I wasn’t bothered by the dire presentiments about the Crosley’s sound quality. They don’t need setting up: you just plug it in and it plays.

They are colourful and immediately appealing: they look like fun, in a way that hi-fi equipment seldom does. While I agree that anyone who spends 30 quid on a new vinyl album, then plays it on a turntable that doesn’t cost much more than that is completely nuts, a Crosley seemed ideal as nine-year-old girl’s first record player. Still, the less I have to endure the disheartening oeuvre of Meghan Trainor and her current passion, an apparently interminable parade of drippy, solipsistic singer-songwriter berks – one of whom actually appears to have written a song whinging about, of all things, taking a pill in Ibiza – the better. I am proud of the fact that she has her own tastes: I have never tried to influence what she likes. In addition, anything that serves to confine my eldest daughter’s taste in music to her bedroom is money well spent, as far as I am concerned. I) Vintage Record Players by Decade a) 1940s 1.So I liked the idea of her saving up her pocket money to buy “vinyls”, as the young people persist in calling them: she seemed more likely to spend money on something tangible, rather than a download. With a little bit of leg work, authentic vintage and antique record players from most any time period can be found.

When looking for very old record players, buyers should use search terms like phonograph or gramophone. Be wary of any record player that doesn’t have some kind of branding and model number. Record players in the 80s often have AM/FM radio, cassette and/or 8 Track players as part of the unit.Īdditionally, authentic antique record players will have manufacturer tags, typically underneath or on the back of the unit. For example, early 20 th century record players had cabinets/cases made from solid wood, such as mahogany or oak.

Depending on the time period of the record player certain features will be present. If a buyer is looking for an authentic antique record player, they should look for brands such as RCA, Columbia, Edison, HMV (His Master’s Voice), Victor/Victrola, Zenith, Panasonic, General Electric, etc. V) Vintage Record Players with Horns/Speakers (Gramophone).

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