Victrola Stream Carbon - Wi-Fi Turntable, Works with Sonos - White

Setup from opening the box to listening to the first album was less than 15 minutes. Super smooth with zero glitches. I’ve spun about a half dozen albums and have enjoyed perfect sound quality without glitches. A little pricey but worth it for the seamless connection with my whole home Sonos system. Highly recommended if you want to connect a turntable to Sonos.

I purchased this as a replacement for another older turntable that was hardwired to our Sonos speaker. However, the needle had broken and was over $100 to replace, so I thought maybe I should just get a newer turntable that natively integrates with Sonos. Shipping was fast. That's where the plusses end. Firstly, when I unboxed the item, several of the branded stickers to indicate whether items were previously opened were torn, so I'm guessing this is an item that was previously returned. Everything looked to be like new, so I didn't worry about it. Setup involves guiding the tension band to the turntable, so that it can move the turntable. Then attaching the counter-weight to the arm (a bit of fiddling, but got it done). Then attaching the based, the rubber mat for the record player to rest on, and attaching the needle cartridge. I initially tried playing the unit without full setup via RCA cable to my Sonos 5 and it worked fine, although the record sounded slow at 33 RPM (you can only set it to 33, off, or 45). You can also play with the anti-skip setting, which didn't seem to do much or apply. As this was a game soundtrack LP I wasn't that familiar with I wasn't 100% sure but the sound was just off. I went ahead and did the pairing with app on my iPhone. It was okay, but after a mandatory update, the app sort of just froze and wouldn't let me do anything. I unplugged the turntable and hard-rebooted the app and then it came back. I was able to pair it with my Play 5 via the app. I tried a new album and played it and both my wife and I thought that the songs just sounded slow. There isn't anything obvious about how to adjust the speed, nor am I an audiophile or record player set-up expert. Frankly, at this price point, I kind of just expect to plug it in and have it work. I've had other turntables at half the cost work better with less fidgeting to be done than this one. Given that one of the main perks is wireless playing to Sonos, that part worked fine, if speaker selection was a bit fidgety in the app. Except the songs played off of any record just sound slow, as if the turntable isn't turning quite fast enough. I'm returning this only because I've wasted several hours today trying to make it work, it's brand new, and I don't get paid by the manufacturer to troubleshoot their products. I like the design, look, and feel, which aligns with an almost $600 price point, but the bottom line is that this unit didn't work out of the box. Some of the torn stickers seem to indicate someone else had previously received and returned this turntable, so maybe it's just a "looks good to me, let's rebox it" refurbishment issue. However, if I'm buying a previously opened product, I expect to get a discount and, most importantly, for it to work.

I was willing to pay the hefty premium for this turntable because of it's ability to integrate seamlessly with Sonus. Which it does. It was easy to set up and get going, and the sound quality is pretty good. Unfortunately it just can't stay connected. I even resorted to ethernet connecting it to my wireless hub, which didn't improve things. I was only able to play a full side of an album once without the sound dropping multiple times. Further - the app is terrible. I had to set up my turntable twice because the app couldn't find it - and I can't count how many times it couldn't find my sonos system. Gave it two stars instead of one because it's a good idea and I hope they get the software/connectivity correct someday but for now it's not ready for the market. I returned mine and bought a cheaper bluetooth turntable.

High quality, modern style record player. Wireless connection to the Sonos speakers throughout the house was easy to set up and is easy to use/control/adjust on the Sonos app bringing out the richness of sound that is unique to vinyl. It does have ports on the back if wired connection is needed/preferred. Price point is high, but you get what you pay for with this Victrola record player.

I've had my turntable for over 6 months now and conclude it is only mediocre for the price. Looks good and feels solid. Overall though the streaming drops out way too often to enjoy the experience. I've tried several suggested solutions and nothing seems to work. The streaming randomly drops even when there are no other devices on my network competing for bandwidth. I think it is just poorly written software by Victrola. It's unfortunate.

There are cheaper options. I only got this as it syncs wirelessly with Sonos. Expensive for what it is

The unit was easy to set up, easy to use a d sounds great. I don’t have a Sonos sound system, but I was able to sync it with my Bose Ultra Soundbar system. The WiFi feature sounds better than the Bluetooth feature. The app interface was easy to use and understand.

This product deserves 0 stars. As a longtime music/audio enthusiast, huge record collector and longtime music journalist, NEVER have I ever experienced a more outrageous ripoff on an absolutely shoddy piece of equipment. I was never able to hear a single song at the correct speed - or even at one uniform speed!! Every song involved it switching from too fast (way too fast) to too slow (absurdly slow). The alleged speed adjustment knobs on the bottom of the turntable do nothing to adjust the speed even after I followed Victrola’s directions to T - it had no effect. I still cannot believe I paid $800 for this. And now I have to box it up for a return. Thumbs way down Victrola. Worst music audio purchase of my life, and it’s not even close.

Great product. So easy to setup and play wirelessly over Sonos. Loving playing my vinyl collection throughout my flat.