Customer Reviews

Crosley CR711 Autorama Turntable with AM/FM Radio, Black

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1 star:		(8)

 

 

The Turntable on this unit is very cheap and is made of very lightweight plastic. This causes the turntable to be weighed down when you place a record on it, which in turn causes the record to rub against the edges of the unit... resulting in a warped sound output. If you want to spend 150.00 on a old fashion looking radio, go right ahead. But if you want to spin LP records without them sounding warped, don't waste your time and money. Looks cool, sounds and performs lousy.

Although I received the retro unit expected, it did not work as it was unacceptable in performance. The first LP played sounded as if something was dragging the turn table. The next 3 records also dragged. Very dissapointed in the variable speed of the record and the sound produced. Hi-Fi was not not expected but uniform sound reproduction was expected. I used an electronic timer and taped marks on the turn table and the base to determine the RPM of the turn table. The test was done both with and without a record in place. The results after many measurements: ALL TESTS RESULTED IN READINGS LESS THAN 331/3 RPM AND WERE VARIABLE BETWEEN 3O AND 33 RPM. A real drag!!!

I had been shopping around for a record player for a long time and finally settled on the Crosley CR711 retro, red in color. I went with Crosley because I know it was a name I could trust. I was so excited when I received my record player...that is, until I put the first record on. The music sounded like the record was warped, although I knew it wasn't. I kept trying different records, still the same quality. To make a long story short, after multiple e-mails and phone calls, Crosley agreed to have the record player returned to them for repair at their expense. Again, another disappointment. That was two weeks ago. I had to pay for the shipping, I still have not received my record player, and when I sent another e-mail, I was told a part had to be ordered and the record player was still under repair. The whole experience - VERY disappointing! It's not like I can cough up another $130.00 for a record player!!!

I bought this for my fiance just recently. After looking over all the record players i could find i went for this one for 2 reasons. It had the aux. outputs to run to a stereo system and it was the best priced system with that feature.
The radio looks great we love the old looking display and love the sound that coems form our record collection.
If you are looking for a record with the above features for a great value, this is the one for you!

I just wanted a very simple unit to play records on. This is adorable looking, but made of that absolute worst material and is so ill-put together. Despite the fact that I was able to fix a piece that was broken during shipment, it stopped working after ONE record play! So sad... it's so attractive! Invest in something without being wowed by its appearance.

This unit is made of cheap looking, thin plastic. The sound it nothing to brag about. Please see reviews of "Crosley CR711 Autorama Turntable with AM/FM Radio, Red" before purchasing. (Please search for this same unit, in the red color, on this website and consider the reviews before making your decision to purchase the Crosley CR711, in any color.)

I got this phonograph for the following reason. I wanted to make MP3's of my 78 RPM records, & it's very difficult to find a turntable that plays 78's & has RCA outputs so that you can hook it up to a stereo system as a component unit. This turntable does everything I need, has an AM radio so I can listen to crappy talk radio, & as an added bonus, looks Very Very Cool! I love it! 7 thumbs up for the Crosely people, they do it right!

If you are searching for a counter top LP/radio player that looks like it was built in the 1950s this is for you. The Crosley CR-711 fits in well with retro-vintage fifties kitch stuff as a display model, but if you actually want to use it to play LPs it's a pile of junk. The turntable surface is made of cheap plastic with only three small rubber protectors placed on the carousel to prevent you from scratching the hell out of your vinyl. The rest of the mechanism is shoddy, it won't handle the weight of 78rpm records which cause the drive motor to bog down and end up slowing the playback. So records sound warped, and distorted. The same goes for some 33rpm LPs. Avoid buying this turntable unless you want it around the house as a shelf decoration.

While the product looks cool it did not operate. The turntable belt was too big and did not stay in place. No records could ever be played. Returned product.

Simply- this product is so plastic feeling and is NOT worth the money. It's cute enough, but worthy of a child's record collection or maybe a teenager who is interested in having something attractive to put in their room.