It is a fine line, between public shaming and letting your viewers know what's going on, but I think you solved it gracefully. Whenever I'm looking for a new 'vinyl record player', I'll make sure to keep away from these guys!
Hi Chris, good to have you back! I love the idea of pitching the old (review) with a thin layer of new to anyone. I will need to try that out this week in *enter random work meeting* and see what happens:-) Also, your use of the word "debacle" made me happy (and vinyl record player made me chuckle as well).
Great video, and great to see you back! Always appreciate your content, as it seems to have us (the collector/gear or accessory buyer) as the audience you’re serving. Much love.
Appreciate the candor as always Chris. Authenticity and credibility priceless. Also, loving the new Vinyl Attack T-shirts, very cool. Attack! Also, beard game stepping up to MQA level.
Talking about cheap products worth and not worth buying, even tho I hate crosley I’ve been hearing good things of the crosley c100, any opinions or reviews of it ?
Great to see you back hope you had a wonderful birthday and a relaxing holiday. I have always enjoyed your reviews on all the products you have covered. Have a safe and fun 2022
THANK YOU! I had this record 'player' on my list of possible turntables to purchase for my vinyl ripping project. Thank God I found your site. I'm searching your channel now for recommendations of a decent 'ripping' turntable. I doubt it will be used with any regularity for simply listening to my vinyl collection. I just want to get them digitized and on the server. Thanks again.
Once again a great video and review. It floors me sometimes the audacity of vendors that claim to be paying attention to video reviews and then in turn do nothing to better their products! Also enjoying the new look of your videos....nice!
I'm not trying to defend the product, but: Why would one judge the quality of the platter by using it as a percussion instrument? Why would one want to slow down a platter with their finger? I don't see the antiskating hook on the model, hence I'm not sure if the antiskating problem is still there.
Why do people squeeze fruit before they buy it? To check the quality and freshness. When a platter rings like that, those resonances make their way into your music. That's a terrible idea and a horrible build.
Great video! I wished I had found it BEFORE I purchased an Angels Horn "vinyl record player" lol. I'll be looking to upgrade in the very near future! Thanks for what you do here and you have a new subscriber!
Well you need to look at it from a business perspective. I get why they want you to review. The sad part is, they automatically assumed you would be the "a" typical RU-vidr. Free goodies and empty promises, can sway RU-vidrs. Glad you're not a shill , totally why I love this channel .. informative, to the point, and true to its very core and principles. This is not on you, it's on them if they would have delivered. This would have been a positive review instead of a rightfully so reaming. Wonderful video, I cannot express enough how much enjoy your delivery and content.
Chris, this was one of the most graceful videos I have ever seen! The necessity you did was done with such grace, your a tactile genius. If it were me approached the same way (it happened a few times back when I was an independent "volunteer" print journalist in the industry), I would have explained my "terms" and flat turned them down anyway (saves a lot of trouble). As it happens, I did exactly that those few times. I don't sing for pay and I don't expect pay for my passion either. I admire that you took one for the team, I don't have such strength.
@@thevinylattack And thank you for that! To me the sacrifice would be putting up with their tactics, but if there is no negative outcome, then there is nothing to lose and you get a well informed experience.
Learned about your channel from gr-research and glad I did. My 1970s Dual turn table is getting completely redone and it’s going to take six months to be finished. I thought about buying an inexpensive turntable just to use in the meantime and the angle horn looked nice in the photos and the price was right. Glad I watched this video before I pulled the trigger. I may just wait until I get my Dual back. Thanks for the great video.
You are a polite and civil man Chris. I will try and follow your example. One thing that occurred to me was the price of the “Vinyl Record Player” in review and the claims of it being “...best on market” and its having “...first-rate sound quality.” Really hard to imagine that there are “vinyl record players” on the market costing tens of thousands of dollars, and the little box from Angel’s Horn is just as good. Hummm. I think maybe the claims are excessive. Thank you for helping me be nice. Peace ☮️.
May be of interest ..the term “vinyl record player” is something I have heard Representatives from European audio manufacturers use when I have visited high end audio shows ..so it may be something that’s common place in Europe ..enjoy your vids
It must have been hard to be so blunt at the end of the review, but as you're trying to look out for us, I really appreciate your doing so. I also really appreciate that you're trying to be as fair as possible. Building that trust will go a long way, I think as you continue to make videos.
I unfortunately bought that very package before seeing this video. I can seem to get it to play with out constantly adjusting the counter balance from song to song. I wasted $237 on this.
After viewing a number of reviews and researching details about this product, one glaring detail bugged me... Why is a cartridge alignment tool included with a product who's cartridge can clearly not be adjusted? I've reached out and asked on more than one retail platform for an explanation and each time never get a straight answer within the platform's forum. Instead, Angel Horn consistently wants to engage in private conversation. In addition, it seems their only reply to this query is that the included cartridge is the only one compatible and already aligned, which is actually not true. Bottom line, Angel Horn comes off as charlatans, constantly dodging real concerns brought to light.
@@thevinylattack ok, i just discovered them and recently picked up a Nancy Sinatra lathe cut. but waiting for it to show up to hear the sound. seems like it might be decent for punk bands from what i have read about them.
Hey there. I own an Angels Horn turntable, not the USB one you tested and so far, I'm very happy with it. It sounds great. May be the USB ones are trash.
@@thevinylattack For example at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bo2_IRgpKN0.html there is a 2 second delay before switching the video while the audio continues. In those 2 seconds the video also seems to be slowed down. Maybe it's something on my end... but I've not noticed anything similar on other channels.
Thanks for the video and showing this companies tactics. From the looks of the very scripted positive reviews some bottom feeder channels have put up in the recent months, their approach worked on at least a few - I think one actually mentioned they were given the gear to review for free, the rest are silent and conveniently added a kick back link to amazon.. lol.
If Angel's Horn wanted to send me a free turntable/record player system I'd give them a review. It has to be better than the only thing I can afford right now which is a Victrola suitcase player
If one found the angel horn turntable very cheap & was willing to modify its short-comings it might be worth picking up especialey the speed flucation problems it could make a fun diy type of thing?
I really can't answer that as it's up to the individual. Personally I feel like spending the time trying to upgrade this table would just be a waste. Too much of it would need to be replaced.
I was watching Record-ology's review of the same Angels Horn record player with Bluetooth and speakers and the first unit he reviewed was just hopeless in terms of speed accuracy while the second unit he received seemed to work fine. His strobe disc showed the speeds working quite accurately (Granted, not a hyper-accurate digital analysis of the speeds being tested) and his records sounded decent enough, not that I expected much from the speakers provided. I still wouldn't buy any Angels Horn record players, but the second one he had received did seem to have been improved compared to the previous lemon he had reviewed. Either way, there are too many dodgy record players out there and dubious companies that want to profit from the vinyl record revival, so it pays to stick with companies with a better and more consistent track record. Thanks for another great video, Chris.
@@brandonloyo1394 Record-ology is a great guy and for Christmas, he generously sent me as well as six other viewers one of his record players he had reviewed while he paid over $56 to ship the record player from Colorado to Canada (while I would have gladly paid the shipping charges had I known). Sure, I don't like Crosley Cruiser suitcase record players either, but the point of his videos is to attract newcomers to the record hobby while also providing honest in-depth reviews of any record players or turntables he has or receives. He fully demonstrates the pros and cons of any product he reviews and there are plenty of times when he refuses to recommend a product and often states when a product is good for a novice entering the hobby versus people with more experience. There will always be people out there that look down on Record-ology or on newcomers because a lot of audiophile snobs have lost the point of the hobby which is to enjoy the music with whatever equipment one has depending on the budget one has and regardless of where one starts, one can always upgrade. The first Angels Horn record player he reviewed was garbage and received a negative review, but the second one he received worked well, but that unpredictable track record is a reason to avoid this brand altogether as I stated clearly.
@@thevinylattack Yes, I believe you and even if the second one the company sent you had worked well, that would only prove that buying Angels Horn record players are a crap-shoot and few people want to gamble when buying audio equipment when they would prefer that everything consistently work properly right out of the box with no issues whatsoever. That's why I agree with you 100%, Chris, that Angels Horn is not worth the risk or the cost when there are more reliable brands out there. Even an entry level Audio-Technica turntable along with a thrift store vintage receiver and speakers are a better starting point than an Angels Horn system. :)
Great video and way to tell it like it is. We need more of this. One word of criticism and it is the hard lighting, which was harsh on your face and it made you look older than you are. Maybe pull the light a little further from your face or use a different modifier. Keep up the great content.
Hilarious, but kind of sad at the same time, though Bluetooth & turntable (or in this case, "vinyl record player") are two words that should never go together. 😅 I mean, if you're going through the trouble of playing a record, you're already going for best sound quality, so I don't know why anyone want to connect something with Bluetooth to it, as you're going to lose sound quality. It might be negligible, but call me old school.. I have no problem with wires making the connections, and actually prefer that, with headphones or otherwise! 🤷🏻♂️
I almost said the same thing in the video but didn't want to go too far off on a tangent. I think the bluetooth option is just a gimmick to try and connect with younger people. I still find it strange.
So Potter and Angels Hair were trying to get you to help them to add some cred to their crap turntable scam. Good for you for calling them out. Hey and welcome back! hope you enjoyed your time off.
It seems like they are dumping these new "record players" on a lot of people. new reviews of this "improved record player" have been slowing up on my feed over the last week.
