Many original 1960s portable record players did have feet on the back, as well as the bottom, such as Dansettes.

That's a good little machine, and the stereo head is a game changer, ideal for playing old Tapes , I wonder what a good Quality recorded metal tape sounds like through a decent amplifier.....

That is a great add-on for a portable player. They could add the ability for tunning FM stations and recording from radio and LP's on cassette just like in the old days. It's was great fun to create your own mixtapes with your favorite music.

I was impressed with the unit and even the cassette section didn't sound too bad. I certainly wasn't aware of serious wow and flutter issues.

Record ology your victrola +Joarney cassette Record player is awesome my friend

It would be nice to see a suitcase player with a rechargeable battery. Then it would truly be portable. I think there are some out there if I'm not mistaken 😏 Awsome video Recordology Dude 😀

@Recordology

7 күн бұрын

Thank you! Yes we have reviewed a couple!

This is sure better what i had in 1969. Thank the higher power for K-mart. i purchased a suitcase type record player,but was made of plastic type materials. Then i found two speakers at K-mart too. It sounded not too bad. Records cost 3.33 $ for 331/3. I was in Heaven ha!! Good starter!

They still need to add auto return mechanism.

@Boswd

9 күн бұрын

Id rahter have them save money and just do an auto stop .

@Recordology

7 күн бұрын

It does have an auto stop.

I was interested in headphone output. Noise levels frequency response and volume output. Lots of times I like headphones more than speakers

That speaker magnet so close to the tape scares me

@Recordology

7 күн бұрын

I thought about that too....

thank you this is a great b day present for me which is what today is for me perfect to start the day this I think is a good idea surprised crosley did not think of this also on the tonearm is not spring tracking at all looked at one nothing at the inside base of tone arm ,and on vinyl moon I like every song or the albums you have played for us how do you find this co ???????? I never liked those cassette type players I grew up with the bigger tape players with tape recorder option , JRo

I seen fiio also made a turntable

How do you do a direct feed out of this? Line level outputs from a ceramic cartridge are usually a very hot signal, certainly much more than that of a magnetic cartridge. I can do direct feeds out of an Audio Technica AT-LP60, into my iPhone, but trying it with say, a Crosley, and it overloads it.

@Recordology

7 күн бұрын

I used the headphone jack to my digital recorder so I could pad the signal with the volume knob. Otherwise I have to use a headphone amp to lower the volume.

I've got a GPO Flight suitcase record player with slot in tape player. It's not the best mechanism as sometimes when you push the tape in the spring doesn't push it down properly on the spindles (hence the rattling in your video) and you have to try it a few times before it works. As the flight I have is slightly bigger than the smaller suitcase record players I've decided to try and upgrade it by retro fitting a Audio Technica AT3600LP magnetic cartridge to it. Have so far fitted the cartridge and added sufficient counterweight to get tracking force down to just over 3 grams. I've not yet fitted the RIAA preamp I've picked up :)

@Recordology

7 күн бұрын

Interesting - I've thought about doing this!

@SouvenirDin24

7 күн бұрын

@@Recordology Just to advise that I fitted the RIAA preamp today. My flight turntable has an issue with the main amp so played through the internal speakers sounds squawky. However, have connected it via bluetooth to my sound system and does sound considerably better. I need to do some more tweaks as there's no dampening on the flight turntable (even the Crosley Cruiser has some rubber grommits) and if I could sort out the problem with the main amp would be great. Even the tape player squawks through the internal speakers but sounds fine taking the output via bluetooth or the headphone socket. It was a 'listed as broken' ebay purchase mind you.

Great video!!!!. Awe. this basic things cost the salary of a month in Argentina and is so rough. I am from late 40s never imagined discs would be produced in 2024. Believe me in the 50's 60s etc equipments were far better. I had dozens. Cheers from the coldest place on Earth Patagonia

Not all 78s are scratchy if you use a proper stylus 😉

@Recordology

7 күн бұрын

Takes more that that - clean shellac, not deteriorated, not worn etc.....

@01chippe

6 күн бұрын

@@Recordology That’s why I said “not all”.

That,s rare a suitcase recordplayer with build in cassetteplayer but it,s nice , greetings from Assen in the Netherlands !

Get a victrola 6 in 1 or 7 in one it’s around the same price maybe a few dollars more

Is it direct drive or fuel injected?

I’m the first comment I enjoyed the video keep the videos coming there great!!

@Recordology

7 күн бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

I have never spent $100 on an impulse buy. Never been that well off I guess. I certainly would never look at something that costs $100 as disposable. I would probably just save the $100 and use it towards a better device.

@BB-ed4om

4 күн бұрын

I have 100%. Xbox series s was my last expensive impulse buy ($300 a few years ago) but I’ve gotten plenty of entertainment from it, still play it a few times a week.

With regards to vinyl record cleaners, I suddenly remembered the product RESTORE4 vinyl cleaner which comes with other different cleaning solutions. It had a very good effect on one of my most scratchy sounding LP record. It really practically removed the noise on that record. Unfortunately, the other products that come along with it had issues and the whole set was banned from the market. I just hope it will become available again. I guess you're familiar with that product brand.

They should make one with an 8-track.

@Recordology

7 күн бұрын

That would be cool.

record player suitcases are extremly stigmatized. sure they're low quality and uses the same generic mechanism. but rarely wise like this, is close to be good. not good but not awful for its range. but honestly, most of suitcase players where rarely good back then since most of them where also low end entry from the 60s somewhere.

It's a budget version of Toshiba case player from the late 70s. It's nothing new.

I would not find lots of excuses for things not working properly. You sound a bit too forgiving about the tape player. It is supposed to function properly when it is taken straight from the box. If they cannot add a functioning cassette tape player, then why even add it in the first place. Otherwise it's a great video and I like the comparision with disposable cameras. But even those you expect to function before actually disposing them.

It really says something that you review each iteration of that horrible Chinese mechanism with an objective eye. Peace.