ION Audio Max LP – Vinyl Record Player/Turntable with Built in Speakers, USB Output for Conversion and Three Playback Speeds – Natural Wood Finish

After reading the reviews, I was on the fence as to whether or not to purchase this turntable. I liked that it came with speakers but wasn't sure about the quality. (I thought that if the speakers were horrible, then I'd have to purchase new speakers anyway, so why not buy an Audio Technica?) However, I'm glad I bought the Ion Audio Max. First, the wood finish is beautiful and the unit is not too bulky. It was easy to find a place for it in my home. Second, this is the best unit I've found that can play records out of the box. The other reviewers were right that the speakers are not the best quality (they are good but not "blow your socks off" great), but I found that I can easily plug in my computer speakers to the unit. This made it relatively cheap to improve the sound quality. I have a Bose set Companion®2 Series III Multimedia Speaker System , which are awesome. Overall, I am very glad I bought this turntable. I get many compliments from visiting friends. It didn't break the bank, is lovely, and does the job well.

So far so good. I was looking for a good inexpensive turn-table. So far I've had luck with the Ion. Buyer should keep in mind what he/she is paying for, it obviously has its limitations. Overall quality I don't think is bad; it should hold up if not abused. Does not feel as cheap as some of the other lower end brands. The platter is not the full-size 12in. aluminum style. It has a felt pad. The arm is not auto-return but the platter turns off at the end of the album. The lid is heavy plastic. Wood base is a relatively heavy veneer. The small speakers serve their purpose. I have it in a small den and i've yet had the volume passed the half way point. Plenty loud enough for just enjoying your vinyl. It has audio outputs if you want to plug in external speakers. Comes with harness and software for MAC & PC but I have no intention of using that; I just use it for playing. Skipping has not been an issue on anything i've played. I play new and old vinyl but i've yet to buy the 180 gram vinyl, so I don't know what to expect with that. I was told by a shop owner that skipping isn't an issue unless the player has a really cheap plastic needle. If I experience that, i'll just have to put a coin on the arm until I want to spend a lot more $ on a high end model. Like everything else, it's made in China.

Overall this is a great first turntable for a newly converted vinyl fiend. After using my mother's old record player, it was time to get my own. From a purely aesthetic point of view, this record player gets five stars. It's a beautiful, modern-looking and sturdy piece of equipment, and I really liked that a full 12 inch LP can fit on the turntable and still be completely covered by the dust-cover. Assembling the dust cover took about 5 seconds. I also like that the dust cover is clear, so I can watch the records spin (something that is oddly entertaining and soothing). The tone arm is made of what seems like simple plastic, but it's pretty solidly put together so I'm ok with that. As for it's actual record playing abilities, it has so far worked extremely well. I almost exclusively play LPs, which sound and play smoothly. I have a 45 that also plays fine. Note: with 45's, the automatic setting on the turntable causes the 45 to stop before the song is through. Just switch to automatic and all is well. I haven't tried 78's. The speakers on the player aren't the greatest (tinny and like playing music from your laptop speakers or cheap radio), but when I put my headphones in, I was blown away by how fantastic it sounds. Full stereo. I imagine full-blown external speakers would make the unit sound even better. I play mostly old jazz records ranging from the 1950's to now and in varying condition from brand-new to scratched, and the record player's tone arm and needle didn't skip nearly as much as I thought it would, instead playing relatively cleanly regardless of whether the record was 60 years old or 6 days old. Even the newer 180gram records played without a hitch. I do have two hangups that knocked a star off the review. One of the cons is the needle. As great as it is, the needle makes an odd (grating, chewing?) sound as the record spins that's really only an issue on quieter sections. My second hangup is the fact that on occasion when I turn on the player and play a record after a while of non usage, the record seems to spin slower for a few seconds, as if the belt drive is warming up. It's not terrible, and seems variable, but it is a personal hangup just the same. Lastly, the vinyl converter software included is actually pretty decent and relatively simple to use. I've already converted two rare Brubeck albums onto my computer and into iTunes. Overall, this is a nice record player that does what it's supposed to do, sounds great, and looks beautiful and modern doing it.

Definitely as a newbie to the vinyl scene being born in the mid 90's and cd's dominating the music stores (and cassettes still), but when I mistakingly ordered a vinyl record instead of a cd, I was trying to make an educated buy so I could at least listen to it! I had 3 things in mind - cost, playability, portability. Being under $100 this was one of a few options I was considering, and I can honestly say it was worth every penny. Playability wise the sound through the speakers for being built in speakers aren't bad at all! They definitely can get loud, the noise is pretty clear and crisp, and the headphone quality is definitely a tad limiting when it comes to volume control but still gives an individualized vinyl experience. My friends and I are HUGE music fanatics and one thing I love about this is it is portable enough to keep the original box it came in and just pack it up and take a couple records with me. Overall I think someday I'll invest in a true high fidelity system but this definitely is a great priced, well playing, portable record player that does what you need it to, 5 stars in my opinion.

Got this for my main squeeze for his bday. GET THE DUST COVER!!!! I'm so for-serious about that... I live in Manhattan and this place is dusty AF! So i got it, and if youre around anywhere that air resides....... yeah you'll get dust...... and I'll be hot darned if i hear about anyone's records getting dust up inside those crevasses because i failed to add that tid bit in. The sound gets LOUD too... i have yet to turn the speakers all the way up! The sound isnt like SONOS or anything. Dont expect that.. and if you do... why are you even looking at records? The point is to hear to the pop... (in my humble opinion) I got this kind for the design. Yes i paid a bit more... but me and my man are 30 years old... what the eff am i gonna do with a suitcase record player? Idk... i feel that suitcase record players just dont fit my man's style. Hes a classic NY lawyer Kenyan man. He like that minimal, sleek, modern, but classic look... Im totally glad i got it because its totally None frill and would work well in ANY style of room. The wood looks a lot better in person than in the pics. the controls are EASYYYYY to figure out. Like, toats. A child could figure it out without scratching a record, not once. Read the instructions if youre concerned... and then theres youtube and google! figure it out, people! Anywho... thats that. Get it... :)

I give it one star because I ordered it on a Sunday and received it on Monday, President's Day. That's service! This is essentially a toy, one I would have been overjoyed with in 1964 to listen to my Beatle's 45's on. This is not meant as a serious or even semi-serious replacement for a stereo system that belts out one's prized collection of old vinyl. The connections from turntable to receiver have no ground wire connection. Hook it up and you'll deal with a terrible moan through the speakers. This ground IS standard fair for a turntable to be used as a component to a stereo system. Incidentally the sound produced when used in this capacity is insultingly inferior. On the other hand, playing an LP through the small speakers of the turntable independently from the stereo system produces a decent sound. This should be the extent of its use if one would have a use for that. Aesthetically, very cheap looking. The wood grain color is duller than advertised. The turntable small, big enough for a 45 to cover. The on/off button inconveniently located at the back connection panel of the turntable. A warning label under the needle that once removed leaves glue impossible to remove on the plastic. If I hadn't foolishly destroyed the packing materials upon unpacking this turntable would be on its way back. Instead, like that glue, I'm stuck hoping I might find some use for it, but it will never be part of my stereo system.

Got as a gift for my daughter. She loves it. Easy to use. Very portable. Good sound and value for the money. No issue with skipping. Very sturdy and easy to use features.

We purchased the ION Audio Max LP turntable for our daughter's 15th birthday. Her sister has the black version of the same player and it has been going strong for 9 months. I am happy it is now working as it should, but it didn't come without a ton of frustration... hence a 3-star rating; docking 1 star for lack of coverage in the owner's manual about how to handle a misaligned belt, and docking another star for not addressing a common problem with some sort of sheet in the product box offering a notice about belt problems due to shipping and also no info on whether to use the slip pad. The turntable right out of the box would speed up, slow down and even stop in mid song of an LP. I read reviews and searched online for an answer as to what was going on. Ultimately I requested a replacement through Amazon. Second player arrived even worse than the first. Same thing: speeding up, slowing down, stopping and skipping. Finally came across a link offered on ION's website (had to delete it; Amazon doesn't allow external links in product reviews... just search for it or check ION's comments in other reviews. I believe it is shared in some of their responses to poor reviews. ANSWER: The belt must be PERFECTLY straight or you will have problems. It's an easy fix that could have been included in the manual or an in-box notice. Based on the reviews, many others have had this issue and seemingly blamed it on a faulty player, when they get jarred around in shipment OR not properly installed. Once the belt was aligned AND felt pad was used under the vinyl record, problem solved. Yes, that felt "slip" pad actually serves more of a purpose than just protecting the turntable from dust when not in use. It gives the record some friction so it WON'T slip. Player is working well now. ION Audio, please add this to the manual or in the packaging and save others from what I just went through to get it right. It's an easy fix once you know what to do.

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Facile à l emploi. Belle sonorité. Très polyvalente

After reading a bunch of reviews I finally pulled the trigger and bought this unit. Super happy I didn’t listen to the negative reviews. I have records I haven’t listened too in over 30 years that this unit plays flawlessly. The speakers that come with it are small so the sound is what you’d expect. If you want more, just buy external speakers like you’d have to do for any other unit. This unit is pretty rock and roll, I’m not sure what all the negative reviews are from. I guess hipsters that thought they’d get better than digital quality music from a record player. If you’re looking for a cheap record player that can do it all this is it! Rock on 🤘🏼✌🏼

Picked this up two years ago as a gift for my Father in law who had a set of old LPs. He was very surprised and immediately got down to using it. The quality of the product is good and with the option of connecting it to an amplifier ensures that you enjoy the old classics with high quality sound. Now don't expect that your LPs will suddenly sound like the latest CDs since you are in effect still playing your old LPs. But you get to play those classics thanks to this Turntable.

Der Plattenspieler ist formschön und steht wegen seines relativ hohen Gewichts sicher und satt. Die Lautsprecher klingen angesichts ihrer Größe sehr gut, im Bassbereich darf man natürlich keine Wunder erwarten, die Tonqualität, die am PC ankommt, finde ich sehr überzeugend. Die Aufnahmesoftware funktioniert auch einwandfrei, ist extrem leicht zu bedienen, auch die Erkennung der einzelnen Tracks funktioniert sehr zuverlässig. Es steht nicht in der Produktbeschreibung, aber das Gerät ist ein Halbautomat: Sobald man den Tonarm richtung Plattenteller bewegt, wird selbiger angetrieben, am Ende schaltet er sich automatisch aus und das Absenken bzw. Hochheben der Nadel geschieht gedämpft über einen Hebel an der Seite. Das Einzige, was ich mir noch wünschen würde, wäre ein Knackfilter in der Aufnahmesoftware.