Post #169319 by Traitor Vic on Sat, Jul 2, 2005 12:25 AM

DJLee... Do you know if these Crosley units normaly use a cartridge (and do they use one that is as simple to change out as it would be on a regular modern turntable)? Or do they simply have "needles" that can be replaced and not much else? Also... Do they usually feature additional speaker outputs? It seems that most of the "retro" turntables made nowadays use the cheapest of components.
I sure like the looks of a few of them but the radios I've seen from Crosley look good only when turned off (which may be because not much looks good with modern radio blasting out of it). Once you touch them, too, you find that they feel like cheap, cheap, cheap plastic and not the Bakelite that they are designed to resemble (not that I would expect them to crank up Bakelite production in the 21st century, but higher quality plastic is available). Even many of the "metal" looking pieces are chrome-plated plastic. And the turntables that have CD players built in (and sport digital displays) can look kinda weird.

[ Edited by: Traitor Vic on 2005-07-02 00:26 ]