Love your video, but I am not very handy installing things. Can I just add a external preamp to it and will the sound be amplified. The speaker on mine is so low, I just want to amplify the sound.

Please.get.to.the.point

I bought a PT-01 Scratch which has the built in pre-amp. I use it as a home turntable, not for that "dj" crap. My boombox has a 3.5mm input jack and 10 watt speakers, which gives me a nice all-in-two stereo system (CD, cassette, radio, MP3, and vinyl). For someone living in a small place and has to move every year or two, it's a great option.

You can't search for stations without a rotary dial. Too much bandwidth to cover in shortwave and even in mediumwave is tedious to use buttons. You could have demonstrated shortwave reception with recording from the line out and interference from the radio itself since it has digital stuff in it. And what frequency range it can cover.

LOL

Hi, sorry for my lack of knowledge on this matter. But would that tone arm work with an ortofon 2m red cartridge? Thanks!

Great idea start a portablist little magazine or a vlog

I did this to mine also; just a little worried on the anti-skate, I can't set it to anything. It's great as a portable option!

it improves a lot but no way to call it hi-fi turntable

I have the Ion iptusb. I'm thinking I can use the same tone arm shown in the video on this as well, right?

I just picked one up for $30 on offerup. I'm cautiously happy with it. No, I'm not altering it. You can get diamond tipped cartridges for it on amazon. Instead of red, they are tan. 3 for $15 or so. That's the only upgrade I'm willing to do.

My issue has always been the motor not having enough torque for a lot of 12"s/LPs

I bought this turntable specifically to record old 78s. I did buy a stylus made for 78s and I think this will be fine.

@00:50 - I still have that Yorx setup i got back in 1986 (i think) lol. Except mine came with thin, tall speakers. I was in high school and i LOVED that thing.

Radio Survivor - Thanks for the review. I like all of the features of V115 (and its various clones) and there is no knocking the price, but I would happily pay more if the quality was better. Such is the nature of a lot of Chinese products, great features, but quality matches price. I am resigned to having MacGyver a antenna if I am in a remote location.

Nice 👍

That’s amazing!!! Wow! What an idea.

Great video very helpful, wondering if there is a full installation video for those who have not done this before for all parts you mentioned. Would be super helpful

Hello, Paul! Although a little late, I'm now watching this video. A while ago I came across this same dilemma to get a small quality portable disc player. After some studies, I developed autonomously a project for the old Philips GF line that were very common here in Brazil in the 80's. You can still find them here today. In my project, in addition to a capsule upgrade (whith add pre-amp), I sought mechanical improvements that would be very welcome as the installation of bearings in the arm joint, replacement of the motor with one that had servo-control device (speed variations were very common in this type of equipment), and improvements in the automatic shutdown system with the use of optical sensor and electric solenoid. The result can be seen in the videos below. In all, two units were prepared, one Philips GF-133 and another GF-623. This is a good idea to implement the bearings on the PT01 arm joint to reduce the drag and some system similar to the one I used to auto-shut down at the end of the disk. Anyway, the improvement of these equipments admit a lot of creativity and willingness to improve. Thanks for posting this video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHjQnJmIZ6qhnMU kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2rXkoltrdiFm9U

I've been waiting for this for so long. Your take on it as a non DJ use preview or travel table is right on! Because of your video I just purchased the whole upgrade and will install it tomorrow! Thank you!

I still don't get why someone would buy 25 dollar records, when their record player is about 100 bucks...

If you get a Bluetooth to FM transmitter Motorola made one I own it you can make this radio a Bluetooth speaker

can’t see a thing mate ... focus !

You’d be surprised at all the aftermarket parts people have made for the portablism scene. Can change to an aluminum platter, add a start/stop button

Thanks for sharing your experience. I wonder if platter wobble has been an issue for you when playing 12" after the modification? Should I be concerned with tracking angle with these straight arms or may I rest assured knowing I have a decent TT on a budget with similar mods? THANKS

Have you had speed issues with your pt-01? I have started having issues with mine.

Having a straight tone arm with an elliptical stylus doesn’t mess up your records ? Or even sound off?

I feel so old digging a radio that records on SD cards.

I use mine with a crocodile clip and 10 metres of wire. Definite improvement but not really practical. Nice video.

How do you set this turntable up with a nice amp and big speakers? If there’s a pre amp inside it already how do you connect room speakers to it and/or a regular analog amplifier?

So I would want to record air checks why?

@4:40 "If you all are nice to me maybe I'll make a video about that." GOOD BYE, SMARMY FOOL!

Watch for the screen making noise like mine did!

What exactly is part 15

The Tivdio V-115 is now (Sept 2020) known as the Retekess V-115.

I bought this radio this month (Sept 2020, for around $25 usd, just missed a flash deal) and note that it now has the name "Retekess V115". Lots of reviews over the last several years, under both names, largely positive. I only have a problem assigning a station to a key, but as IMO there is very little local radio worth listening to these days, that's okay. I can leave each band (MW or AM and FM) on a single likeable station and I'm happy. Mainly I'll be able to use this small, light-weight MP3 player when I'm out exercising and maybe also use the record function from time to time.

Can I install the JDDPTA on a Victrola Bluetooth Suitcase Record Player? ...Or the Crosley Discovery Portable Turntable?

Great video. This is EXACTLY what I needed to convince myself to upgrade my Numark PT01 (non-usb) rather than get a new record player. Your affiliate link was broken, maybe update?

Tonearm doesn’t move on mine. Even if I add a bit of tracking force. Any ideas?

This turntable is really popular with hip hop producers, I was hoping to use it as part of a small hifi setup for my bedroom and after the simple mods you did it'll be more than useful for that purpose.

Can you still use the turntable without installing the preamp and replacing the catridge etc? Im new to all of these so im a little confused. Nice review btw!

You mentioned pushing the headphone jack in halfway-this happens to me excatly. What type of headphone specifically works (stereo didn't result in a good google), or what type port should I look for? -I think you mentioned don't use one with 3 ridges? Thanks!

great turntable. There a whole dj scene called "portablism" based around the PT01 and a few other turntables. Numark even released the "PT01 scratch". Thats the one I have. Its basically the PT01 with a built-in crossfader (that can also be swapped out) for scratching. Which is crazy in this day to be able to get a turntable that is very good for scratching for only $100. Bihari also makes crossfaders and there is another 3rd party company called Jesse Dean that is doing some amazing mods too. Great review.

The New MPK suitcase has a nice metal tonearm with a audio technica magnetic cartridge and customizable headshell that lets you change the cartridge with something nicer like a Stanton. Also the speakers and amp are even nicer than any new portable I have heard.

i put a bigger antenna on mine, took mine apart and put thermal tape over all the chips for insulation. holy crap sir it makes a fine difference!!

Thanks for the inspiration here - any tips on further modification to play a common 12" record? Looks like there's the chance that the start/stop switch inside might be able to be reconfigured to allow the tonearm to start turning sooner...?

Keep Portland wired

hm i thought the wone i have is the wanna with the hip hop vibes and rikikirkirkirkrikrirkrirkirikrirki

It would be nice if you ACTUALLY showed how you replaced the tonearm and installed the pre-amp! Telling isn't showing!

This video really helped me make up my mind, extremely informative. Thank you!🤘On a side note that guitar tone & the Kick drum sounds pretty damn sweet