Review on USB-1 Music Hall Record Turntable by Jeff Pfaff

I read the reviews and thought it would be a good replacement for my Technics SLBD20D which has gone out of service after decades. It's a fairly well-made unit, but I find the sound thin and lacking in mid-range depth, no matter what output is used, or even after upgrading to an Ortofon 2M Red MM cartridge. Budget turntables, I still have some technical frustrations. It arrived with the fine speed control significantly disabled and had to use the top "DJ" speed control off center by about 25% to counteract this. Attempting to adjust the speed of the board with the onboard potentiometers is extremely difficult, but I was able to at least get the main speed adjusted enough that the top setting was within 5% of center. Either the flash isn't 100% accurate, or the speed of the disc is drifting because I've found that I often have to readjust to center the flash. In general, for this money everything is fine. I'll probably switch to Pro-Ject after doing a lot more research. I think the improvement in build quality and onboard technology will justify the price.