🎶 Elevate your vibe with the ultimate all-in-one music sanctuary!
The Victor VWRP-4200 Cosmopolitan is a stylish 8-in-1 music center featuring a 3-speed turntable, CD/MP3/cassette players, AM/FM radio, dual Bluetooth in & out, USB playback and recording, plus built-in stereo speakers—perfect for blending retro charm with modern convenience.
D**U
All of it is great but you can hear it on bluetooth heads or to Bluetooh speakers
It plays to and from this stereo via bluetooth. The radio doesn't play out to bluetooth though - just out to the speakers. Bluetooth plays out for all the other programs. Old fashioned control of music from Program buttons for FM/AM, LP's, audio cassettes, CD's, USB's, SD's, and AUX in/out. It has an IR Remote control. Silent Running: quiet tape deck and CD player. I've just got to borrow some LP's.Records to SD (8GB).
M**N
Opening the Box will scare you
Might want to skip down to the UPDATE below--->At first I thought "wait, it's not big enough! Can I only play 45's?" It's smaller than you think. The record overhangs the unit through a slot cut in the lid on the left side. The turntable is dead stick. I mean, when it's done playing it just pulls over to the inside of the record and lays there. You at least get a lever to lower the needle in to place, though, but don't expect a fully automatic turntable. I really wanted to dislike this unit b/c it was messing with me the whole time. First by it's side when I opened it, then it didn't look like the bluetooth OUT feature (the reason I bought it) was going to work. Turns out that's all timing, just mess with it if it doesn't connect right away, it works. Then I pressed play on the tape section and the unit it so light it slides backward--I had to brace it with some bookends in back. Truth is, this tech is pretty light, there's no reason for the unit to be heavy. Now one thing that DIDN'T go away is that it hates that you scratched the heck out of your CDs in your car. This CD player will make you realize why so many players bragged about their oversampling rate, this CD player is downright squeamish. "Nah, there's a smudge, I can't work under these conditions." Okay, yeah, some of my older CDs slid around on the floor of my car for a while, I just never thought I would meet a player that called me out about it. When you hit play it will decide whether it's going to attempt the track or not. If it doesn't like it, it immediately jumps to the next track to see if that on is less scratched. I'm thinking that these CDs would play in higher-end CD Players w/o a problem, though. Still, I didn't pay a fortune for this and it solved my problem of having to look around for a CD or Tape player when I want to listen to my old library. So it's kind of a prima-donna but it works! It does everything I need it to despite its flimsy appearance. Actually, it does more, b/c I didn't think I was going to use the RECORD feature to make .mp3s on USB or SD cards but it's pretty nice! One more warning--I switched to TAPE mode while a record was playing and it switched, killing the power to the turntable and letting the needle grind to a halt on the surface of the vinyl. So, you need to know the nuances of this player, but if you don't mind being in a relationship with it WILL work, but for $150.00 you also get what you pay for. Oh yeah, when I hit EJECT on the tape it sticks every time, like the metal arm doesn't come forward enough to push it out, so I put a little piece of plastic next to it, and it pops out w/o a fight that way. Just little things that are overshadowed by the usefulness of it. I can now play records, tapes, CDs and MP3s through my big Bluetooth speakers in that room, that's what I wanted.UPDATE: It died. I'm not even kidding, it was just making this heartbeat noise like it couldn't get power, I moved it another outlet, same thing--it's dead. Looks like going the el-cheapo route burns me again. I will try to muster the patience to engage Victor customer support and get a replacement, b/c I would think 2 weeks wasn't the lifespan they intended, just enough time to throw away the box. But, OKAY, we'll see if customer support brings a conversion for this product. 1-Star until then.UPDATE2: Amazon refunded my $ in full and paid for shipping back to them, thanked me for being a Prime Member. I'll leave my initial review and add that you couldn't use bluetooth OUT to better speakers for the radio tuner for some reason. It was solving my issue but all those little quirks were red flags, cheap price, cheaply built. I can't say this is going to happen to everyone, but it happened to me within 2 weeks of buying it (thank goodness, if it breaks you want it to break under warranty). Your call on whether you want to take the chance.
B**)
A terrific music center if it all works.
This was the second turntable music center that I ordered and returned to Naxa Electronics. The first one was one of the wood enclosed models. It's beautiful to look at except for the amber colored readout display on the front, and that's only because it could barely be read. And three other people agreed. One had to look from above it to see it. Looking up at it or from the sides the numbers and letters are invisible. Quite a disappointment for me on any unit, no less such a high-quality cabinet.This second unit, the Cosmopolitan, was not as good-looking, but nice enough and with essentially the same features offered. Now this unit had a blue readout. While I prefer the amber color of the first model, I suspected that I'd have a legible readout on this unit (at least that's how the product pictures looked). And this was better; not a bold print, but legible enough to satisfy me. The trouble this time came from the non-functioning "Bluetooth Out" feature. I was looking forward to wireless earbud listening from this unit. After trying to connect it to three different pairs of wireless earbuds, Airpods, and a small wireless speaker without success, I gave up. I called a customer service number for Naxa but the rep could not assist me. So back it went. Disappointing.
D**D
first impressions
Out of the box- I'm very pleased with the better-than-expected sound quality, even at high volume. The phono, radio, CD, and cassette modes all work well, including the auto stop phonograph feature. I haven't tried the bluetooth or recording to USB or memory card. Overall, the quality is excellent for this type of all-in-one unit. Unlike others, nothing seems cheap or flimsy. Plugging computer-type speakers into the headphone slot- the sound quality was about the same, but the distance between speakers is nice.The thin wire FM antenna pulls in stations much better than others of this type I’ve tried. The one thing I miss is a bass/treble or EQ setting, but very few of the units I looked at have this, and none had as much of everything I wanted.The remote controls power, volume, mode, radio station tuning up and down (no pre-sets), CD, USB, SD playback, recording from phono and CD, and BT functions. Overall, this is a great value for features, quality, and price.
E**X
Not all there
I thought it had a a compartment for MP3 disc.
D**T
Easy to use
Works great
E**O
good
todo funciona bien
A**R
No power 2 years later. No response from support on how to get it repaired.
My son who is 18 wanted a cassette player. I couldn't find a decent one and decided to get this which allows him to play cassettes, LPs, CDs, and pair his phone via Bluetooth. The built in speakers are small, so we didn't expect much. But the sound is well balanced except for the lack of bass (which was expected). For the price, the value is exceptional!!! Highly recommended for anyone who wants some nostalgia with their music.
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