Apparently the needle needs to have a weight on it or else it doesn't lay on the records correctly and the speakers are placed so they give feedback

Well today the needle fell off of the cartridge

The needle is cheap and crappy, the player has stopped working on numerous occasions and has required a reset to get it going ago, the arm is too light for most records, it just stops when the album is done and doesn't return the arm

The needle doesn't reset when the record is done playing, so you need to manually reset it so the needle doesn't get damaged

However I was alarmed when I read that the needle that comes with the phonograph is only good for 50 hours and that some needles have damaged purchaser’s records

I clean the needle every other song and it skips non stop.

Sound is great, needle wears down quickly, and the needle holder broke almost instantly even though I use with ultimate care.

It's not bad, i wish i would of knew about the newer model, plus the needle went bad on this quickly.

so I purchased it for the turntable and guess what, complete distortion apparently from the very cheap tonearm-needle assembly

Great product overall, it just came with a faulty needle that I had to replace

Most of the components were fine, but the needle was very defective and damaged the vinyl records!

He DID give me the manufacturer's number, in case they could send me a new needle, but I'm not even sure if the needle is the problem (plus now I have to call them and go through the whole explanation again).

Cheapest replacement needles are $10