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This was a much anticipated gift, and after it was opened and used to play records off and on during the evening, the turntable would slow down and speed up and is totally useless for playing records - the entire reason this was purchased.

We received a replacement unit and it was also defective so it was sent back as well. I would not recommend at all, the motor goes out and does not control the speed of the turntable. I am surprised it is still being offered for sale.

I wanted to buy a record player to casually listen records and since I had been seeing these retro style record players everywhere I figured it might be worth investing in one. When it first arrived I was happy to see that it played my records pretty well, the speakers weren't anything special but it served its purpose. However, after using it only a few times it began to fail; it would speed up and slow down and was completely useless. I figured out that the belt inside had stretched out. It is impossible to find the right belt for this machine and now it was essentially a piece of garbage. It is a much better idea to simply invest in a simple turntable that hooks up to the back of your stereo.