.

A real piece of quality from getting it out of the box to the set only tricky part was getting the tone arm level when you crack that your flying. Starting with the weight of the turntable you know it ain’t cheap good sturdy heavy piece of quality even the head shell looks expensive all the buttons are big and bold so you know what your operating what I like most is when using the tonearm lifter after your ready to lower it on to the vinyl it slowly drops nice and easy no big heavy drop and its a great sound through a Panasonic mini Hifi it looks great and while it seems a bit expensive believe me it’s pure quality and class makes every penny spent on it worth while well pleased it hasn’t cooled since it was set up 10 out of 10.

Amazing turntable. Sounds great and looks good, feels premium. Fully manual with counterweight which was a nice upgrade from the lp60x. Instructions to set up were difficult to follow as a person who prefers visuals but nothing YouTube couldn’t solve. 10/10 would recommend.

This review is for an Audio-Technica LP120XUSBBK Manual Direct-Drive Turntable. It arrived in a huge box, inside another box, inside a third Amazon box. Why so many boxes? The turntable takes some assembling. The instructions are good, and within 5 minutes you should be up and running, at least for analogue sound. The built-in amplifier is OK. It's better to use direct to your own speakers. When I recorded my records to a digital format, I found it hard to get levels set right so they didn't distort if I used the built-in amplifier. I had to set it to Phono Out, then use the pre-amp on my digital recorder which gave much better results, as I think the pre-amp on that is better than the one in the turntable. The included needle is good, it's not high end by any means, but it's a good sound quality that exceeds that of even the best cheaper turntables. The turntable can play all standard records, 33 1/3, 45, and 78 RPM. The wow and flutter is great, the speed remains contant and is accurate. Where this turntable really falls down is the USB connectivity. It simply does not work. I tried it with multiple devices, on multiple OS'es (Windows 10, 11 and Linux Mint) and it was just a nightmare to deal with. It is recognised fine, but I can never hear anything, and on the devices I could hear, I couldn't record. Maybe it's a Windows issue, but I also did not have the best luck with Linux. Ultimately I gave up and used my digital recorder. This is a good quality turntable, but I seriously would go for a model without all the USB stuff and maybe save a few quid. It is pricey but the quality of this compared to the cheap suitcase turntables is miles ahead.

This turntable is superb it is really well built and sounds very good It’s easy to use and looks really professional I am Really impressed with it

The first review I wrote on Amazon was for an Ion record player which I was rather disappointed with. After a belt issue, I decided to get a motor driven turntable, and I saw this Audio Technica was highly rated. Now owning it, and having used it for about a month I can safely say I made the right decision. I managed to grab this for about £215 and it was well worth the money in terms of quality. The playback is perfect and all my records that used to skip on old turntables now play flawlessly (one is very scratchy but I am certain that is due to a bad pressing). I've played records including: heavyweights, 12" singles, 10" and 7" singles, I've played at 33 and 45 and everything sounds great. It has the ability to play at 78 but apparently you need a different needle for that. It has lights on the platter so you know if the speed's correct and can easily adjust. I have not had a single issue so far after hours of use. After you balance the tone arm (easily done by watching a YouTube video from their official channel) operating the player as a newbie is easy. Raise the arm, line it up with the record, hit start and lower the needle. Whilst it is sometimes a hassle removing the arm at the end of playback, I knew that is what I was getting in for. It is rather large and heavy if that is something you are concerned about. The power lead is also much shorter than I was expecting. Luckily I still managed to make it fit in the spot I had allowed for my older, smaller player. I use the built in pre-amp so I can play the audio via aux out of a portable stereo speaker I bought and it handles that great. Worth noting the output is stereo so you may need a stereo to aux lead, there are no built-in speakers. I just wanted a quality turntable to stand up to the somewhat heavy use I give it and this fits the bill. In my experience, record players now are a novelty and if you buy cheap you do not get quality. This turntable is sturdy and dependable and I cannot recommend it enough for anyone in the same boat as me. As a final note, some people say to buy a rubber slip mat, maybe this is my green showing but I am using the included felt slip mat and it hasn't presented any problems, so don't feel obligated to buy any extras, this is a full package (aside from the previously mentioned aux adapterif you are planning on that). I am very pleased with this player and wish I got it sooner! 5/5

Fantastic Turntable Sound is amazing Very easy to use be cautious when you use it it's delicate sounds fantastic through my compute and speakrs i bought later on too Would recommend