The Victrola 8-in-1! Record-ology!

It does everything! We've reviewed lots of all in one units and even a couple 6 in 1 units from Victrola, but this is an 8 in 1! Let's un-box it and give it a good review and sound test. Model VTA-600B

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[TaylorTCarlson]

I just bought one of these (not sure if it's the exact same model) like two weeks ago. Working great for me so far. Only problem now? I'm addicted to buying records!

[Halliday]

guy cuts tape PERFECTLY then rips box to shreds hahaha

[elijahmuller]

I just bought the Victrola Aviator after watching probably 4 or 5 of your reviews on various ones. Great work and thank you for so much information. In 2020 I am glad there are people like you.

[xaenon]

The best way to unpack it without destroying the box is to open the flaps, turn the thing over on the table/counter (making sure the flaps are still open), and then lifting the carton, letting the unit slide out. That way you have an intact carton to return it to the store if need be.

[vwestlife]

I'm glad they brought back the AM radio tuner. Some of their previous all-in-one systems had an FM-only tuner.

[mindlessdillan]

Just found one of these in an antique store for $50, thinking about purchasing and watching this video is making me want it even more! And for $50 that's a steal! Thanks for the upload!

[matthewvetter]

I just watched this the day before Thanksgiving 2020 and when he said "tomorrow is Thanksgiving" it blew my mind

[Edubarca]

Its so nice to see the nostalgia and how several products made these days reminds us of those wonderful times long past with really beautiful products. Excellent review and very exciting product.

[thejoker]

Bought one of these and returned it because if you play any album that has some heavy bass on them the thing will skip. got an audio technica and am much happiers.

[makemeone]

The phono has a full-sized platter which is uncommon and very nice. Still I wish they could put a turntable with a pitch control feature in one of these. Heck, increase the dimensions and put a turntable in with linear tracking. WOW, I like to dream.

[pcallas]

Somebody got this as a gift from a total stranger because they started their musical journey so I said how nice of a gift that was on his post. A guy posted below my post that he would advise against using the record player. I copied my original comment, deleted my original comment to remove his comment and pasted it to a new comment and then added that this tracks at 5 grams (which I got from this video) and if the needle is good and aligned properly, it will be fine playing your records on it. Somebody went out of their way to get this person the gift and the guy was over the moon happy about it and then that guy posted on mine. If he wanted to post on that on his own, that's his prerogative. I just didn't want that comment associated with mine in that instance because of people went out of their way. Normally I would have probably left that alone but this was such a special gift to him and thanks to you, I have more of an appreciation of people that are getting back into playing records because of these units. Thanks for your review on this. It helped me out in this instance.

[zathrasnotzathras]

Nice touch that the buttons are antiqued off white. I'm definitely picking up a Victrola soon and then big band records. Finally got the wife convinced.

[opiekrumpus]

I have been using my 8 n 1 for the past 3 years with no issues. I added a pair of edifier speakers. The sound of this unit is very good. Record player has very good detailed sound. Bass is good and very satisfying level. Overall hope this unit continues to serve my audio needs. And with the added speakers the radio. Cassette player and cd player all sound so much better.

[jamesleibensperger]

It is December 2021, and I just received my second Victrola Record player!! It is just like you said, they are better quality than my old record player from Victrola, and let us hope these have a longer life! I thank you kindly for sharing the truth about these record players!! Have a blessed Recordology Christmas, and a better 2022! Thanks for your time, James

[andrewsalas]

Love how he gives God thanks and glory at the end of this video! Great job overall

[kendrickwilliams]

Thanks for the ordered me one for the I hope it works just as man

[gregkeating]

Nice review. Just bought one myself. Can you hook up external speakers, and what about adding a coin to the needle arm, like we used to on older record players?

[felixmadison]

I've had my 8 in 1 for a little over two years. I added external plug in speakers as soon as I got the unit. Sound is pretty good, and better than sound through Victrola's built in speakers. It only turns on to the USB feature. I wish it turned on to the radio because if you don't have the remote nearby the usb is only thing turned on. If you don't have a usb inserted, and if you do, it will start at beginning always. So, if you have listened to it recently you will have to listen to the same songs you've already played. Not a big deal, but I'm going to see if I can wire it to power on with the radio. I have it hooked up to Alexa, and I have a radio station I like, but I can't get to it unless I have the remote with me.

[tabv_v]

got one of these as a christmas present 2-3 years ago annd still use it often. my main gripe with the turn table is : you have to use the standard replacement stylus, i'd bought the diamond stylus and it just immediately skated across any record i tried. the tracking force for the diamond replacements were rated under 4 grams and the lack of an adjustable counterbalance made it unusable with anything but. the default needles sound fine qualitywise but wear out quicker than i'm comfortable with (50hrs vs a diamonds 500). currently looking for offbrand needles that'll work well with it cause 20 bucks for (a 3pack) 150hrs adds up for a daily listener. it's not ideal for an 'audiophile hifi setup' but for someone whose picking through bins of used 4$ vinyl it's a stressfree way to enjoy records without the need for additional gear.

the biggest bummer for me is the cd player stopped reading discs about a year in, the majority of my collection was cds and it was the feature i'd used the most. not much of a big deal as i have plenty of systems/computers/dvdplayers that'd read cds just the same but i enjoyed the boombox-like convenience of it. my next gripe is the cassette player is 'temperamental;\ sometimes it works fine but more often than not the autostop will engage midway through a track, or the speed will slow down to a crawl and then auto stop. at first i thought it was my test tapes buut it's had the same effect on all the tapes in my collection, but neither of these are a deal breaker for me as i was mainly looking for a turntable.

my favorite feature tho : usb connectivity to a computer. for those stressed about wearing out records you only need to listen to them once while streaming the audio to your pc, ona pc you can record it in lossless wav or whatever you want. the entire unit functions as a microphone/line in option in windows so i'd commonly use it to stream music to my friends over discord/twitch/etc. can also listen back on computer so works for whatever headphones/stereo/etc your using at the time. overall : not as awful as reddit posts will make it out to be if your just looking for an easy record player, lacks an upgrade path but works fine regardless. buuut for those looking for a cd or tape player i'd advise some caution in terms of quality control

[jmgrayii]

I got this model from Amazon to play old Cassettes and records and it's cool I can now digitize records and tapes. the sound of the AM FM and tape player surprisingly good both radio bands tune very well when the antenna is at full length. I was a little surprised at the lack of bass and high treble from the built-in speakers (use powered speakers via the front headphone jack for best sound) bringing those mp3 files to Audacity and a good pair of powered speakers; they are quite good.