{"product_id":"ryyvo-a30-turntable-with-semi-automatic-arm-two-speakers-and-bluetooth","title":"Ryyvo A30 Turntable with Speakers and 78 rpm","description":"\u003cp\u003eA turntable on a light wood plinth with a full-size hinged acrylic dust cover, supplied with two separate stereo speakers. It plays at three speeds including 78, it has tone controls on the plinth itself, and the manufacturer describes the arm as semi-automatic. That last point is the most interesting thing about this deck and it has a section of its own further down, because the term is used loosely and we have not had it confirmed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is made in Guangdong, China, by ELETREE, on a private mould, under the manufacturer's own reference SW-668. We have not renamed the internals and we have not invented the numbers. Where the manufacturer has not stated something, it is written plainly further down this page rather than smoothed over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications published by the manufacturer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eManufacturer's product name\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBT vinyl record player\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBrand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eELETREE\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eManufacturer's model reference\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSW-668\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCountry of manufacture\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGuangdong, China\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePrivate mould\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eYes\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlayback speeds\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e33, 45 and 78 rpm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTonearm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSemi-automatic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e45 rpm adaptor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBuilt in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTone control\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBass adjustment\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePower supply\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDC 12 V, 2 A\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMaterials\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlastic, wood, electronics\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFinishes offered by the factory\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWalnut and light wood\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCompliance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCE marked\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSold as\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle unit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe arm is semi-automatic, and that is the most useful thing on this page\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn a fully manual deck, the arm stays where you left it. When the side finishes, the stylus rides the run-out groove and the platter keeps turning until somebody walks over and lifts it. Everyone who owns a manual deck has fallen asleep to that sound at least once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSemi-automatic normally means the arm takes itself off the record at the end of the side. You still cue it by hand at the start — that part is deliberate, because it is the part people enjoy — but you are no longer required to be in the room when the music stops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe have not had the exact behaviour confirmed.\u003c\/strong\u003e Some manufacturers use semi-automatic to mean the arm lifts and returns to its rest; others use it to mean only that the platter stops turning and the arm stays down. Those are meaningfully different things and we have asked which one this is. Until the answer is in writing, this page says what the manufacturer says — the arm is semi-automatic — and nothing more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThree speeds, and a word about 78s\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e33 and 45 rpm cover essentially every record pressed today. 78 is shellac: pre-1960 records, and a genuinely different object. A 78 groove is much wider than a 33 or 45 groove, and the stylus that fits one does not properly fit the other. Playing a 78 with a standard stylus is a compromise in both directions — it sits too deep in the groove and reads the walls badly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe manufacturer has not said whether a separate 78 stylus is supplied, or whether the fitted one is intended to cover all three speeds. If you are buying this for an inherited box of shellac, that is the question to have answered first, and we have asked it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBass and treble, on the deck itself\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe specification table lists bass adjustment. The manufacturer's own photographs show three rotary controls on the front right of the plinth, marked BASS, TREBLE and POWER\/VOL — so there is more tone control here than the specification admits to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTreat the treble control as something we have read off a photograph rather than something the manufacturer has written down. It is almost certainly there. It is not yet confirmed in writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat the power supply tells us, and what it does not\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12 volts at 2 amps — 24 watts available at the wall. For comparison, a deck that ships with no speakers of its own typically runs on a 10 watt supply, which is enough for a motor, a preamp and a Bluetooth radio and not much else. 24 watts is consistent with a deck that has to drive two cabinets of this size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat it does not tell you is how loud it goes. The manufacturer has not published an output figure in watts per channel, so we are not going to print one. The supply says there is real amplification in here. The number that would tell you what that amounts to has not been given.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is visible in the photographs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRead off the manufacturer's own images, not written by them. Treat it as observation rather than specification.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA rectangular plinth in a light wood finish, low and flat rather than boxy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA full-size hinged clear acrylic dust cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA black platter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA straight tonearm with a headshell and the cartridge visible at the end\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThree rotary controls on the front right of the plinth, marked BASS, TREBLE and POWER\/VOL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo separate speaker cabinets with wood-toned tops and grey fabric wrap, noticeably larger than the small satellite speakers usually bundled with a deck\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo CD drawer, no radio dial, no cassette door and no recording controls anywhere on the unit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eNot stated by the manufacturer\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese are the things we have asked for and do not yet have in writing. Nothing here is a defect; it is simply not confirmed, and we would rather you knew that than read a number we made up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhich sockets are on the deck.\u003c\/strong\u003e No RCA output, headphone socket or aux input appears in the specification table or in any photograph. At this price that matters, because it decides whether you can ever run this into better speakers. It is the first question we have asked.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWhat semi-automatic does exactly\u003c\/strong\u003e — arm lift and return, or platter stop only\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe cartridge type and model\u003c\/strong\u003e, and whether it is moving magnet or ceramic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTracking force in grams\u003c\/strong\u003e — the number that decides how fast your records wear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhether the stylus is replaceable, and its part number\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhether a separate 78 rpm stylus is supplied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrive type — belt or direct\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhether the Bluetooth transmits, receives, or both\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeaker output power, impedance, and whether the cabinets are passive or self-powered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrequency response\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhether the arm has an adjustable counterweight or anti-skate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProduct and carton dimensions, and weight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUK plug type and the adaptor supplied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExact box contents and cable lengths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManufacturer's warranty period\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eA note on the finish\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe factory offers this deck in walnut and in light wood. We stock the light wood. The manufacturer lists the materials as plastic, wood and electronics without saying whether the finish is a veneer or a printed foil over MDF, so we are not going to describe it as either.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ryyvo","offers":[{"title":"Light Wood","offer_id":58899645366656,"sku":"RYV-TT-A30-LWD","price":269.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1017\/5483\/1232\/files\/RYYVO-A30-01-hero-studio-1x1.png?v=1789742583","url":"https:\/\/ryyvo.com\/products\/ryyvo-a30-turntable-with-semi-automatic-arm-two-speakers-and-bluetooth","provider":"Ryyvo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}