"Heyday" turntable - anyone buying these?

[jackandcat]

Just before thanksgiving, there was a big deal about Target's new Heyday turntable for playing LPs. It seems to have nice features for the money but I haven't seen any of these sold at our store. Target.com sells audio-technica turntables, and there seems to be little info online about the Heyday TT. Anyone know about this?

 

[Mikuhl]

Made by 广东理丹电子科技股份有限公司 - http://leetac.com

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

They are located under the lp records. We are selling a lot of them.
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[Llamanatee]

They are located under the lp records. We are selling a lot of them.
008-04-0070

We have them but I’m not sure we have sold any.

 

[isthatathing]

I actually bought one when we had that one day deal for heyday products. It's actually surprisingly good. I've gone thru 2 different types of crosley players and I actually really like the heyday one. I have mine connected to play thru my Google home. Sounds great (for the cost).

 

[Backroom81]

The needle on it will make more of a difference than anything.

 

[jackandcat]

It has a pretty good audio-technica cartridge. Here are the two discussions I've seen:
Steve Hoffman Music Forums - Target's $99 Heyday Turntable
"An Ephiphany...Is This The Turntable Everyone's Looking For? (with some skeptical responses)

 

[commiecorvus]

The folks at Steve's Forum are going to do a good job of looking at a turntable from all sides.

From reading the thread it looks like this is a decent first turntable for folks just getting into vinyl.

 

[jackandcat]

These come in-and-out of stock but I haven't personally seen any sales when I've been around. Here's a very recent and rather positive Youtube review: The $99 Heyday Turntable from Target - Recordology The user comments are quite interesting for this unit, made in China by Guangdong Leetac Electronics Technology Co. Ltd .

 

[jackandcat]

FYI here's a good thorough review of the Heyday turntable from a Youtuber whom I respect, "Record-Ology". If I didn't already have two turntables, I'd buy one.

 

[dannyy315]

I think there’s a lot better options in the same price range. Audio Technica has great brand reputation, and good prices-

 

[jackandcat]

I use an Audio-Technica AT-LP60 (gifted to me by family) which performs rather well, as well as a very good 1970s-vintage Dual 1219 turntable.
The AT-LP60 is a surprisingly nice design including being fully automatic. The newer AT-LP60x has some changes - watch VWestlife's comparison of the two units:



I'd still be intrigued by the Heyday turntable in part because you can change the phono cartridge if desired. The LP60 cartridge is non-removable, only the stylus is replaceable. P.S. Our Target sells the AT-LP60x and you can find other Audio-Technica turntables as well as the Heyday at target.com.