The yellow on the tape is because of the type of glue used on it (poor quality by the way). Cheaper but it did what it was supposed to do. That phonograph looks awesome!
I had the same speaker issue with my victrola suitcase player. Checked all wires and connections. It ended up being the cartridge. Swapped the cartridge and all was good.
Before you played the Lady GaGa record I could tell the cartridge is cocked to one side and that could be the issue. I discovered the same issue on my mother's turntable and when I straightened the cartridge out it played perfectly.
Because you had the buzz interference, although it's manifesting itself in the camera microphone, especially when you're touching the metal parts of the unit, I'm thinking there's a loose wire somewhere or even backwards on the phono cartridge. I've had a Shure cartridge that only one channel would work UNTIL I pulled the stylus out and pushed it back in. A funny thing happened years ago...I did electronic repairs on amplifiers and other things at a local music store. I unboxed a brand new amplifier, plugged it into the wall, turned it on, and it blew a fuse in the store, yes it still had a fuse box. The owner came back, replaced the fuse and I did it again the next day with the same result. He told me to look at it so I took it apart only to discover that the power switch when turned on shorter across the AC line. I looked at how the circuit board had the input to the transformer connected and switched a couple wires around. Although I was still nervous to try it out, it worked after that. I find anything's possible. Good review as always.
I have the Ricatech version of an all in one music centre , the Ricatech RMC350 , VINTAGE GRAMMOPHONE with speaker horn , and build in cd player , am/fm tuner , USB/SD cart reader and a recordplayer , i like that vintage grammophone like music centre !!, greetings from Assen in the Netherlands !
Such a beautiful piece let down by the sound quality and the lack of capacity to play 78 Shellac records. If those features are improved upon (maybe using a different stylus cartridge too) this would be an amazing gift for a grandparent who had an original back in the day! It’s very impressive mind you
My comment which is below, I bought a Thomas Home Collections replica of a Edison two minute cylinder phonograph from 1908 it was a replica of a Edison Home phonograph, with radio,cassette player ,it came out I believe in the 1990's I'm using it for the looks radio is alright but the cassette player started to "eat tapes" so I stopped playing tapes, but for looks it's not bad
It's possible two of the wires for the left or right channel on the cartridge are wired backwards. Those wires have to be the correct polarization (+/-) to get sound. They could be loose as well.
Great review,of an interesting and nice looking product...One of my neighbours a few doors down the road has a similar device in their front room,which i have seen when walking by....Unusual not to have a stylus protector ?......Did you change the cart to see if that solved the problem>...the only other thing i can think of that may have caused this issue,is that it was damaged when tested back at the factory,by playing a certain artists record and the stylus just couldn`t cope with the stress...Just a thought !!!!!!!!!!! Great vid as always..Ade
hello there, this is a very attractive and solid looking retro player but the sound quality is important also, and if the turntable or speaker is not giving out proper sound due to a design flaw or connection then it kind of defeats the whole purpose of buying one of these, for me anyway, and yes it definitley should have had a 78 speed considering the 1930s look of it . sometimes i wonder what these designers and marketing people are thinking. thanks for sharing another fun and interesting video, take care
1930s look? More like 1900s. By the 1920s Victor's Victrola had hidden the horn inside the base, and record players just looked like a box or a piece of furniture. And by the 1930s, the electronically reproduced Orthophonic Victrola was available.
Does this thing have proper *electrical* certification like UL, ETL, etc.. or something similar to be sold in North America? Anything besides CE which is an European self-certification which has no value in North America and FCC which is a RF certification and not an electrical one?
UL and ETL are mostly concerned with the safety of a product, as in, is it likely to cause a fire or kill somebody. Neither is likely with this player, nor is a certification required for it. It has nothing to do with quality or ability to do the job intended. Only the external wall wart power supply is likely to be certified, as it plugs into a 120V outlet.
now I wonder why the victrola company doesnt make novelty phonographs like this one! Like I know they are just an empty shell of the OG company but still it would only make sense to see that. I wonder if they got sued or something although I would imagine the name is PD and thats how they were able to get away with using it or something who knows. But I can't find one of these with there name on it. I did come across plenty of the real thing while looking on ebay though, which would actually be pretty cool to own one for playing 78s.
Great looking but poor sound. If they had a line out this would be awesome so you can use some real speakers. I just got one, and I think I will be returning it.
@@Recordology Analog in the sense that it doesn't use electricity, just like the old ones. The horn was there to amplify the sound from the needle, they didn't use electronic amplifiers and speakers. They were true analog with no transformation of the sound wave of any sort.
@@mariuszanfir2298 Acoustic phonographs were made obsolete by electronic reproduction by the late 1920s. By the 1970s, transistor electronics and small DC motors made battery powered players possible which could be used in places where electricity was not yet available.
Your video saved my sanity 🫡
Turns out I missed a step putting the belt on which is why things weren’t turning. Now it’s off to record land! 😅👍
The yellow on the tape is because of the type of glue used on it (poor quality by the way). Cheaper but it did what it was supposed to do. That phonograph looks awesome!
I was putting mine together and confused so I went on RUclips for help. Your video came up and I am so grateful for the help!
Glad I could help!
I had the same speaker issue with my victrola suitcase player. Checked all wires and connections. It ended up being the cartridge. Swapped the cartridge and all was good.
where is the cartridge?
Before you played the Lady GaGa record I could tell the cartridge is cocked to one side and that could be the issue. I discovered the same issue on my mother's turntable and when I straightened the cartridge out it played perfectly.
Because you had the buzz interference, although it's manifesting itself in the camera microphone, especially when you're touching the metal parts of the unit, I'm thinking there's a loose wire somewhere or even backwards on the phono cartridge. I've had a Shure cartridge that only one channel would work UNTIL I pulled the stylus out and pushed it back in. A funny thing happened years ago...I did electronic repairs on amplifiers and other things at a local music store. I unboxed a brand new amplifier, plugged it into the wall, turned it on, and it blew a fuse in the store, yes it still had a fuse box. The owner came back, replaced the fuse and I did it again the next day with the same result. He told me to look at it so I took it apart only to discover that the power switch when turned on shorter across the AC line. I looked at how the circuit board had the input to the transformer connected and switched a couple wires around. Although I was still nervous to try it out, it worked after that. I find anything's possible. Good review as always.
I have the Ricatech version of an all in one music centre , the Ricatech RMC350 , VINTAGE GRAMMOPHONE with speaker horn , and build in cd player , am/fm tuner , USB/SD cart reader and a recordplayer , i like that vintage grammophone like music centre !!, greetings from Assen in the Netherlands !
Such a beautiful piece let down by the sound quality and the lack of capacity to play 78 Shellac records. If those features are improved upon (maybe using a different stylus cartridge too) this would be an amazing gift for a grandparent who had an original back in the day! It’s very impressive mind you
bro you are a godsend, thank you for helping me with this vid! :D
Glad I could help!
"Coffee in the morning and putting electronics together"...... In my case, it would be "Beer in the evening and putting electronics together".. 🤣
hahahahahaha
Better than beer in the morning.........
You could buy a real antique one for cheaper used.
It would probably break down and be expensive to repair.
My comment which is below, I bought a Thomas Home Collections replica of a Edison two minute cylinder phonograph from 1908 it was a replica of a Edison Home phonograph, with radio,cassette player ,it came out I believe in the 1990's I'm using it for the looks radio is alright but the cassette player started to "eat tapes" so I stopped playing tapes, but for looks it's not bad
It's possible two of the wires for the left or right channel on the cartridge are wired backwards. Those wires have to be the correct polarization (+/-) to get sound. They could be loose as well.
I don’t know if it’s just the angle I’m seeing it from but the azimuth looks off, that wouldn’t help anything when it comes to channel balance.
Is there also a combination of the other way around? So having a new gramophone that plays old records?
It has so much potential!
Great review,of an interesting and nice looking product...One of my neighbours a few doors down the road has a similar device in their front room,which i have seen when walking by....Unusual not to have a stylus protector ?......Did you change the cart to see if that solved the problem>...the only other thing i can think of that may have caused this issue,is that it was damaged when tested back at the factory,by playing a certain artists record and the stylus just couldn`t cope with the stress...Just a thought !!!!!!!!!!! Great vid as always..Ade
Would buy it for the looks, like the Thomas Home Collections Edison Cylinder Replica of the 1908machine
I thought the phonograph was a cylinder and gramophone was the shellac record player.
Not necessarily....
Do you find that there is a hum/buzz that comes from the speakers when the volume is up high?
Can you get a custom made parts to add onto this to make it work better
Nice product can I buy it in India please reply if possible Thanks 🙏
Poor quality control obviously has problems. I hope someone goes to the trouble of making a decent one that actually works
Huh I had no problem with my speakers or turn table. Mine is awesome
Does the horn works in all mode or only when using LPs?
Very steampunk
How to you get the turntable to work? Mines not moving
What record did you play? I like the music :)
That was Lady Gaga :)
@@Recordology oops I meant at 10:14 sorry! thank u for the reply
Does it damage the vinyls? 😁😁
probably has a loose or broken wire betwwen the tonearm and the amplifier
hello there, this is a very attractive and solid looking retro player but the sound quality is important also, and if the turntable or speaker is not giving out proper sound due to a design flaw or connection then it kind of defeats the whole purpose of buying one of these, for me anyway, and yes it definitley should have had a 78 speed considering the 1930s look of it . sometimes i wonder what these designers and marketing people are thinking. thanks for sharing another fun and interesting video, take care
1930s look? More like 1900s. By the 1920s Victor's Victrola had hidden the horn inside the base, and record players just looked like a box or a piece of furniture. And by the 1930s, the electronically reproduced Orthophonic Victrola was available.
I heard that the needle is very difficult/next to impossible to replace. Is this true?
Does this thing have proper *electrical* certification like UL, ETL, etc.. or something similar to be sold in North America? Anything besides CE which is an European self-certification which has no value in North America and FCC which is a RF certification and not an electrical one?
UL and ETL are mostly concerned with the safety of a product, as in, is it likely to cause a fire or kill somebody. Neither is likely with this player, nor is a certification required for it. It has nothing to do with quality or ability to do the job intended. Only the external wall wart power supply is likely to be certified, as it plugs into a 120V outlet.
Tape glue contains chemicals that naturally are prone to cause yellowing
what record and song was that at 10:22? thanks!
Awesome song! From the Tommy Dorsey complete collection! ruclips.net/video/dHHssWxYebU/видео.html
Referring to a non existent cd player shows gross incompetence.
How do you change radio stations
now I wonder why the victrola company doesnt make novelty phonographs like this one!
Like I know they are just an empty shell of the OG company but still it would only make sense to see that.
I wonder if they got sued or something although I would imagine the name is PD and thats how they were able to get away with using it or something who knows.
But I can't find one of these with there name on it.
I did come across plenty of the real thing while looking on ebay though, which would actually be pretty cool to own one for playing 78s.
I am having trouble getting the bluetooth to pair to my MacBook. Has anyone else had success with this?
What a disappointment that one of the speakers is a dud when playing records. Total dealbreaker! Also that CD logo being there is lame! Nice review.
i think curved tonearms track better
Great looking but poor sound. If they had a line out this would be awesome so you can use some real speakers. I just got one, and I think I will be returning it.
The sound is very disappointing. And there's no sound coming from the horn either. Anyone else have that problem?
Lovely modern machine - but ludicrous and I can hardly believe it doesn't even play 78s!??
Agreed....
Dude, you are way too enthusiastic about crap. Not everything is awesome or so cool.
But is is tho hahahaha
280$ for that? Is not event analog. The horn is just for show, it doesn't actually need it.
The record player is analog and there is indeed a tweeter in the horn.
@@Recordology Analog in the sense that it doesn't use electricity, just like the old ones. The horn was there to amplify the sound from the needle, they didn't use electronic amplifiers and speakers. They were true analog with no transformation of the sound wave of any sort.
@@mariuszanfir2298 I don't think you'd have any volume control with analog, why would that even be desirable?
@@mariuszanfir2298 Acoustic phonographs were made obsolete by electronic reproduction by the late 1920s. By the 1970s, transistor electronics and small DC motors made battery powered players possible which could be used in places where electricity was not yet available.
Nice try using it during a power outage lol. FAIL!