REVIEW: GP-N3R - A reimagined ‘classic’ record player

Great video. I see that they've released a portable mixer to match (https://www.anabas.co.jp/products/view/gmx_n3/). And even sell it as a set with two players on Amazon JP. I was getting the itch to buy one, and now I have the strong sudden urge to buy the whole kit and become a Japanese pop-45-spinning bedroom DJ.

Enjoyed watching. This TT reminds me of the Fisher-Price record player my BF had back when I was a kid. We used to go to the record stores, pickup cheap 45s and maybe a LP and listen to music on that. I remembered it as a great experience but today I’d imagine it’d prob sound crummy. Ahh memories!

So, ordering from Amazon Japan, Mat. Did you pay VAT or import duty, please? I'm thinking of ordering some UK-rare items. Will use your link, of course.

Those AT carts are surely the HiFi bargain tomend them all.... They are really, really decent.

Excellent; loved it. I want to say it’s one of your best videos in a while, but it could just be my current obsession with vinyl (the obsession rotates between different formats).

If only they put this much effort into a new portable cassette player. I hope cassettes get a similar revival to vinyl soon.

Interesting that they didn’t just throw a cheap plastic replica together but actually designed it with some thought. Love the reflections from the vinyl in the sun.

Nice surprise actually, they can still make some stuff nowadays :-D

Hey Crosley... *this* is how you make a retro-styled turntable!

I was actually quite heartened that this review turned out to be pretty positive. Props to the manufacturer (Anabas?) for putting in the effort to make this record player a good quality product instead of the cheapened junk we usually get with re-releases of this nature

When you put the audio into something decent, it sounded OK. This vendor did a good job, it seems, making it into a decent player. I mean, not great, but still.

Another great video Mat. I’ve got a bright orange portable Radiola portable record player from the 70s, a bit larger but stereo. Made in Mexico. On the subject of batteries I’ve been using lithium, 16850 batteries to run a lot of my vintage kit. A range of battery holders are available, some with croc clip connections,. Overall diameter us less than a C cell and with a voltage of 3.7v each cell will replace 3 C or D cells. The slightly lower voltage doesn’t seem to have any effect.

Thanks Mat! This video was a lot of fun! I noticed the Cornelius version was clear...prison tech? ;)

It looks like you clicked through three speed positions - obviously 44 and 33 1/3 RPM. Is there a third position? I can't imagine including 78!

It's not bad all considering. Better than the Crossly player that some bought round for me to fix.

THANK YOU! This is EXACTLY what I’ve been looking for! I wanted a little portable record player that had a REAL cartridge. It didn’t have to be the best, but an Audio Technica that doesn’t have a heavy tracking force? Amazing! I just wanted something that wasn’t going to hurt my records and be a fun portable! They had ONE left in stock and I just got it shipped to the US! They’re charging hundreds of dollars for the old versions of this with ceramic cartridges- this is ideal! I was looking into a portable DJ turntable like the Reloop spin which looked promising , but didn’t have a MM cartridge. Also, I’m not a DJ (well, not one who anyone is looking for to cut and scratch!) I really just wanted a portable that has a real Moving Magnet cartridge that wasn’t going to dump 8 grams on my records! I love your work, Mat! Thank you, thank you! I’ve truly been searching! .I even wrote Reloop, gave my “credentials” and put it out there that I’d try it out on my social media. Maybe I’ll hear back and I can compare the two, but one of these is on the way from Amazon JP! This could be a huge step forward for all the “suitcase” turntables out there. It’s so nice to see someone take a retro product, keep the style, keep the vibe, but improve the quality. Sure, I’d love RCA outputs and Bluetooth, but for what I was searching for. I jumped at this. Will I put my expensive records on it? I’m not sure! I’m not expecting it to sound like my Ortofon 2M Blue, but at least it’s not that red plastic snap on ceramic needle! I always love your videos, but this just made my day!

My Technics SL-10 will run off of 12 volts DC and has RCA jacks but not at line level. Probably a bad choice portable being that it is heavy and has no carrying handle.

Lovely summery take on a portable record player. Just screams like a beach side audio player from a time before me (the sand getting into grooves tho...)

So, how does the tonearm track properly in the vertical position? If gravity allows the stylus to track, why does it work vertically? Does the tonearm have some sort of spring-loaded down force? I kinda like this little thing. It’s certainly better than the toy one I had in the 1960’s, and mine had to be plugged in to work.

Well, that's a treat - what a great little turntable. In some ways it actually has more functionality than the Dansettes I grew up playing back in the dark ages. The Dansettes also had 16 & 78rpm speed settings, but they certainly didn't have pitch controls or headphone outputs and couldn't run on batteries. Super video, Mat!

Nice to see someone actually improving a product rather than doing the opposite. It makes me realise that we really don't get enough opportunities to break out the D-cell batteries these days too.

With all these years of watching you review gadgets you wanted when you were young and into HipHop and everything the one thing we need is to see what you looked like back then when you were either using these things or going through the Argos and Hifi Mags and coveting them! I'm sure many will agree that whereas the subjects of the reviews are fascinating and informative, you are also kinda like a product to be reviewed too! (Unboxing Matt) Just curious is all

I love the hologram 45 single :)

I used a portable turntable during my three years at university in the mid-80s - basically so I could make use of the record library in the student's union! No idea what the model was, but I'm sure it wasn't as good as this one sounds. Looks much better than a Crosley.

Wow - I've heard MUCH worse during the headphone jack playback! I'm actually shocked. Well played.

Perfect video for this warm weather, made better by the fact that sounded surprisingly decent from the headphone out.

Superb! As a portable turntable nut I ordered one of these immediately, can't wait for it to arrive. If anyone's looking for a high-quality 'modern' portable turntable (USB, Bluetooth, scratching features, can be fitted with rechargeable batteries, etc) I'd strongly recommend the Reloop Spin, which never seems to get mentioned anywhere but is really excellent, though pricier and a little bigger than this. It's a late 2010s reimagining of the old Vestax Handytrax. There's also the Numark PT01, but the Spin is superior in my opinion. And then there's the Headache Sound OMNI, which looks amazing but is out of my price range and never seems to be available!

In the day it costs $10 for 10 D Cells playing a boom box that actually boomed most the day, would have loved that as an accessory. It's really nice thanks for checking it out.

Nothing says 'vintage' like D-cell batteries.

Not on Topic, but I've gone through ALL the TM videos on the channel and also the ones linked on her... Yet YouTube every now and then pops up recommendations of videos and there are old videos not linked? Anyone else have this?

Great video. If this was £50 cheaper, they'd sell loads. As a child I used a Philips record player which was a similar size and bright orange but the speaker was in the lid and therefore a much bigger driver. I still have it but it's not been used for years. Just had a look online and think it's the Philips GF103. Can't believe what folks are asking for it on eBay.

Have a look at the Fidelity HF42 which was a similar product in the U.K.. In 1976 it was £13.95 in the Argos catalogue, which is just over £100 in todays money (and I bet it didn't have as nice a cartridge). These might have been toys but they were expensive toys back in the day. Definitely something more for teenagers than kids.

Saw the thumbnail and instantly thought OMG he's doing the FisherPrice record player finally

My mate owned a similar item in 1978, we used it in school breaks to listen to the sex pistols and The Stranglers. Used batteries like you wouldn’t believe.