The results, though, aren’t all a) they might be, and b) you might be hoping. Simply put the belt over the platter and the pulley, adjust the counterweight and anti-skate control, and take the cover off the cartridge – and that’s job done. Sound lacks detail, dynamics and musicalityĬrosley supplies everything you need in terms of cables, and set-up is straightforward in the extreme.It sits securely on its hinges to the point that it’s tricky in the extreme to take off again. The C62 automatically enters pairing mode when the Bluetooth input is selected – it’s a stop on the same dial that controls the rotational speed of the platter.Īll of this is kept spick and span thanks to a nicely finished clear perspex dust-cover. It’s equipped with Bluetooth 5.0, and compatibility with SBC and AAC codecs – hardly the cutting edge, but more than adequate for the majority of users the majority of the time. The record player is also where the C62 keeps its wireless streaming hardware. It also features an integrated phono stage, for making connection to an external source of amplification as easy as possible. But the turntable element incorporates amplification – Crosley isn’t saying of what type or of what power, but I’ll put the house on it being a) Class D, and b) modest. Those little loudspeakers are a passive, two-way design – so they are, admittedly, just as they appear to be. Not every all-in-one system is all contained in one unit – but the Crosley C62 certainly has more going on than might seem apparent at first glance. Bluetooth 5.0 with SBC and AAC codec compatibility.Just because you’re shopping at the entry level, that doesn’t mean you should expect sub-par build quality – and Crosley doesn’t attempt to make you. Yes, all the corners of all the speakers and the turntable are pointy, but everything is screwed, glued or otherwise fitted together well, and the walnut laminate wrap is confidently applied. Image Credit (Trusted Reviews)īuild quality is nothing special, but then again there’s really nothing wrong with it. That means spring clips for speaker cable, a switch for the integrated phono stage (in case you want to make use of the C62’s RCA outputs to connect the deck to an external amp or powered speakers) and a power on/off switch. On the bottom are some rubber vibration-suppressing feet, while the rear is all connectivity. On top of the plinth you’ll find two rotary control dials – one switches between 33.3 and 45rpm and initiates Bluetooth pairing, while the other is a volume control. The straight aluminium tonearm is supplied with a pre-fitted Audio Technica moving-magnet cartridge, and has integrated anti-skate control – set-up, such as it is, consists of slipping the belt over the motor’s pulley and fitting the counterweight to the tonearm. The turntable, meanwhile, is a belt-driven design, and features a steel platter with a felt slip-mat. The speakers are a compact (250 x 159 x 159mm, HxWxD) two-way design, with a soft-dome tweeter above a treated-paper mid/bass driver behind their detachable cloth grilles.Īt the rear there’s a small bass reflex port above a pair of spring-clip speaker cable terminals, and on the bottom of the cabinet some small silicone feet to make positioning on a shelf as simple as can be. The speakers and the deck of the review sample are wrapped in walnut laminate, but you can choose black or grey if you prefer. This is not a lot of money to be spending on a turntable and a pair of speakers – so it follows that not much by way of designing has gone on here. So it seems the ideal place to start our ‘is spending a relatively modest amount on an entire multi-function system a false economy or not? Design There are a few brands that will sell you a system as extensive as this for an outlay similarly modest, but Crosley is by far the highest-profile of the lot. In Crosley’s native America it sells for $279 or so, while in Australia it’ll set you back around AU$349. The Crosley C62 Bluetooth turntable system is on sale, and in the UK you should expect to pay no more than £249 to acquire the big cardboard box in which it arrives.
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