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Summary: Great looks, Okay sound, Cheap audio components
Review: A TALE OF THREE ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS. THE FIRST Crosley Entertainment Center that I owned was defective or damaged in shipping. The turntable speeds were all slower than they were supposed to be. It was impossible to play a 33 record at any speed. In addition, the turntable was crooked and off balance. The unit made sounds (clicks and static) when music was not playing. AM reception was okay,but FM reception was full of static. THE SECOND ONE: I then looked at a friend's Crosley. It played records, tapes and cassettes, and the sound was all right. Unfortunately, the FM reception was poor. THE THIRD ONE: The replacement Entertainer that I received had the same problems with FM reception but played all the media adequately. The style of this item is very attractive, especially the wood cabinet. It looks wonderful. Unfortunately, it needs an amplified indoor FM antenna ($14.00 - 60.00). However, it lacks a coaxial connector that would allow you to connect the Crosley to an indoor FM antenna. The audio components (CD drawer, controls, tone arm, speed level, turntable, cassette drawer) function but seem cheaply made. The tone arm looks as though it will break if used by a teenager or adult who is unfamiliar with record players. In summary, I really like the appearance of the Crosley. A negative is that it needs an FM antenna, but, as I am told, it cannot be connected to one. It also needs owners that will treat it gently. It does look very attractive! If the Entertainer cost $ 100 or less, I would recommend it with these reservations.
Rating: 
Summary: Great Record Player
Review: I bought this record player a little more than a year ago and it has been great. It has worked on every record I put in it and always came out clear. I was surprised by the quality and give it five stars.
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Summary: Not even one hour of use
Review: I had been eyeing this unit since I saw it in the SkyMall catalogue. I was pleased to know that a department store at a local mall was selling them for the price listed in the magazine. I paid my $200, brought it home, and began testing all the functions. I recorded a tape from CDs and records, and not one hour after I had bought it, the CD player got stuck. When I pressed "Eject", the machine thought that the CD tray was open because it read "Open" on the screen. I unscrewed the faceplate to remove my CD and decided that if need be, I could live with a shoddy CD player if the rest of it worked all right.
Not long after that, the tape player was malfunctioning. Every button I pressed seemed to think that it was the fast-forward button- even the STOP button. I decided it was a piece of junk and returned it the next day
When I came to return the item, I forgot the credit card with which I had bought it, so I exchanged it for another to see if it was any better. When I got home and plugged it in, the CD player did not work at all. I returned that one the next day and got all of my money back.
In short, this item is a waste of time and money. The record player is fine- I have a Crosley record player and it performs beautifully, but this 4-in-1 unit is bunk. The fact that it is being sold for 200-250 dollars is robbery. Crosley should stick to what they know best and leave newer technology out of their products.
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