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I just wish the speakers sounded louder. The neat thing about this turntable is that it looks like a traveling case. Sound isn't to loud. I can record my vinyl LPs with my computer to make MP3 files using the USB setup pretty good. Well for one thing the neighbors aint gonna complaint that much because of the low noise polution. Plays records very good. Prouduct was well protected I give 'em credit for that though they know how how to package the product pretty sturdy.
As it is, most records are too big, and the lid must remain open. One thing that would have been nice is if the lid could close while playing a record. It's a good turntable. It is exactly what it says it is, it plays well, and so far is reliable and durable.
Additionally, volume is extremely weak and it seems to bring out more pops and clicks than from any other turntable. As it turns out, I got this as a premium for making a pledge at a local radio station. First of all the fidelity is so far below average it fell off the chart.
I discovered that Crosley has a 78 stylus available which I promptly ordered only to discover that it isn't compatible with the cartridge on this model. Had I purchased it outright, it would have gone back pronto. I spoke to a service rep and they don't make one.
This is a real heart breaker. If you're looking to play your 78rpm records on this thing, forget about it. As is, I managed to help out a local commercial free station but I now have a rather expensive doorstop.
My 83 year old Victor Orthophonic Victrola has a better tonal range. And I'm referring to LP's.
Would definitely recommend this product. Great product for playing your old vinyl records. The Sound quality is betterthan expected and you can download to your computer and transfer to cd which iseven better than listening on the phono.
It feels like the tone arm somehow got itself wound tight, and I'm not sure how {if even possible.} to loosen it. The 1st 3 months I've had this record player, no problems. Oh, well.at least I can still listen to my records on it. If your wanting a record player w/the possibility of a problem or 2, this is the 1 to get - I mean it's great, but then again, it's not either; you know. Very well-made, and very heavy {about as heavy if you remember ever carrying around 1 of those massive school portable record players.}. .but, certainly NO SounDesign {the BEST record player EVER made, imho}.
I went -step-by-step- w/the instruction manual on how to set it up and upload my music - not even close. The past 2 days, however, when I put on either my Hawaii record or my Space record, it jumps the beginning wax - and, the needle jumps to the middle of the 1st song, on any album. Now, I already have 2 record players {both a SounDesign}, but I was thinking it'd be neat to "save" some of my records to a cd {via uploading to my computer}. However, my tone arm is excessively VERY sensitive. If you really want a good {reliable} record player - just to 'play' your records on, search your local thrift stores - that's where I found my 2 lovely SounDesigns. Sadly, this was NOT to be the case.
But, it was a very expensive way to do this, since I already have a couple of record players to begin with.
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