Crosley CR8005DBK Cruiser Deluxe 3-Speed Turntable Red/Black Record Player
14 December 2021
It's Just OK.
If you're looking for the best sound possible, allowing this system's dinky speakers to handle it is a mistake. Don't get me wrong, it's a great record player, but you're way better off having external speakers hooked up to it. It's compact, easy to transport, lightweight, and versatile. The speakers don't sound great, and I wouldn't recommend turning them up very high for something that requires bass. The speakers begin to rattle, and sound pretty bad. Playing it on a low volume for general listening is fine. I had the worst time hooking it up to my JBL Charge 4, which can act as a (male to female) speaker. Using headphones was hit or miss, and I'm using audiophile headphones (Audio-Technica ATH-AD700X). The best quality I was able to get out of it was using external speakers. I'm still rather confused on how to get it to connect to a bluetooth speaker. However, I am able to connect my phone to it's bluetooth, and play music through it's own dinky speakers, which sounds like it defeats the point of the product being able to be bluetooth enabled for playing records. Over all, if you're looking for a portable record player, this one is will work. Just don't expect to be blasting any tunes with it, unless you bring speakers with you.