Features of the VICTROLA VTA-600B 8-IN-1 RECORD/CD/TAPE Player
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
- Features and a look through the manual of the Victrola "8-In-1 Nostalgic Entertainment Center (aka the VTA-600B) ...
A surprisingly useful device that allows you to record your records, CDs, tapes digitally to a USB stick... You can even record from two different auxiliary jacks... Or from a Bluetooth source.
Or course, it does play records, CDs and tapes.. And the radio... Or a USB stick, or anything you plug into the auxiliary jack or send via Bluetooth.
It comes with speakers built in and will fill a basic room with music.
Pretty cool compared to what I was originally thinking!
I must say that the unit works much better than I thought it would. I cannot use the volume 30 max because it's too loud, and I'm hard of hearing! The sound quality is much better than expected. You have to be very fussy to to complain about the sound of this unit for the price it cost. I'm so glad I didn't pay attention to the negative reviews.
Thank you so much for showing each feature with so much clarity and to the point.
Thank you! Glad you liked it. :-)
Such a good and detailed review, so much great work was put into it, love it!
I just bought one of these and this video was exactly what I needed to learn how to operate it. 😊 thank you so much!
Glad it helped! :-)
Cool player. Thanks for sharing this! I reviewed the 8-in-1 on my channel last year.
Thanks Taylor!
Hi do u really recommend this cuz I’m planning to give it to my mom as a gift. Thanks
Can you connect external Bose speakers to this unit?
Where are the adjustment screws to manually adjust the rpm if it’s a little off?
I am getting a ground loop hum on my turntable. Any ideas how to fix it? Thank you!
the only thing i don’t like is that records stick out the back
Does this actually record onto USB sticks? Victrola seems to be ignoring this feature. I love digitizing my vinyl onto USB sticks.
Victrola used to provide this capability. I purchased this model in July and it came with a CD to program the recording function through your computer - so the computer must be plugged into the music system for recording.
Can you connect this one to an external speakers?
Presumably you can plug in PC style speakers via the headphone jack to give better sound quality?
Absolutey.. Any speaker system that had a stereo headphone hack can take the headphone output.. You can also use adapters if you want to plug this into a main system..
So when you're recording vinyl to USB stick...... you push "record" and the screen says "ready" ..... so when does it start recording, once the needle makes contact with the record???
Yes, the device has some type of audio level threshold sensor that will begin recording when it senses sound over a certain decibel... I noticed sometimes with vinyl you might miss the first fraction of a second of the beginning of the song, and what you can do is either bring back the needle (and then edit that first part out).. or hold the needle a little down when on the cue part of the record and that will cause the device to start recording... i am going on memory on this and no longer have the item in my possession...
@@discofriend8522 Cool. Thanks.
When recording tracks from a record does it seperate tracks ?
I doubt it does that.
Wonderful
I have a few concerns about the player (1) It doesn’t pick up most radio stations, only 5 so far even with the Antenna up and fully adjusted (2) You cannot use the system at night or in a low lit room as the controls nor the radio dial light up. Pretty cool set up, but lacking on so many ways.
Do you have broadcast stations near you. We use fm where we are because that's what most stations around us use. Some places have more am.
@@SillyOmega yes, we use all FM stations but the device can only pick up around 5 total using the dial. All of the other stations are not able to fully dial in, lots of static, and unable to listen to the broadcast.
@@JustShowUp interesting I have one on the way I'll try and update you on how it goes. Might be something wrong with tuner on yours.
@@SillyOmega let me know how it goes, curious to know how many stations yours can pick up (clearly)
@@JustShowUp I have the 6 in 1 I found out. But fm is working where I am.
What's the cost?
Can you plug in additional speakers using an Auxiliary out?
Looks like that is not an "regular" option.. You could get and adaptor for the headphones in the front as long as you were running to powered speakers or an amp/receiver connected to its speakers..
You would need amplified speakers. The headphone jack has a dropping resistor for both speakers that lowers the volume to the headphone jack. You would have to jump out both dropping resistors to use the output to drive separate external speakers
Where do I purchase one of those stereos?
They should be easy to find on ebay, probably Amazon too.
Mine won’t work with my cds when I first got it it was fine but now it just say no disc
I dont still have this too look at, but you might see if there is anyway you can clean the laser with rubbing alcohol, using a q-tip.
FYI, to fast forward the tape, push the button in half way in, it will stick and advance the tape without having to listen to the Chipmunks.
Thanks for the tip!
Hi !
Is there a way to do an External Speakers "Option" without using the Headphone Jack ?
I'd prefer a connection mounted on the rear of the cabinet, but can't find anything other than the headphone jack on the front. I suppose I could dig into the unit and hard wire a set of output connections with an interrupt or maybe an "Output Selector Switch" , but I'd REALLY prefer not to have to ... .
The 2 RCA Plugs on the back SEEM to be for input, which seem kinda silly- as anything else's "out" would LIKELY use the AUX-Out connection with the Victrola's Aux-in provided on the front, which itself kinda makes sense- as anything you'd temporarily quick-connect would benefit from this arrangement.
Still- an un-amplified source might_have RCA- Outs using an RCA - _in connection on the Victrola, I guess, but anything you'd add-on using the RCA connections would LIKELY benefit from the same improved external speakers you'd want to connect to improve the Victrola's own sound output and I'm HOPING for something better than "Headphones Out" .
I haven't TRIED the rear RCA connections "in" , as I don't have anything wanting an RCA Connection at its own output, even tho I DO have my 5.1 Living Room Speakers in-connected to my TV output's Fibre Optic - Out connection, but the 5.1 set DOES have a 2nd pair of inputs for RCA - L/R which COULD if the Victrola's rear RCA's were OUT instead of IN .
Thoughts ?
NONE of my stuff is anywhere above SOLID mid-range (with the Victrola itself being my only relatively Low-End "Compromise" - Sill (so far ) I'm QUITE happy with it (!) - but I GUESS if I went "Hi-End" I could get "Everything I want " ;=)) !
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Nice work, btw.
All the BEST from Texas ! -
Same question?
Any solution to this yet?
@180 Bloom - NO, nothing . I plan to return to this at some point, but I had to move on to other things shortly after posting the question . Good luck , and share if you come up with something ? Thanks !
@@sundex3030 - NO, nothing . I plan to return to this at some point, but I had to move on to other things shortly after posting the question . Good luck , and share if you come up with something ? Thanks !
It stopped spinning for me out of nowhere. Any suggestions?
Most likely that is the belt.. It might have slipped off.. I no longer have the unit.. But I found this video on RUclips that talks about it: ruclips.net/video/dTYXOKojbjw/видео.html
HI can you turn the power on and off with the remote?
Sorry I cant answer that as I no longer have the device, but I have to believe you can.
Speed control on mine doesn't work. Whatever speed I put on, it spins 33.3. so tired of being ripped off as a consumer.
Sounds like something snapped with the mechanism to changes the speed. This is cheaper plastic that is kind of brittle and that may have happened. I no longer have the item, so I can't look at it to help. I definitely understand your feelings if you are used to quality from the mid-80s and back. You bought something and you expected that it would last for decades... Electronics, clothing, cars, ... everything! That's why I think old (especially "old new stock") stuff sells well on ebay.
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WOW!!! Wooverton Mountain!! LOL!!
Wow, I did not know the song Wooverton Mountain, but have heard it many times.. And I didn't realize that song I played was a parody of it.. Thank you for the info!
I bought two of these. Both of them are lemons. The records dragged on them. I had to send them back. These are cheap built.
How much is it.
this one is now sold.. you can find these new on ebay for around $150-200.. they show up at thrift stores commonly... used usually in the $50-75 area...
@@discofriend8522 I paid $150 through Amazon.
Best Buy has it currently for 69.99 or open box 59
@@discofriend8522 Purchased it on Amazon Prime day for about $120.00. Usually goes on Amazon for around $170.00.
Works great till the warranty is up then it is a 200 dollar paperweight.
Made In China.. People today want to spend less, and cost beats quality.. People should blame themselves.
I have two models. Neither of them works properly. Two turntables and 500+ albums and singles w/zero movement to play a record. I really got screwed w/this company! Before that I owned two Crosley's. Same thing, or when I was recording an lp, the damn machine would shut-off! I've had it w/these companies. All lemons. These cheaply made record players are the "Edsel's" of the 21st century.
records don,t sound very good really
Oh well, aren't you special.
That tape player is trash. I know that from experience. Mine would turn the tape into a bullet when ejected on top of sounding like garbage
Frankly don't know why these units still include cassette players. Aside from 8-tracks that is the most outmoded and unreliable audio source. In my experience the tapes got stuck in whatever unit I used and let's be honest - the tapes eventually wear out anyway. HI have a bunch of cassettes from when collecting them was a fad. Who knows how many are worn out if not unplayable? So really I don't think the player is entirely to blame - the tapes will just wear out of get stuck and tangled by their very nature.