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I purchased the Crosley Entertainment Center for my husband as a birthday gift. He is a musician and is just really enjoying this record player. He was very happy when he saw his present. All the records that he has had stored can now be played. He also, was excited to see that it also played CDs and tapes. We are satisfied with the quality.
I have read the other reviews, and they are either really positive or completely negative. I've had it for a little over a week, and I couldn't be happier. I purchased this product to one thing: play LPs. I really just wanted a turntable that had speakers and this product combined both of these features, and while I could have gone with a standard turntable and plugged it into my surround system it just wouldn't have been the same. I briefly checked out the CD player, radio, and cassette player and all functioned, but I will never use these features. For the price it does everything I want it to. This unit triggers the nostalgic feelings I had listening to my parents records as a child in an all on an all-in-one unit in the early 80's. Yes, there are better turntables available with lots of bells and whistles but NOT at this price.
I personally have some underground heavy metal and punk records from the 80'S that have never been reproduced in CD form. The record player seems to go at a decent speed, but I haven't really played too many records on it yet. Many of us in the 40+ age range still have large collections of LPs from the 1980s. This is a nice little system for a bedroom or an office. Overall, however, it is a way to dust off all those old LPs and enjoy the past, or a fairly risk-free way for young'uns to enter the world of vinyl, since the digital formats provide a way out of the fear of owning a system that will not support music in the future if the LP trend turns out to be just a brief trend. I haven't messed with the CD player yet, and I no longer own any cassettes, so I haven't tried that either.
Dont worry though, kids, because this also has digital formats including CD and input for I-pods and the like.
On top of that, the LP is going from a "dead" format to the "hip new" format.
It is not a living room primary system.
It is a turntable, or course, which is the main reason for most people to purchase this unit.
Still, if everything works here, this is a good secondary stereo.
Stores such as Best Buy have been making room on the old CD shelves for sparkling new LPs, complete with digital download codes to get I-pod equivalents of the records.
So there will still be a need for the old turntable yet, and for many years to come.
For that you would want to get a higher grade, specialized turntable as well as a better speaker system.
Personally, I think LPs are here to stay, at least amongst audiophiles.Enjoy.
For $88 I am happy with it as a nice foray into listening to vinyl again. It's also a nice looking unit and fits in well with my decor.
I haven't had a record player in many years, and needed something decent (and moderately priced) to start buying and listening to vinyl. I bought this as a starter record player while I work my way up to saving for an antique one.
I am impressed with the speakers, as they have a very strong output that bounces nicely off the walls for a true "old timey" sound. So far so good with this record player.
The CD function works great too. I was surprised to see so many negative reviews for this piece.
I'm not sure how well it will hold up longterm, but for the price I don't expect it to last a lifetime.
We returned it & purchased the same model at a different store & this one would not even turn on & looked even in worse shape. I was so excited to get this as a Christmas gift had wanted one for sometime, but unfortunately we have yet to get one that works. The first record player the radio worked, but the CD player wouldn't barely open & turntable(piece of plastic) looked like it was about to fall right out. Also at both stores Kmart & Target every single box model looked like it had been opened already & taped up horribly. We could not find a box like looked like new I am not sure if they have to inspect them or everyone has had to return them.
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