Philips TAV3000/10 The Stevie vinyl player with built-in speakers

My wife and I had been talking about getting a record player for years, but we wanted one that we could incorporate into our current living room and that could be used for more than just a record player. This Bluetooth speaker/record player was the perfect fit for us. It is super simple to setup and navigate through the different input/output methods using the dials and buttons on the front.

Although it has a lot of functionality and connectivity options, I find that the footprint and aesthetic is very clean and simple in which I quite like. It doesn't stand out like a sore thumb, instead sort of blends into the room. It fits perfectly in our TV unit with plenty room to spare.

It can play all 33⅓ , 45, and 78 RPM records in a single player which is great. It is super easy to change the speed, lower the arm and turn on/off auto stop with the included controls on the top of the player.

We did test it out with a small 7 inch vinyl and did find that initially, when there was low bass or low sound, that the sound would actually just cut out, even when coming from a vinyl and not the Bluetooth functionality. This obviously not being great and a bit of an issue, I found that the solution being to download the Philips Entertainment app, and to change the sound settings to either up the bass, or to increase the sound level overall. Something to consider if you expect it to be flawless out of the box.

Overall very pleased with the quality and functionality of this speaker / record player.

Looks good and sounds great really good quality as Phillips products always have been

What a great vinyl record player for those who want to pay tribute to a retro technology but don't want to sacrifice modern trends and pay a fortune.

Not only does it play 33⅓ , 45, and even 78 RPM records, but it also supports Bluetooth streaming, so you can listen to your favourite digital media via the powerful 12W speakers.

I love the simple aesthetics of this player as it can get a bit overwhelming with all the knobs and pulls.

The connection is very simple, you just use the Philips Entertainment phone app to link both and then control your record from your mobile device. Luckily, the app is also quite minimalistic in its UI but rather capable in settings as you can adjust sound settings, bass, treble, control music, change source, connect to Autacast and much more.

The audio quality is actually pretty impressive for the price point and amateur ears but it also very much depends on the quality of vinyl or digital track so make sure you invest in good music as well.

I was looking for a new Record player to be able to play some of my Vinyl records as my old record player broke. I found this one to be perfect for my needs. Great design and small enough to fit into the space that I have.

The sounds is great and its a bonus that this connects via bluetooth so I can listen to music from my other devices.

I bought this unit a few weeks back to play my selection of vinyl that’s been gathering dust for a few years. I don’t have the space for a full hi fi system so thought a Bluetooth unit would be interesting.

First - the good. The unit looks great, it’s very stylish and the built-in speaker sounds good. The initial set-up, or whatever you want to call putting the lid and plugging things in, was simple enough despite some mildly confusing stuff in the pictures-only quick-start manual.

It does sound good, but I appreciate that it’s a Bluetooth digital signal gong to a speaker doing D2A conversion so there is only ever so much good it can be. But for my purposes, it’s great.

The mediocre - and I can’t tell honestly if this is the unit or the receiving device: the Bluetooth connectivity is … well it’s fine when it’s connected. But getting it to connect to an Echo (gen 2) is painful. I ask the echo to connect and set the turntable to connect and after a few false starts it normally gets connected. But it does take multiple minutes every single time.

The volume to the speaker always defaults to extremely low and I have to turn up the volume on the device to max and the echo to what would normally be very loud.

The bad - the lack of any sensible user interface on the device is a pain. The two LEDs don’t really cut it. It’s not exactly clear what a brown LED means and the writing on the device to explain is small enough that I can’t read it easily. Once it’s all set up it’s ok, but my partner tried using it and failed to understand what the single control dial does.

Along with this - the writing on the turntable switches for speed and auto-stop is matt black raised plastic on a black background. Impossible to read without a light source and being very close.

The mobile app feels kindof pointless. I guess if I was in a Philips strong home then it may have more purpose but all it really helps with is turning on Bluetooth and connecting new devices.

So. Is it good? Would I buy it again knowing what I know now? Maybe? Keep the look and the sound quality, but I’d want a more user-friendly UI/UX.

Had this record player for less than a week and all my records sounded shaky and distorted (all brand new records), and turntable was extremely wobbly. Took it to store where I purchased it so they could have a look at it and they confirmed a fault. I was given a new record player but within 2 days of using the new one, it is doing the same thing, the sound is not clear, staticy and distorted. Very disappointed, I will be returning and purchasing an alternative record player.