The Crosley sounds really nice, like the gold tone of the control panel, it reminds me of my 60's console stereo. Watching your videos have led me to bringing all of my 1992 stereo system out of retirement which consists of an Optimus AM-FM receiver and linear tracking turntable with a new belt and stylus, a Technics CD player which needed nothing and a JVC dual well tape deck. Waiting for the new belts for the JVC. Thanks to a birthday present I got yesterday, a pair of Dayton Audio B652 bookshelf speakers I'd seen in one of your earlier videos. Haven't tried the tape deck, but everything else sounds fantastic! I'd forgotten just how good my 31 year old stereo sounded. Thanks!
I can not wait until I get mine. I'm getting back into CDs. This stand alone (as far as physical media) unit is perfect. The added radio and Bluetooth are a bonus bc i want to enjoy the home stereo unit experience like i did before i got my first computer in 2000. i love the design. If cd players were commercially available in the 70s, this is what they would look like. I wish there were more videos talking about this. I'm obsessed.
That Crosley Parker is not a bad sounding system and the operation looks very straightforward (which makes me think it would be a great gift idea for my parents since it's not too complicated). I like the rose gold colour too.
That looks a very decent unit and certainly a great entry point for anyone looking to get into traditional "hi-fi", I would have loved it as a teenager. Would be very interesting to hear how a turntable such as an LP60 or LP3 would sound through the AUX IN jack. One of the wood finish turntables with built-in preamp would be a great match with it.
Can you tell me how long the speaker wires are? Need to spread them out and can’t find anywhere on the Web that says how long they are. Thank you and good product review.
the speakers are possibly full range drivers like a set I used to have which means a tweeter is not really needed for them, at least they are being honest and not making it look like it has tweeters. nice little system, my first record player was a Crosley, now I have a rega.
No one reviews this class of gear better than you do. Good watch. I am still doing some upgrades and repairs to my system. Though also a CD recorder in my system, I have now a $540. repair bill for a vintage 1988ish cassette deck. I will also not let go of my vintage mix tapes, some over 35 years old and fine. I cannot replace with used, serviced, fine vintage cassette can be to $2k.
It seems decent for a small table top system. The drawbacks that I see is the lack of a headphone output or BT pairing feature for headphones, no AUX input and the proprietary speaker output connections. Having those proprietary speaker connections won't allow you upgrade the speakers or replace them should they fail at some point. Also I really do not like those cheap "credit Card" type remotes. Those membrane type buttons typically wear out faster then traditional remotes. May I also suggest that you burn a CD of YT "friendly" material or something that won't effect copyright for demonstrating the sound performance. Those couple second sound clips doesn't really demonstrate what a product can or can't do.
What a great little unit. The massed strings at the beginning of Glinka's "Ruslan and Lyudmila" overture didn't sound shrill and that was a good sign for me. The voices on FM sounded fine too.
Hey, I was looking through some records in my closet I was given a few years ago and decided to clean them. 90% of them are "Not for sale" or "Promotional" records by folks I've never even heard of and while some are also on labels I've never heard of like Duke & Champion, others are on well known labels like Capitol. There's also a white RCA Victor label which was new to me. I'd say nearly half though are children's records on labels like Peter Pan, Little Golden and Cricket. They're all 45's. They came in a large filing box full of 78's that came with the 1917 Brunswick record player my little brother got me for Christmas a couple of years ago. Weird sometimes what you have and don't even know it! There was only one artist in the whole stack I knew and that was 2 purple Capitol 45's of Frank Sinatra and one of those is a duet with "Billy Mays" on both sides of one of the records. Guess I should start paying closer attention to my stuff, LOL! One 45 has 4 CBS "eyes" on its labels and was something I would never have known to look for had I not seen where you showed off one with six "eyes". That Crosley sort of reminds me of a stereo I had when I was about 10 or 11. I don't think it even actually had a brand name. Its speakers were little light simulated wood boxes as well. and the cabinet was the same way. Granted it had analogue tuning and slide controls for volume and balance and no cassette or cd, just AM/FM although it did have antenna terminals to hook up a good antenna too. It wasn't very sensitive in its tuning though as there was a local station it would pick up all the way across the whole FM band, LOL! It was okay for a kid who had nothing else at the time except for an 8track player and a Longines Symphonette record changer, but believe me, when i got my first boombox that cheapy thing went right out the door :) I also had a little Motorola AM radio at the time that was an AA5 (All American 5) tube type radio, but to me back then it was butt ugly as it was 2 tone white and mint green with atomic age styling...it reminded me of Dr's waiting room furniture back then, lol. I guess that's why most of the radios I restore are 30's & 40's sets as the 50's & 60's sets just never appealed to me.
The 45s sound really neat - I love finding old promo 45s of obscure artists. I have found some myself recently and have really enjoyed looking them up and starting to clean them.
This I LOVE,LOVE it reminds me of the 70's style reciever ,and the color is just right for the face plate ,the sound was very good,I did not see any bass or treble controls ,kind of concerns me ,I listen while i am at work music and a lot of these stations do not equalize the music some station go crazy on the treble and some on bass I like having full control of my music ,too much bass can get boomy and annoying and too much treble can go through my brain and annoys me ,especiallyt when playing blue tooth that is always too boomy ,but this is very nice and I like the price its not bad ,also the second cd you played was very nice I was enjoying it as you tested the player ,like I said in my last comment crosley comes out with these VERY nice systems ,the last device I saw was that device with the fake tubes that was (and I'll be very pleasant about it ) not good looking ,but this is a winner and you presented this item with your typical style as always FUN !!!!JRo
Looks a little like the Tivoli Audio setup I have in my office (Model Two, Model CD and Model Sub), although my Tivoli Audio setup is way more expensive, plus has no Bluetooth (when I bought it, BT did not really exist like it does now). At the time, this setup was nearly $800, but holy crap, does it sound awesome! It appears that Tivoli Audio does not have this setup available anymore. Anyway, for a relatively inexpensive setup, that Crosley Parker does look nice and actually sounds pretty good for a $140 system. Should've also hooked up a record player to it and played some records to see how they would sound through that little rig.
I like it! This gives off sort of a 70s or early 80s vibe with those speakers. I do have loads of CDs, but what would make this an amazing unit(at least in my opinion) is if it could have a slot loading cassette on the front. The CD mech would have to be shifted to one side a bit, but I think it could be doable. I know most people don't have cassettes anymore, but I still do.. This actually did just pop into my brain just now when writing this. I do have a small footprint component Pioneer slot load cassette deck that I actually could use with this! Don't you just hate when when you think of something that you wish a product wild have, and you already have something that will remedy your wants? Been really nice here in central Indiana, but I bet we will see your snow when it heads this way.
I love the color scheme and the Amber display but at that price point the Sharp XL-HF203B is a better deal. The Sharp has AM, USB media reader and tone controls… plus it’s price usually changes throughout the year from $150USD to $99USD on Black Friday and again on new years post holiday sales (I track it all year to give away as gifts so I know the trends by heart)
That sounds real nice, considering the 'budget' price tag! I wouldn't sweat the single-driver' speakers, they're perfectly adequate for the average listener. Audiophiles will poo-poo them, but then, audiophiles tend to poo-poo anything that doesn't cost at least a grand. AM is on its way into oblivion. While it may continue to exist for another 20 years or longer, its market share has become marginal at best. The majority of AM stations are just chatter now, at least where I live. I'm not surprised to see manufacturers eliminating an AM tuner in their equipment. Yes, I know there are still a fair number of hardcore AM fans, but they represent a minority - and in a lot of cases, AM stations are repeated on the FM dial, and/or are available via internet streaming.
Nice looking retro player. Ok sound. Reminds me of mini size units in the 1970s. Cute as a pin, but with one major drawback. It just arrived, and has saggy speaker fabric. Definitely a turn off. I would never keep it. The saggy fabric ruins the aesthetic completely. For me, it would be a major downer. The quality control folks in China must have been drinking on the job. I would put it right back in the box. The worst feeling for me is opening it, then thinking it needs to be fixed right out of the box. Back it would go! Thanks for all your reviews! They are helpful!! 😊
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The Crosley sounds really nice, like the gold tone of the control panel, it reminds me of my 60's console stereo. Watching your videos have led me to bringing all of my 1992 stereo system out of retirement which consists of an Optimus AM-FM receiver and linear tracking turntable with a new belt and stylus, a Technics CD player which needed nothing and a JVC dual well tape deck. Waiting for the new belts for the JVC. Thanks to a birthday present I got yesterday, a pair of Dayton Audio B652 bookshelf speakers I'd seen in one of your earlier videos. Haven't tried the tape deck, but everything else sounds fantastic! I'd forgotten just how good my 31 year old stereo sounded. Thanks!
I can not wait until I get mine. I'm getting back into CDs. This stand alone (as far as physical media) unit is perfect. The added radio and Bluetooth are a bonus bc i want to enjoy the home stereo unit experience like i did before i got my first computer in 2000. i love the design. If cd players were commercially available in the 70s, this is what they would look like. I wish there were more videos talking about this. I'm obsessed.
It's a fantastic unit!
@Recordology that's so good to hear.
@Recordology you always hear about how Crosley record player needles ruin records. I figured i was safe with a cd player
GREAT SOUNDING UNIT AND COMPACT TOO. THANKS.
That Crosley Parker is not a bad sounding system and the operation looks very straightforward (which makes me think it would be a great gift idea for my parents since it's not too complicated). I like the rose gold colour too.
I so agree. I have a couple of Grandbabies that might love this system. Good day
That looks a very decent unit and certainly a great entry point for anyone looking to get into traditional "hi-fi", I would have loved it as a teenager. Would be very interesting to hear how a turntable such as an LP60 or LP3 would sound through the AUX IN jack. One of the wood finish turntables with built-in preamp would be a great match with it.
Nice looking unit, would have loved to have had a little look inside! - great video as always thank you
I doubt there's much to see. Just a PC board with a few chips, and a standard Funai CD drive (or a clone).
Looks like a pretty nice little mini system from Crosley. The goldish color reminds me of the Yamaha Pianocraft mini systems of the early 2000's.
Always liked the mini stereos that Sony and Philip used to make so I'm glad someone is filling this space.
Another great review, thanks for actually reviewing this entry level stuff and not just dismissing it as junk.
Absolutely!
Can you tell me how long the speaker wires are? Need to spread them out and can’t find anywhere on the Web that says how long they are. Thank you and good product review.
Classic Record-ology, I'm diggin' it ! 😎👍
the speakers are possibly full range drivers like a set I used to have which means a tweeter is not really needed for them, at least they are being honest and not making it look like it has tweeters. nice little system, my first record player was a Crosley, now I have a rega.
Thanks for all the good video's
what is the most powerful crosley
No one reviews this class of gear better than you do. Good watch. I am still doing some upgrades and repairs to my system.
Though also a CD recorder in my system, I have now a $540. repair bill for a vintage 1988ish cassette deck. I will also not let go of my vintage mix tapes, some over 35 years old and fine. I cannot replace with used, serviced, fine vintage cassette can be to $2k.
It seems decent for a small table top system. The drawbacks that I see is the lack of a headphone output or BT pairing feature for headphones, no AUX input and the proprietary speaker output connections. Having those proprietary speaker connections won't allow you upgrade the speakers or replace them should they fail at some point. Also I really do not like those cheap "credit Card" type remotes. Those membrane type buttons typically wear out faster then traditional remotes. May I also suggest that you burn a CD of YT "friendly" material or something that won't effect copyright for demonstrating the sound performance. Those couple second sound clips doesn't really demonstrate what a product can or can't do.
Neat! 🙂 Happy Spinning from IOWA!! 😁
What is up with no AM radio?
I now own two original Mono albums by The Dave Clark Five, that I got from a record store in Houston called Sig’s Lagoon.
What a great little unit. The massed strings at the beginning of Glinka's "Ruslan and Lyudmila" overture didn't sound shrill and that was a good sign for me. The voices on FM sounded fine too.
Looking at the display and the cd drawer, I can see some similarity with the Madison MAD-CD10, a cheap cd player from Amazon
Hey, I was looking through some records in my closet I was given a few years ago and decided to clean them. 90% of them are "Not for sale" or "Promotional" records by folks I've never even heard of and while some are also on labels I've never heard of like Duke & Champion, others are on well known labels like Capitol. There's also a white RCA Victor label which was new to me. I'd say nearly half though are children's records on labels like Peter Pan, Little Golden and Cricket. They're all 45's. They came in a large filing box full of 78's that came with the 1917 Brunswick record player my little brother got me for Christmas a couple of years ago. Weird sometimes what you have and don't even know it! There was only one artist in the whole stack I knew and that was 2 purple Capitol 45's of Frank Sinatra and one of those is a duet with "Billy Mays" on both sides of one of the records. Guess I should start paying closer attention to my stuff, LOL! One 45 has 4 CBS "eyes" on its labels and was something I would never have known to look for had I not seen where you showed off one with six "eyes".
That Crosley sort of reminds me of a stereo I had when I was about 10 or 11. I don't think it even actually had a brand name. Its speakers were little light simulated wood boxes as well. and the cabinet was the same way. Granted it had analogue tuning and slide controls for volume and balance and no cassette or cd, just AM/FM although it did have antenna terminals to hook up a good antenna too. It wasn't very sensitive in its tuning though as there was a local station it would pick up all the way across the whole FM band, LOL! It was okay for a kid who had nothing else at the time except for an 8track player and a Longines Symphonette record changer, but believe me, when i got my first boombox that cheapy thing went right out the door :) I also had a little Motorola AM radio at the time that was an AA5 (All American 5) tube type radio, but to me back then it was butt ugly as it was 2 tone white and mint green with atomic age styling...it reminded me of Dr's waiting room furniture back then, lol. I guess that's why most of the radios I restore are 30's & 40's sets as the 50's & 60's sets just never appealed to me.
The 45s sound really neat - I love finding old promo 45s of obscure artists. I have found some myself recently and have really enjoyed looking them up and starting to clean them.
What was that first cd? That was the proper amount of cheese for my diet.
Wouldn't be bad for a dorm room or a small bedroom or small apartment!
This I LOVE,LOVE it reminds me of the 70's style reciever ,and the color is just right for the face plate ,the sound was very good,I did not see any bass or treble controls ,kind of concerns me ,I listen while i am at work music and a lot of these stations do not equalize the music some station go crazy on the treble and some on bass I like having full control of my music ,too much bass can get boomy and annoying and too much treble can go through my brain and annoys me ,especiallyt when playing blue tooth that is always too boomy ,but this is very nice and I like the price its not bad ,also the second cd you played was very nice I was enjoying it as you tested the player ,like I said in my last comment crosley comes out with these VERY nice systems ,the last device I saw was that device with the fake tubes that was (and I'll be very pleasant about it ) not good looking ,but this is a winner and you presented this item with your typical style as always FUN !!!!JRo
Looks a little like the Tivoli Audio setup I have in my office (Model Two, Model CD and Model Sub), although my Tivoli Audio setup is way more expensive, plus has no Bluetooth (when I bought it, BT did not really exist like it does now). At the time, this setup was nearly $800, but holy crap, does it sound awesome! It appears that Tivoli Audio does not have this setup available anymore.
Anyway, for a relatively inexpensive setup, that Crosley Parker does look nice and actually sounds pretty good for a $140 system. Should've also hooked up a record player to it and played some records to see how they would sound through that little rig.
I like it! This gives off sort of a 70s or early 80s vibe with those speakers. I do have loads of CDs, but what would make this an amazing unit(at least in my opinion) is if it could have a slot loading cassette on the front. The CD mech would have to be shifted to one side a bit, but I think it could be doable. I know most people don't have cassettes anymore, but I still do.. This actually did just pop into my brain just now when writing this. I do have a small footprint component Pioneer slot load cassette deck that I actually could use with this! Don't you just hate when when you think of something that you wish a product wild have, and you already have something that will remedy your wants? Been really nice here in central Indiana, but I bet we will see your snow when it heads this way.
I agree with another viewer about the lack of any tone controls, and also no balance control on most current products like this, and no AM radio.
Sounds good, I don't like that you can turn volume all the way up and it isn't too loud.
Sounds like it needs more VOLUME (more powerful amp). It doesn't seem to have any tone controls, which is a bit of a bummer as well. It looks cool.
I've Payed a little more for a denon M41 cd receiver and choose the speakers separately total price £300
I love the color scheme and the Amber display but at that price point the Sharp XL-HF203B is a better deal. The Sharp has AM, USB media reader and tone controls… plus it’s price usually changes throughout the year from $150USD to $99USD on Black Friday and again on new years post holiday sales (I track it all year to give away as gifts so I know the trends by heart)
That sounds real nice, considering the 'budget' price tag! I wouldn't sweat the single-driver' speakers, they're perfectly adequate for the average listener. Audiophiles will poo-poo them, but then, audiophiles tend to poo-poo anything that doesn't cost at least a grand.
AM is on its way into oblivion. While it may continue to exist for another 20 years or longer, its market share has become marginal at best. The majority of AM stations are just chatter now, at least where I live. I'm not surprised to see manufacturers eliminating an AM tuner in their equipment. Yes, I know there are still a fair number of hardcore AM fans, but they represent a minority - and in a lot of cases, AM stations are repeated on the FM dial, and/or are available via internet streaming.
So us seniors can't handle complicated?
I can handle 'complicated', but 'simple' has quite a bit of appeal, too.
Looks Radio Shack Modern Vintage!
Sounds GREAT 👍gift for grandchildren
Muy buen video. Lindo sistema, como los antiguos hi fi de los 70's.
👍👍🇨🇱
Nice looking retro player. Ok sound. Reminds me of mini size units in the 1970s. Cute as a pin, but with one major drawback. It just arrived, and has saggy speaker fabric. Definitely a turn off. I would never keep it. The saggy fabric ruins the aesthetic completely. For me, it would be a major downer. The quality control folks in China must have been drinking on the job. I would put it right back in the box. The worst feeling for me is opening it, then thinking it needs to be fixed right out of the box. Back it would go! Thanks for all your reviews! They are helpful!! 😊
Der Crosley sieht fantastisch aus, ich liebe ja champagnerfarbene Fronten! Dazu holzfarbener Korpus! Leider regulär in Germany nicht zu bekommen!😮💨
Same stupid speaker plugs as some Sony units.