2008 Crosley CR49 = junk

[jr_tech]

Originally Posted by Jeffhs

I hate to say this, but this unit is not stereo
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Take a look at the photo of the innards. It has two speakers, but one of those speakers is simply connected directly to the other via two unshielded leads, with nothing in between. There is no stereo balance control, either, another tipoff that this is just mono with two speakers.
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It was probably intended for children or teenagers with tin ears, who do not care beans about sound quality -- all they care about is that the unit will play their favorite records
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I wonder myself why this phonograph was built without an internal hard-wired power supply, but I guess I shouldn't, considering how cheaply made the unit is.

It looks to me that the unit is indeed stereo.... there are enough wires in the bundle running to a point between the two speakers, where the split occurs. The volume control and tone control both appear to be dual section pots. Cheap, but IMHO it is stereo.

My guess is this is made for the "nostalgia crowd" no teenager would give this item a second look, in this day of iPods.

The use of the "wall wart" is really a cheap trick, since when UL approved wall warts are used to supply power, I believe it is unnecessary to test the entire unit.

This piece of junk is still being sold on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Crosley-CR49-T...97890197&sr=8-

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jr