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Crosley Radios [message #69413] Fri, 09 September 2011 06:56 Go to next message
audioaudio90 is currently offline  audioaudio90
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The other day in Target, a radio/CD/turntable system caught my eye with its quasi-vintage appearance. Have you seen these and would you consider buying one?

http://target.scene7.com/is/image/Target/11209007_is?wid=618&hei=618
Re: Crosley Radios [message #69421 is a reply to message #69413] Fri, 09 September 2011 13:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Wayne Parham is currently offline  Wayne Parham
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Those Crosley vintage lookalikes are kind of neat, but I prefer the real thing. You can get a real vintage tube radio on eBay for no more money than the Crosley retro radio. That record player in the Crosley is terrible, by the way. It's like the old kiddie flip-top record players from the seventies, complete with a low-fi ceramic cartridge.

Re: Crosley Radios [message #69427 is a reply to message #69421] Fri, 09 September 2011 18:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
gofar99 is currently offline  gofar99
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So true, how much record player can you get for the price they charge for the whole thing. A kiddie player. Of course most folks who buy one have never owned a LP. Retro is in, at least for looks.

Good Listening
Bruce
Re: Crosley Radios [message #69483 is a reply to message #69413] Wed, 14 September 2011 08:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Nymeria is currently offline  Nymeria
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I agree with the others; I'd rather buy a higher quality record player and tube radio than the Crosley. I'm sure plenty of people will buy it, though.
Re: Crosley Radios [message #69530 is a reply to message #69483] Sun, 18 September 2011 10:51 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Christy is currently offline  Christy
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My cousin actually bought this Crosley, because she loves my "real" vintage LP player. She was deeply saddened by the sound quality, and quickly returned it. I told her nothing can beat the real thing! Now, I have to help her find a nice, vintage player.
Re: Crosley Radios [message #76167 is a reply to message #69413] Thu, 04 April 2013 07:14 Go to previous message
Danny is currently offline  Danny
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That's cute, but I've seen many similar to that one you found in Target. The records are making a bit of a comeback. I sure wish I had kept the extensive collection that I had as a teen.
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