Crosley CR6233F-BK Dansette Bermuda Bluetooth in/Out Portable Vinyl Record Player Turntable with Aux-in, Black

I bought this, the Electrohome Signature, and the Jensen JTA all for Christmas gifts so I have all three at the same time. I've not tried the Jensen yet, but have tried both the Crosley and Electrohome. Both came in a pretty banged up box during shipping prior to someone putting it in the Amazon box. A little worried about that, but both worked fine. I did a lot of reading and almost got scared off by the ratings. Don't be. These both worked great and I'm so pleased. If you want to see my thoughts on both read more below.-LOOKS: Both look great IMO. Pictures don't do them justice. The Electrohome was much more sturdy as it's solid wood and heavy, but I was very pleased with the Crosley. The material on the outer casing looked to be put together quite well. A plus for the Crosley is that it comes with legs if you don't have a shelf to put it on. I really think this is a toss up. Just depends on your personal taste. Really, both look GREAT!-SOUND: The Electrohome wins here. The sound is much deeper than the Crosley. However, the Crosley wasn't as bad as I was expecting based on some of the reviews. Both turned up in the room over are loud enough for me to wash dishes and jam to Thriller with no problem. The Crosley has that old 50's feel/sound to it while the Electrohome is more of that 70's feel/sound. If you're worried about the Crosley sound don't be. You'll be fine it's just the Electrohome is better.-HEAD ARM/NEEDLE: I had to put this as it's a pretty distinct difference. The Crosley has a better arm for sure. Heavier and set the needle on and no skipping at all. The Electrohome skipped a lot at first. Minor weight adjustment and it's fine now. However the Electrohome has the ability to auto set the needle and auto return at the end of the record. The Crosley is straight ol' school...all manual with needle placement.-EXTRAS: The Electrohome wins here as well. The Crosley is as basic as it gets. Put the record on and there you have it. The Electrohome has a CD player, Radio, Aux input, and ability to record from record to MP3. One major absence from the Crosley is the ability to have it lift and drop the needle.-OVERALL: I'm SOOOO pleased with both of these. My worries from the reviews didn't come up at all. I'm not new to records so it's not that I've just discovered these. Now, as for my 11year old, she's amazed at this thing called a record. I gave the Electrohome a 4 star rating for shipping and the needle arm and although this has fewer features I gave it a 5 star.

I've been meaning to invest in a record player for the last two years, but I'm always too broke to do it. This year I decided to just splurge on this unit. First off, it's adorable! The retro appeal is very strong, and this darling unit fits in with well with my decor. The one thing I would caution- it's probably shorter than you think it is, so definitely pay attention to measurements for the height when the legs are attached. Top of the unit grazes my mid-thigh, and I'm about 5'7". Secondly, set up was super easy! The mechanics of the unit are already set up, so you basically only have to screw on the legs (and even that is optional). Lastly, the sound quality is about what I expected for the price. You could potential improve it with external speakers, I think, or maybe a higher quality stylus. I'll be sure to update if anything changes, but I am quite pleased with it thus far!

Ok so I never write reviews, I just read them sometiems, but I just had to come back to write a review on this product. I am huge when it comes to music so I always need something that is going to be enjoyable to listen to. This exceeded apl my expectations of this product. It looks FANTASTIC, very vintage and retro, great look, it gets pretty loud and as a rocker is how I love my music, and the sound quality is rediculous! has very good bass end because if the size of the hollow body. I had previously owned the Crosley Briefcase turntable (my first turntable) and I was not always into the sound because it was all muffled treble and had no bass and didnt get loud at all, so I kind of started straying away from listening to vinyl but I kept collecting. Now? The sound quality and volume on this thing is so smooth and just fantastic. I'm getting a fresh look at my product, it just came in the mail and I just plugged it in and I was blown away by my test run. Now I get to listen to all my vinyl I've been collecting!

I wish I could give zero stars for this product. Imagine how my 12 year old daughter felt when after opening her brand new record player on Christmas day, the needle quit working after less than an hour of use. I watched her using it the whole time and she was being careful with how she moved the tone arm around so I know the product wasn't abused. I bought a replacement Crosley needle right away which took 3 weeks to arrive. The replacement needle never worked right from the get-go. The replacement needle just kept skipping and skipping and skipping. I returned the product and got my money back. I've seen the other reviews here and I know I'm not the only one having nothing but problems with this worthless overpriced scam product. Your company keeps responding by apologizing in these reviews but you keep selling the same useless defective product! You ruined my daughter's Christmas. I WILL NEVER BUY A PRODUCT FROM THIS BRAND AGAIN!

After two other products disappointed me and got returned, I gave this one a try. The sound quality of the built-in speakers is not great- don’t expect this inexpensive player to compete with much more expensive equipment. I only play old records on it, so it’s perfect for me. Major points for style, ease of use, and ease of set up. It has Bluetooth capabilities, which I thought meant I could play the sound through an external speaker, but instead it is so you can play other devices through its speakers. I don’t know why you’d want to do that, but you have the option. Another nice feature: turntable automatically stops when the arm is not over the grooved area of a record, so no needle damage or endless skipping on the inside track- you can start an album and leave it.