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Review on 🎡 Crosley C3 Belt-Drive Turntable: 2-Speed Audio-grade MDF, RCA Output, White by Joseph Stone

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Might be a good setup for a beginner, but DO NOT use the built in preamp

This is a good chart for a beginner's basic setup. I have some much nicer tables but I bought this one as a fun item. Build quality isn't bad considering the price with a solid MDF base and aluminum top. However, don't use the built-in preamp as it sounds terrible with penetrating highs and no bass. A cheap $15 Pyle preamp will make it sound a lot better. From indigestible to pretty good. It's not high end, but it looks pretty good and performs very well for the price considering it's used with an external preamp. I think they shouldn't have included a built-in feature as it hurts the product instead of helping it. II was willing to send it back as it was impossible to hear with the built in preamp. Otherwise it beats the Base Orbit I once had, which wobbled its MDF board like crazy.

Pros
  • Confident
Cons
  • Obsolete