Audio-TechnicaAT-LP120XUSB-BK Direct-Drive Turntable (Analog & USB), Fully Manual, Hi-Fi, 3 Speed, Convert Vinyl to Digital, Anti-Skate and Variable Pitch Control Black

It’s not my first turntable, but regardless it is easy to set up. The sound quality is great out of the included atvm95e cartridge. The table also has consistent speed, with mine performing better than advertised on wow and flutter. I’m no audiophile, I just love to listen to vinyl (my collection is 500+ lps) and have it sound good; and this table fits the bill. I’ve had a Denon dp300f for the past ten years with an Ortofon 2M Red cartridge, and loved it. I just wanted another turntable, and something different, to pair with it. So whereas the Denon is fully automatic, belt driven, and has a straight tonearm, this one is direct drive, manual, and has an s-shaped tonearm. I also wasn’t looking to spend $500 or $600 on another turntable, but wanted a quality table. I look forward to trying other cartridges on this as well, or just upgrading the stylus to the atvm95ml. I like that it sounds different than what I had. The only thing I wish was different is I wish it at least had an auto stop feature. The bronze scheme looks great as well.

I just received my new AT-LP120XUSB-BK turntable, after realize a purchase I made of an Eonsix crappy bare bones device which was literally a piece of junk, in spit of the initial thought I bought it just to easily transfer some lp's to a memory stick was all I needed, but the renewed audiophile in me, along with just some basisc standard requirements, like actually having the product I purchase, work as expected (which the Eonsix DID NOT, but this AT-LP120XUSB-BK MOST CERTAINLY DOES! !, made eating the cost of that other piece of junk a little more palatable for me.First off, to say this turntable is a good entry level TT for beginners I would have to say, eh? maybe a beginner who has an idea of what setting up turntable up and knows how to balance a tone arm, set anti-skating & such up, if your not really familiar with those tasks, or afraid you may send your needle crashing to the platter & screwing up the stylus, then you may want to steer clear of this item.For those who absolutely know the difference (and can hear it) between a decent TT, with better than average stylus, this is for you! The item came packaged new, and well. Took me all of about 10 minutes to unbox & set it up, & start playing some vintage 45's and albums from my collection. Symbolically - the first 45 I chose to place on my new TT was Eric Clapton's "Hello Old Friend", because it's truly nice to hear vinyl again!The build of this turntable, everything from how it's packaged and the accessories provided, wreaks of quality & thoughtful'ness for the end user to enjoy a quality listening experience. Years ago, I owned a Techniques SL-1200 Mark 2 TT which was the pride of my listening experience, coupled with a stanton 500EEE cartridge (considered to be pretty decent/broadcase standards at the time), so when I realized that piece of junk Eonsix TT wasn't going to cut it for me from a feature or performance standard, I realized I'd have to up the budget & go for something that was familiar to me from a standards & performance spec, and with a heritage name that I felt I could trust, & that's what lead me to purchase the AT-LP120XUSB.What I have learned in life and hold true for this purchase, you get what you pay for! This unit will put a small dent in your wallet, but you're getting a fine piece of machinery with a solid build, a very decent, reasonable stylus that sports some decent spec's, the added bonus of being able to play records (if you needed to) at 78-rpm, which (to be honest, I'd have gladly forgone if they provided a better (read as higher quality) 45-rpm adapter, the -ONLY- downfall of this AT-LP120XUSB-BK I can find, is the plastic 45-rpm spindle that came packaged with the unit, I mean really, which when you consider all the other features packed into this unit, is almost insulting, because everything else just wreaks of quality, so I'm sure if Audio Technica ordered a couple hundred thousand quality metal 45-rpm adapters, the price they could have received to ensure every accessory that came packaged with this device would be 100% up to spec, would have had more of an impact than say, including the ability to play 78 rpm records, because seriously, in this, the 21st century, & for the demo this turntable is targeted to, who's really going to utilize that feature.In an earlier iteration of this device, my understanding from researching the turntable, they have a reverse play feature. Really?.. like, were they expecting devil worshiping anthrax or beatle fans to be desiring to play their platters backwards and risk screwing up their needles ? or was it an ingenious marketing ploy to get people to order new styli when the ones that came with the device broke from playing their albums backwards?Well anyway, the reproduction of sound from the AT-LP120XUSB-BK is AMAZING!, I'm utilizing a new set of PreSonus monitor speakers, the Eris E3. 5 and they sound GREAT with this turntable, I utilize the turntables line out setting which drives the signal for the speakers wonderfully, & the audio quality is really warm, rich & wonderful.I would highly recommend this turntable (and even those speakers for that matter) if you're looking to dive head first into the ankle deep waters of enjoying vintage vinyl, -OR- (like me) desired to revisit your vinyl collection and utilize a worthy turntable which will spotlight the sonic excellent of your audio collection, and do justice to it.If the AT-LP120XUSB turntable lasts as long as my old SL-1200 Mark 2 did (which easily had to be 20 years, and being heavily used at that, I think I replaced the stylus on that TT about three or four times, and only 1 cartridge change out when you couldn't but just the 500EEE styli separately any longer, I'm hoping at my age now - this will be the last turntable I'll wind up buying, which will bring me at least as many (and hopefully more!) years of enjoyable audible pleasure.

I have a big collection of classic 1970's and 1980's Contemporary Christian music LP records. Listening to those amazing songs over the decades, they became a part of me, expressing my heart's desire of holiness in Christ and my soul's longing to be pleasing to Him in all that I do in life. They express my joy and my pain, my hope and my confidence in the Lord Jesus. The music refreshes and encourages me, helping me refocus my life on the true priorities. The genres include rock, country, pop, rhythm-&-blues, jazz, classical, and even disco -- all by Christian artists performing their music to the glory of God.Up until recently (early 2025), in order to play my LP's, I relied on the turntable of my Victrola entertainment console that I bought about 3 years ago for less than $200. The sound it produced from the built-in speakers was passable, but I was happy to at least have a record player to hear my music again. After a couple of years the turntable began to malfunction, and since late 2024 I've not been able to play my records, which was a huge frustration to me.So you can understand why I decided to search online for a replacement, an upgrade to a dedicated turntable that I could connect to a reliable amplifier with speakers I already had but didn't really use.After reading up about several alternatives, I decided that the best turntable to suit my needs and aesthetic taste was this Audio-Technica Direct-Drive USB Turntable, model number AT-LP120XUSB-BZ.Amazon's $429 price strikes me as completely reasonable, considering the excellent quality of this turntable and of the sounds it produces.After listening to several albums on the Audio Technica turntable, I've been spoiled by the amazingly clear, crisp, and dynamic sounds the turntable produces from my records. Even a couple of LPs that, for some inexplicable reason, used to skip a lot on the first 2 or 3 tracks on each side when played on the Victrola, now play without any skipping! Right now, as I type this, I'm playing one of those formerly-skipping albums, and it hasn't skipped once! I'm anticipating it will be the same with the handful other albums that used to skip on the Victrola's turntable.Purchasing this Audio-Technica turntable was a fabulous investment indeed. The blessing it's already been to my soul has been well worth the cost.- CZG