Crosley CR49 Traveler Portable Turntable, Tan

This product surpassed my expectations, even after having read all the reviews. It does have one flaw, and that is the power adapter doess not store inside the unit. The price and quility are well worth the units cost.

doesn't spin too fast or too slow, as reviewed by others. convenient for travel. some plastic parts make me qeustion the durability of the insides, but they work fine. box is durable. great for the price.

To make a very long story very short, I first purchased from Crosley their 4 in 1 turntable. It played too fast. Closer to 35-36 RPMs, making everyone sound like they were on helium.

So I returned it, and purchased the Crosley portable turntable in black. It also, played too fast, closer to 35-36 RPMs.

So I returned that one, and purchased the Crosley protable turntable in tan, the product you see here. It also, ran too fast.

The jist of it? Crosley turntables are poorly made, with a total lack of concern for proper playing speeds. As long as you don't mind (or won't notice), your records playing about 10% faster than they should be, and your singers sounding like they are on helium, by all means buy this product. Otherwise, look elsewhere.

My portable record player arrived in perfect condition. However, I was sadly disappointed in this product. Thinking of a children's record player my sister and I used in the 1960's, I expected the same features in this record player. To my surprise, the needle arm movement is not automatic on this item. It must be manually moved by myself to the beginning of the record to start playing it. Also, there is no record spindle to stack records on to be played sequentially. You can only place one record on at a time. On top of this and more importantly the sound quality is poor. I expected better quality all around with the electronic advances made in the past 40 years. Apparently I should have done more research in exactly what was included with this model. I should also have checked into ratings such as this.

We purchased the Crosley turntable for our 14 y/o's birthday gift. The picture looked great and I had high hopes, but the actual item was made of flimsy cardboard. Placing the arm over the record is supposed to make the table turn, but it was so flimsy it broke within 5 minutes of operation. It was really a disappointment because this took place at her birthday party, with a stack of records ready to be played. If you purchase it directly from Crosley you won't save any money, and you will also have to pay to return a damaged item (about $30). Because I purchased it through Amazon the return shipping was free.