Customer Reviews

Crosley Radio CR6007A-MA Recording Tech Turntable (Mahogany)

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(5)

 

 

The appearance of this unit reminds me of the turntables/record changers of the 70s, which in my opinion is a plus. I have a VERY large LP collection that I want to add to my iPod, and this looked to be perfect for that purpose. Haven't used it to transfer vinyl to usb yet, but I have listened to my vinyl and the radio, which, by the way, receives several stations I cannot get on my other radios. The only reason I gave this four stars rather than five is that the speakers are really awful. I solved this problem by connecting it to my Crosley Solo radio which makes it sound pretty darned good. I've also connected my iPod to the turntable, so now I have a really nice system for my bedroom. For looks and simplicity of operation, I highly recommend this little turntable, but remember that if you're going to listen to the radio or actually play LPs to listen to them, you will definitely need a set of speakers

I'll cover the good and bad since there is no "ugly" to this pretty little box.

Good:
Compact size
Easy set up
Looks great
on/off knob feels solid
"wood" finish is convincing
A+ for dust cover with gaps for 12" records
Radio function works
L/R line uots for external speakers (trust me, you'll need them)
line in for CD
MP3/SD slots for digital music
Bright blue screen
light weight


Bad:
Sounds atrocious! Want some dinner music or after diner music? You'll have to cozy right up to the speakers to hear anything, and you won't be pleased with what you hear. Absolutely no lows, highs were treacherous, and the mids were spiked.
Speakers are miniscule, point in opposite directions (seriously? Poor design)
Switches feel cheap, light, plastic-y.
Tuner knob is loose
Smaller than it looks
no stacking function
cartridge arm feels frail
no auto return function on arm
N audio control other than a "bass boost" button

Overall:
It's a shame this stereo sounds so bad. Crosley makes some great little bedside clock radios with impressive single speaker sound. They could've made this an impressive and affordable first turntable for a new generation of budding audiophiles. Vinyl is the future of physically packaged music.
This little unit masquerades as a budding audiophile stereo system but be warned. Expect to spend an additional $200-$300 for a decent L/R Speaker & sub package to get good sound. Look at the entry line Polk Audio 10" sub and Monitor 30 bookshelf speakers. Run the L/R RCA cables into the subwoofer, then feed the signal to the shelf speakers. You will not enjoy this stereo unless you get external speakers. This would be a great little turn-table for the dorm room, bedroom, or apartment with some external speakers.

For $400 (stereo + Polk Audio speakers) you could easily track down an old Panasonic, Marantz, Dual, Sansui, Bogen, or other vintage stereo of good quality with real warmth and tone as well as EQ features.

All this being said, I really do like my little Crosley 6007.

Being that i'm an incurable audiophile..this review may be a bit prejudiced. I have listened to this compact little piece of junk in the store and would only recommend it for taking on vacation... Especially since i take in trips to exotic record stores on my vacations. Pushing that topic aside for now, let me get to the meat of this review. It has some handy features such as an analog radio tuner, for those who actually can listen to radio. The controls for the volume, and whatnot are just loose feeling and flimsy, like they'd break if you looked at them wrong. The built in speakers are toneless to my ears. There is no adjustment for weight on the tone-arm,nor an anti skate feature. Even with a line out feature to plug this one into a real stereo receiver, the quality of sound that the turntable would be able to deliver would be terrible. A good rule of thumb is to listen to any such product thru the headphones, i've found. THis model didn't pass that test. The quality of the turntable here is average for the typical low -end ,all- in- one tabletop stereos popular during the 1980s: cheap,short, straight tonearm, small platter on a shaky springy base, and cartridge and needle unable to faithfully reproduce sound. But then i'm prejudiced, like i said earlier, being an audiophile with a Technics 1210 and Ortofon cartridge. To me, as far as a portable travel turntable goes, is even subpar to the Vestax portable around the same price range, plus the Vestax is smaller and more suited to it's purpose. All in all, i give this product 5 thumbs down. (Sound Killer Van, anyone?)

I purchased this item after reviewing articles and customer reviews. It is a "turntable" with a radio. I purchased it to transfer my records (33, 45, 78) to the usb flash drive. So far I have transfered 150 45's and two 33. Those people who expected a DJ professional results from an inexpensive turntable had higher expectations than me. The sound quality is great for the price. It is a good as or better than my Dynavox record player that we used at my high school dances. The speaker location is the same as most record players. People today expect a DJ system out of a utility system and thus are disappointed with the results. You get what you pay for and I feel that I got as good as or better than I expected. That is why I rated it a five star buy.

Bought this as a Christmas gift and we love it! Plays all of our records great. Have it hooked up to our Bose speakers and delivers quality sound. Has a little trouble playing older, heavier records but otherwise it's fine.

Pleasantly surpised. It suits my purposes and I'm glad I didn't listen to the negative reviews. I also liked it because it did not take up to much room. The only drawback is that you have to place the "arm" manually. But I can live with that. (Purchased it from Amazon.com)

Have to say I'm so amused by this little piece of fun!! I haven't stopped smiling since I saw it on the shelf.
Bumped into this turntable at the ICA in Boston. They have a show opening this week []Contemporary Art and Vinyl

Only $100....had to try it. Plug and Play!!

First few notes were tinny and harsh.....but it settled down.

This is the closest sound to my 1960's green Hi Fi that I've experienced. And I have fond, fond memories of it.
Imagine....you listen to one side of the record...then you pick it up and turn it over and listen to more music.....lovely!!
The music is right in the room with you ... not coming through the wall speakers or the ceiling like our higher tech systems.

Not an audiophile...just love the idea of digging out the 200 albums packed away, and dancing around the room.
Where is that Roy Orbison album we played all night long in our bedroom?

I found myself sitting next to to the Crosley, grabbing the album cover and dust jacket and singing along. Moved across the room and it actually sounded better.

Love the previous posters mention of taking it on vacation. It's definitely going with us. So small and light....can be moved from the kitchen, to the porch, to a bedroom....Can't wait to show it to my 16 year old niece who loves everything retro.

Here's the funny thing about our records....we tried to sell the whole collection as a unit when we moved a couple of years ago...200 records $200.....we couldn't get anyone to buy the whole thing...so we dragged it with us. Destiny!!

Oh, excuse me, I have to go change the record.

I usually don't write reviews, but I recommend THIS!!! Had it for about a year. No complaints thus far. I do recommend a buying a re-placement needle at the time of purchase. I broke mine(human error, not manufacturer), and had to wait until the new one arrived.

Also, I have an Altec Lansing ipod dock, and i connect the Turntable via AUX and it sounds amazing.

This was a spontaneous purchase, once I unwrapped the unit , I knew I would be repacking for return. The hinge on dustcover was defective, the instructions were very vague, I had 2 remotes and 2 manuals, completely identical. Please do your homework before you buy a USB turntable, love the concept, but will wait till the technology matures.

I got the Crosley by UPS and quickly unpacked it to test it out... Easy set up, and super easy to use. The sound quality isn't the best and there is a lot of hiss and popping in the records, but that comes with the cheap needles and cheap players. If you have some decent MP3 mastering or recording programs, you can clean the sound up by importing the MP3 in and doing a little audio mastering.

Its cheap, it works and I haven't had any issues. For the price I wasnt expecting perfection and I got exactly what I thought I would. After reading the reviews, I'm glad I purchased this one instead of the Jensen one around the same price. Honestly, if this one has issues with skating...just tape a nickle or a penny to the needle end of the tonearm. So far for me, no issues and from reading some of the other reviews before I purchased this one, other people havent had too many issues either.