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Kingston 7-in-1 Vinyl Record Player - Main Walnut

Average Customer Rating:

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90 % of 100

Kingston 7-in-1 Vinyl Record Player

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Product Rating
Overall Performance
40%

Product Review (submitted on October 16, 2021):

Electrohome customer service has been great and the Kingston has excellent sound quality in comparison to other units in it's price range, although the volume SHOULD be able to go higher than "30", as some recordings are much quieter than others. Next, the ceramic stylus that is provided with the unit is not the greatest by FAR. It has a much shorter life span than an actual diamond tip stylus AND it produces rather lousy sound quality. I highly recommend to upgrade to a diamond stylus. Next - USB recording. The Kingston's software only allows it to record at 128kbps.. which is quite bad by 2021/2022 standards of sound quality. The Kingston's software is SCREAMING for an upgrade! Once you record more than 20 songs on your 132GB USB stick, the sound quality becomes frightfully terrible to the extent that it's actually PAINFUL to listen to! This was a huge disappointment since recording my vinyl to USB was the primary reason I made this purchase. Also, when playing 45's, the Kingston has a couple more shortcomings. It can't play ALL 45's. If the grooves span too close to the centre of the record, the Kingston will stop playing your 45 before the song is even finished!... not so great when you're trying to record songs onto the USB! Speaking of 45's, the centre piece/45 adapter appears to be defective - so essentially, the 45's don't sit properly centered on the platter which allows for wobbly and awful sound reproduction. So, my overall recommendation?? Upgrade to a diamond stylus (RIGHT AWAY!), and also make sure the records you are playing are in good condition and properly deep cleaned for optimal sound quality, and KEEP YOUR NEEDLE CLEAN as well! If you're recording your LP's and 45's onto USB, prepare to be sorely disappointed in the sound quality!

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