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Overall Rating: ( 2 reviews )

1. ( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jul 6 2007

   Have not used the recorder as yet. All systems have worked to our expectations. Only improvement would be a way to increase bass and/or treble. Would purchase again.

2. ( 0 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: May 9 2007

   This is great product. There is nothing to assemble and the box looks like an antique. No complaints with sound quality!

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Overall Rating: ( 1 reviews )

1. ( 0 of 16 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jul 21 2008

   there is no clip.. which would be a lot easier for working out. the sound quality is bad. it's nice that there is a radio and it automatically sets the presets, but still, the sound quality is bad and i even used sony walkman earphones. the ipod is Much better. the only good thing about this is that u can just plug it to the computer w/o using wires, it's small, has a radio, and it has a display for such a tiny mp3 player. however, i would not buy this again, i'm thinking about getting the ipod nano or shuffle because i just need to be able to clip it to my shirt or pants when i work out.

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Overall Rating: ( 17 reviews )

1. Posted: Apr 24 2008

   The boombox is freaking magnificent! However, there are two features that I wish the CD player had: 1. The ability to select specific tracks, and 2. The ability to fast-forward within a track. If those features were incorporated, it would be PERFECT!

2. Posted: Apr 11 2008

   I just wanted to echo the sentiments of other reviewers here who found the styling strange and the sound quality superb. I too deducted a star for the small dark display window, which I've taken to reading using a flashlight. I put a Mantovani CD on, cranked the volume to a decent level, and you wouldn't have believed that the appliance producing the sound had a plastic cabinet. The appearance of this boombox may be intended to appeal to teenagers, but its performance will please music lovers of all ages.

3. ( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Apr 1 2008

   It's heavy, it's big, and it's ugly, but it sounds good.I bought this to replace an old Sony that doesn't do CDs. I wanted to carry it out to the front porch so I could listen as I read. It may spend its life on my desk, as it is so heavy to lug around. It looks like something from the Great Beyond, but it does a good job. I'll keep it.

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Overall Rating: ( 2 reviews )

1. ( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Apr 15 2008

   The Crosley Composer is bit pricey, but it is possible to find a decent deal online. I bought this rather than the Songwriter because it has a few more bells and whistles for the same price. Who will like the Composer: If you are MP3-literate, or you have a decent stereo and your computer is up to date, chances are you will not need the Composer as you can just get the software to run on your PC. If you are an audiophile interested in cleaning up and restoring/recording your LP's to perfection, this probably isn't for you either, as the "cleanup" is limited to a pre-set equalizer with five options (flat, classical, pop, jazz, rock). BUT - if you are, like me, someone who doesn't want to shell out for a whole new computer and/or needed a new turntable anyway, I can't recommend the Composer highly enough. It is easy to use, and in my opinion the results are extremely satisfying. Aside from the PC/turntable issues, my LP collection is extensive and eclectic enough that it would have cost a fortune to replace it on CD's and 75% of the stuff is not, and probably never will be, available on CD; hence the Composer came out as the most practical & affordable option. A friend has this unit so I was able to hear a sample before buying. I'm not a high-end audiophile but I wanted proper stereo recording, good clean sound quality & easy operation. The turntable accommodates 33, 45 ad 78 speeds. The sound quality of the CDR's is as good as, if not slightly better, than that of the albums. Let me be clear: if you treated your LP's badly or your cassettes are starting to sound muddy, their faults will not be erased, but they won't sound any worse, and the results may pleasantly surprise you. The pre-set equalizer settings do a nice job of adjusting the sound for the requirements of each style. There is a "track skip" button to make the machine recognize the breaks between songs so you can have a separate track for each one, or you can just let the whole album side record as one track. If you use the skip feature, you will definitely need to practice with it to get the hang of the timing and when to push the button so you don't cut off the end or beginning of a song. When recording LPs I found that the "track skip" delay matched the gap on the album 8 times out of 10, so I usually stay nearby and lift the tone arm just a little and just for a second, to give the CDR recorder time to adjust. If you have two songs that blend together with no break, it's best to let them record as one track. You can also stop the unit to turn over an album or cassette and resume recording in a new track. Lastly, there is a simple "Finalize" button which completes the writing of the file to the CDR (don't forget this step!). The Composer model also records from cassettes via a built-in unit. Some reviews warn that this component "breaks after a few uses"; I have done about 40 cassettes so far with no problem. My experience is that the open/close mechanism is a mediocre plastic door and it does stick a little sometimes (no worse than other cassette players I've had), but with a minimal amount of patience and finesse rather than force, you can resolve this problem when it happens. Even so, since the unit has an AUX input, you can probably plug in an external tape deck so it really isn't an issue. As with LP's, if you are transferring a commercially pre-recorded cassette, there may be ample time between tracks for the "track skip" to register. If not you can either stop the tape for a second or just let Side 1 be Track 1 and Side 2 be Track 2. If you made a few favorite old "road mix" tapes and crammed every available mm of tape with sound, chances are you did not leave enough time for "track skip" to work, so let the side run. I strongly urge you to get a few cheap CDR's with which to practice using the unit and its features - at least practice two or three times with the timing on the "track skip" with both an LP and a cassette before you attempt a recording on an archive-quality CDR. It will take about four minutes to read the user's manual. Replacement parts are also available from Crosley. Once you get the hang of using this unit, you will have an absolute blast getting reacquainted with your LP's. Enjoy.

2. ( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jan 17 2008

   This is a great piece 0f electronics. The turntable has great sound, your records will sound as good as a CD. Transferring from records to CDs is very easy, and the quality is wonderful. The styling is also very attractive.

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Overall Rating: ( 4 reviews )

1. Posted: Feb 7 2008

   Please don't waste your money. They are very cheaply made. The first time I ordered one, the CD player didn't work. The second one has a problem with the turntable hitting the arm holder, although I can make it work by weighting down the right side of the arm holder. As others have noted, the sound's not that great either. All in all, I wish I'd bought something else.

2. Posted: Aug 4 2007

   I bought a very similar item (looks exactly the same but it's a 3-in-1 instead of 4-in-1) directly from Crosley's website. It has a 30 day warranty. When it arrived, the turntable didn't work, but the CD and cassette worked. I had read numerous user reviews of the Web, so I paid only $100 for it on the Crosley website (it was on sale), and I fully expected it not to work, so two out of three functions ain't bad. You get what you pay for. Users who sent it back complained that the shipping was pricey (it's a big heavy box) and they still got another one that didn't work, so I am either going to live with the dead turntable, or get a old time radio guy to fix it. I'm sure it's something very simple, like a part got dislodged in shipping. The sound is crappy but authentic - dimensional stereo, coming through really old time speakers with coppery fabric "shields" just like my parents' speakers from my childhood - so when you put 1930's, 1940's, 1950's music on it, it sounds much cooler - how it must have sounded back then. Worth it if you have a "you get what you pay for" attitude. Shipping was quite inexpensive and there was no tax, from the Crosley website.

3. ( 28 of 28 found this review helpful ) Posted: Mar 22 2006

   I bought the CR79 because I wanted something that would look nice in my paneled livingroom. I chose this model specifically because of the external speaker outputs. I thought that if I did not like the sound quality of the built in speakers, I could hook up my own. Let's take the features of this item one by one, in the order of from the worst to the best. The CR79 has the cheapest looking turntable I have ever seen. It would be very easy to break something just by inattention. I put a good quality stereo record from the 60's on it, and the sound was like something from the 1930's or 40's. My wife described it as "music in a can". The AM/FM radio is better, but the sound is all in the mid-range, lacking any real base or clear highs. The reception wasn't too impressive, either. The tape cassette was considerably better. But I had never before seen one where you have to open the door by inserting your thumb into a hole and prying it open. No button to push to eject? The CD player has better sound than the phono, radio or cassette, but wouldn't you expect that anyway? Even so, it still lacks range. The CR79's best feature is its appearance. There's no denying it looks nice sitting there in the living room. It looks well put together, and does not dominate the room. The wood finish looks like a rubbed oil finish that might not be all that durable. A coat of urethane would be a good idea. It's too bad that the Chinese manufacturer of these units did not make them sound as good as they look. This unit is overpriced for what it delivers. It is not a sound system at all, but really just a home decoration item. I returned it to Amazon the next day and ordered the TEAC DC D6300. It is everything the Crosley is not and five dollars cheaper as well.

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