REVIEW: Philips Fidelio FT1 Vinyl & CD Player

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  @Techmoan · 8 months ago (edited) · pinned

  Reply to FAQ <b>***The app settings do not allow interaction with, or deactivation of the auto mute***</b><br>UPDATE: Apparently hidden in the manual the pictograms revealed that if one were to double tap the play button it would skip forward a track and holding it for three seconds will fast forward. There’s still no track back, or rewind button or stop button. But if the lack of a physical track forward button was the only barrier to you buying this turntable, you can now put in your order.<br><br>A few people asked me to check what would happen to the CD player output if the switch on the back was switched to Phono rather than Line. <br> I’ve tested it today and the answer is that the CD player doesn’t output any audio over the RCA connectors in this mode. To summarise if you want to use an external phono pre-amp with the record player you can’t output CD audio from the RCA sockets until it’s switched back into the Line level output mode. &nbsp;
<br>A few more people wanted to know what I’d be doing with this next - well Richer Sounds have been kind enough to get in touch to remind me that I can return this for a refund under their standard Unwanted Goods return policy. So I’ll be doing that. They’re also going to address all the issues I experienced to Philips.<br><br>UPDATE 2 - 5th FEBRUARY 2026<br>Apparently Philips have updated the firmware to fix the ‘noise gate’ auto-mute issue. I was informed of this by a representative from Richer Sounds after I received my refund for my returned unit. The explanation from Philips is that this device shares circuitry with mini systems which utilise a noise gate during source-switching to avoid sudden loud sounds. This function should have been bypassed on the FT1 but it wasn’t, the new firmware has fixed this. I can’t test this myself, I’m just passing on the information I received.

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  @leejames929 · 8 months ago

  Im so tired of everything needing an app

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  @steelscooter · 8 months ago

  A bloody record player that auto mutes and requires an app. We truly are off to hell in a handcart.

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• ER

  @errordtp · 8 months ago (edited)

  I don&apos;t want to live in a world where the phone becomes the only remote control.

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  @TheTrueVoiceOfReason · 8 months ago

  Something positive to say about it: &quot;It goes back inside the box easy enough.&quot;

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  @dukeofthebump · 8 months ago

  Just when I think there&apos;s no way modern record players can possibly get any worse, Techmoan finds a new bottom of the barrel. Thank you for your service

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  @Schweigardt · 8 months ago

  some positives... it came with a box so you can return it, and that will save space on your audio cabinet top.

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  @pdrg · 8 months ago

  Ouch - if you need your phone to use a CD player to play MP3&apos;s, you may just as well play from the phone!

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  @error52 · 8 months ago

  That auto mute thing is going to be a nightmare if you put on a classical music record. You can end up with half a symphony muted...

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  @zinjx · 8 months ago

  My favorite quote from this video &quot; It&apos;s rubbish, isn&apos;t it?&quot;

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  @nospaulatu · 8 months ago

  I died a little inside when you said &quot;I need a firmware update for my record player.&quot;

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  @A2theC · 8 months ago

  Who remembers when consumer electronics had &quot;front panel&quot; with hidden buttons?

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