Review on 🎵 Crosley C6A-RE: Premium Belt-Drive Turntable with Preamp, Adjustable Tone Arm in Striking Red by Julie Blanford

This is my second Crosley, the first is an all in one player that does its job well. They're best known for their suitcase-style players, which come in dozens of colors and cost under $75 almost everywhere. I spent a few weeks researching this and comparing some of the cheaper Music Hall, Audio Technica and ProJect. I almost bought a U-Turn Orbit until I visited a local record store and saw them turning their vinyl records across the store on a Crosley C6 that looked exactly like a ProJect. Apparently Crosley contracted with ProJect for two of their turntables years ago and he still has them. As far as I know it's C10. They sell for around $250 and up. It was their own design, and it looks like they borrowed quite a bit, like the arm, the platter, the synchronous motor, and the Audio-Technica stylus. If you compare them side by side like I could, you'll see where they're saving money. Shock absorbers for the legs are not that important. The hinge is made from a lighter plastic and the fit and finish, while very good, doesn't scream 'handmade' like the ProJect product. What it really delivers is a rock-solid, stable turntable with a tonearm that you can customize to absolutely any track you want. They even include a nice protractor and alignment tool if you decide to upgrade to an Ortofon cartridge, similar to the Project line. Bearing, motor, disc and everything fits together perfectly. Here's the thing: It has a built-in preamp so you can plug it into literally anything, which for most other similar turntables means you start shopping at $250 and up. If I wanted to change something in the design, I would most likely put the power button on the front panel. It's currently on the back of the unit, down, and I'm convinced that some of the previous reviews I've read about "won't turn on" are probably related to "can't find the switch". ", as is the case with many turntables, switch it on by moving the tone arm. . On the plus side, it doesn't clutter up the design, but it just takes a bit of getting used to. Buy this with confidence.