So, I had these useless "gift cards" in my wallet. One was a refund from DirectTV for over $100, the other was a $100 rebate from a refrigerator I bought recently, and a few others. These things are a pain in the butt to use and I am positive that the reason these are used as refunds and rebates these days are that people just get frustrated and don't use them, leaving $$ on the table for the issuer.
Anyway, I decided to trot down to Best Buy and get this turntable and use up these gift cards. Fortunately, the Magnolia Best Buy guy was versed in gift cards, and although it took over 15 minutes to get them all validated, I managed to get the turntable for half-price (well, not really, but half gift card), and ordered it. It took only 3 days to get.
So, I got it today and unboxed it. Put it together and am about to check it out but figured I'd start the review thread now so I don't have to do it when I'm ready to review. So here are some looks at the thing
Here is the box, exploded, with the internals all over the floor:
A look at the back jacks. There's a "Output Select (Line/Phono)" selection, the stereo audio out, ground, USB out, and power. That's about it back there.
When you put it together, you have to attach the belt to the platter. It's very easy using the red ribbon the have already taped to the platter.
Anyway, I decided to trot down to Best Buy and get this turntable and use up these gift cards. Fortunately, the Magnolia Best Buy guy was versed in gift cards, and although it took over 15 minutes to get them all validated, I managed to get the turntable for half-price (well, not really, but half gift card), and ordered it. It took only 3 days to get.
So, I got it today and unboxed it. Put it together and am about to check it out but figured I'd start the review thread now so I don't have to do it when I'm ready to review. So here are some looks at the thing
Here is the box, exploded, with the internals all over the floor:
A look at the back jacks. There's a "Output Select (Line/Phono)" selection, the stereo audio out, ground, USB out, and power. That's about it back there.
When you put it together, you have to attach the belt to the platter. It's very easy using the red ribbon the have already taped to the platter.