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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\tThe Soundstage takes a different approach to speaker placement. Designed to sit directly beneath the turntable, it features a front-facing speaker grille, a down-firing woofer that helps minimize vibrations and multiple connection options, including Bluetooth, RCA, optical and USB-C. There\u2019s also an included remote for adjusting volume and switching inputs.<\/p>\n
\n\tAesthetically, the pairing is hard to fault. The stacked configuration looks fantastic, although its space-saving design comes with a catch. While it eliminates the horizontal bulk of traditional bookshelf speakers, the combined height is difficult to ignore, especially compared with more compact starter systems.<\/p>\n
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\t\t\t\t\tVictrola Soundstage\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
\t$329.99
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Pros:<\/strong> Sleek design, easy setup and solid sound. \n\tGetting everything connected was surprisingly straightforward, with the Wave\u2019s built-in preamp allowing it to work directly with the Soundstage through RCA cables. No complicated wiring or additional audio equipment required.<\/p>\n \n\tAs for the sound? Pretty good, actually. The Soundstage has enough power to fill a room with music, although it doesn\u2019t quite have the depth or stereo separation you\u2019d get from a dedicated pair of bookshelf speakers. It\u2019s a noticeable difference, particularly if you\u2019re used to a more traditional stereo setup.<\/p>\n \n\tOne thing we kept wishing for was more control over the audio. The included remote handles the basics, but a few additional settings to fine-tune the bass, treble and overall crispness would have made a difference, especially when switching between different records.<\/p>\n \n\tStill, for a speaker designed to make vinyl listening less complicated, there\u2019s a lot to appreciate.<\/p>\n \n\tVictrola\u2019s Wave and Soundstage feel less like a beginner\u2019s setup and more like a natural next step for someone ready to take vinyl listening a little more seriously.<\/p>\n \n\tIt\u2019s not a replacement for a full hi-fi system, particularly for listeners who prioritize detailed sound customization. But it\u2019s attractive, intuitive and capable of doing exactly what it sets out to do: take the confusion out of building a vinyl setup and put the focus back on the music.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/culture\/product-recommendations\/victrola-soundstage-speaker-wave-turntable-review-tested-1236358094\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Victrola-turntable-speaker-review-billboard.png?w=942″] All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Building a vinyl collection is one thing. Figuring out how to play those records properly is another. Between […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[48,226],"class_list":["post-2188222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-billboard-com","tag-crawlmanager"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2188222"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188222\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2188222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2188222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2188222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Cons:<\/strong> Limited sound controls and lacks audio depth.\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPutting the Soundstage to the Test<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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<\/div>\n<\/div>The Verdict<\/strong><\/h2>\n