JENSEN JTA-475B 3-Speed Stereo Turntable with CD System, Cassette, and AM/FM Stereo Radio

This little stereo system is perfect for a smaller area. I wouldn't recommend it if you are looking for a whole house or large room stereo. As mentioned in some of the reviews, it is not a super loud system. The digital volume control goes up to 30. But for my purposes, for use in a sewing room, it is perfect. It is nice looking and functions properly. The sound is crisp and clear. For the money, I am very happy with it.

1)The cassette player:a.When one side of the cassette is done, the unit does not switch over to the other side of the cassette for continuous play. In the manual it says, "To avoid damaging the tape, it is recommended to take the cassette tape out of the deck after listening." So make sure to eject the tape immediately after each side has ended.b.It doesn't have a rewind button. It uses just one button which will only fast forward or eject the tape. Fast forwarding won't just go to the next song and then play that song at the beginning.c.For those who care about where the cassette tapes goes in, you insert them into the cassette deck on the left side silver slot of the unit.d.The manual says to avoid use of 120 minute cassettes. I suppose because the tape strength is weaker than cassettes with shorter amounts of tape.e.Although it plays, the cassette player speed sounds slower than normal to me.2)The record player will play at 33, 45 and 78 RPM. The arm is not automatic so you do have to manually put the needle on and off the record. The player does have an auto stop switch so it will stop the turntable when the record is done unless you turn that off. It also comes with its own adapter so you can play 45s on it.3)The stereo has an auxiliary input socket which allows you to plug in other music playing devices such as an iPod or iPhone. However, the RCA cable that connects your device to the stereo is sold separately. Also, when using this feature, max the volume on the stereo before adjusting the volume through your iPhone or iPod.4)The front display window will only light up when CD's are played. It turns off for everything else.5)This unit comes with one of those floppy wire antennas and not the metal extendable type.6)The speakers that connect to the unit don't go out very far from the unit (maybe about 3-4 feet). They do seem small in size but do not expect great quality theater or surround sound.

I have tried the CD and the AM and FM radios and it works fine. I bought it mainly for the turntable but haven’t used it yet. I don’t expect the cassette feature to be used for quite some time. I’m happy with the unit for now.

If you're into Heavy Metal/Hard Rock, heed this review:I bought this turntable after my Optimus Lab-1100 would not stop humming. Believe me I tried it all to get rid of that hum and nothing worked. Anyways, I turned my attention to the JTA-475 because of the price and multi-functionality. Of course before buying it I checked every major retailer (online/full-line stores) and no one really had any "huge" problems with it. So I bought it and it arrived at my home in about three business days.Right out of the box, everything came nicely packaged and seemingly new. It even had a quaint smell to it. Setting up was insanely easy and took me about five minutes. Plugged it in, put a record in, hit play, and everything was fine.Well.. everything was fine until I started playing different records. I have a lot of heavy metal and hard rock records and the only way I could describe their sound quality on this turntable was absolute garbage. On any given song, it would produce these infrequent high-frequency sounds that would just murder my ears. Any squealing guitar solo, any high-register scream, and even cymbals/rides would just sound the worst to the ear. A good description would be: screeching. After finding that flaw I immediately packed it back up and sent it back.My Jethro Tull and AC/DC records seemed fine, but when I put on the heavier stuff like Metallica, Cauldron, or Repugnant the in-capabilities of this device became obvious.Also, the tape-deck didn't work, CD player seemed fine, and I didn't get a chance to try out the tuner. The speakers were ok by me and the whole device fit nicely on a small desk in my room.Overall, I would not recommend this to anyone. Great price, bad product. I guess I'm just going to save up a couple hundred and buy a turntable that actually does what it's supposed to do. "You get what you pay for."

Excellent sound quality very happy with it.

For a small room it is a good stero. The bass could be a lot better.

I am a first time owner of a record player. I'm from the CD/MP3 generation, with parents in the vinyl generation. I became interested in vinyl records seeing that some of my favorite artists still recorded on vinyl. I thought buying this item and records in the future would make for some valuable collectables. I want to break my ratings down in to record/CD/player & AM/FM, speakers, and delivery & setup.Record player, CD player, Cassette player, & AM/FM players all work great. Very impressed with the design and the ease of usage on this item also. just plug it in, throw on the record and crank the volume. Rugged design, doesn't seem like it will break any time soon. 10/10The speakers are great, but they don't blow me away. I can sense the bass, they are clear and plenty loud enough. 9/10This item was delivered in approximately 7 days, as I chose the free shipping. Happy with the speed of the delivery, package came and nothing was broken. Like I said before, I took it out, plugged it in, and cranked it up. 10/10I love this thing so far. It gives me a reason to spend money A.K.A. support my favorite bands. No static, this thing sounds great. Also for the price, you can NOT beat this thing on the market. I will recommend this to any body.

Do miss a bass and treble control