Crosley C6/C62, budget gem or just another Crosley? 

Return it JCPenney has it on sale for like $109

If looks don't matter I would go for an audiotechnica atlp60 bluetooth model with a nice IKEA eneby 20 bluetooth speaker. The eneby is a gem and I feel that the atlp60 will eventually outlast this one. Alternatively you can get the atlp60 and a pair of edifier or Mackie active speakers. They are cheap and not shit. Personally I would probably go the second hand route with "real" hifi but that is obviously always a risk :)

Great info, I will look into those. Thanks again!

Mission sounds pretty hyped but it shouldn't be THAT bad. May I ask; did you use speaker cable with silver, by any chance? Because that's always aggressive and bright. Still, cambridge and Mission, shouldn't be overly bright. I haven't heard the MX1, I have heard models 'like' it and they were pretty nice sounding. I'm not the biggest Mission fan, don't hate them though! I have never heard a small Diamond I didn't like. Enjoy that upgrade! Googling PDX, never heard of. Do you have a model number so I can look into it? For reference, classic small Mission sound: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Q2MFDKW-vAw.html Bit harsh, bit boomy, but not 'ridiculous'. NAD is pretty comparable to your Cambridge, sound-wise. Happy you liked the video. not going to lie; I was pretty happy about it as well! Record player now had its photoshoot (I always do them) and is ready to leave.

I've looked up the pre amp and here on Amazon UK it's made by Power Dynamics and the model is PDX 010. It's a bargain at £28. I used 14 guage oxygen free copper speaker wire. It's not an expensive cable. Could I ask a question? I keep hearing banana plugs are illegal in UK and Europe,is it true? What's the best speaker connectors for my Cambridge azur and is bi wiring better?

The wires are too stiff yes. But it shouldn’t influence playback. How did you set up the tracking force?

@@rollingtroll The wires are stiff and little tight. I opened the bottom cover, removed the hot glue they used to fix wires. And, adjust the screw on the tonearm lift lower or higher to leave as less gap as possible. The issue the tonearm sliding toward the right side is quite headache when I want to locate the exact track manually. The turntable of C6 is a copy of the Pro-Ject turntable. After good tuning, C6 works pretty good. I have a C6 named KTC6 came with a S300 Bluetooth speaker from Walmart which has anti skate and auto stop. I have another marantz 6300 and Sony PS-6750 to play with audiophile system, and easy listening by C6 while working. The Bluetooth function is quite convenient to portable BT speakers and BT headphones.

There’s adjustment pots at the bottom of the device you can turn with a small flat head screwdriver. There’s apps on your phone th at allow you to see how fast the phone is rotating. Should be 33.3 and 45rpm. I use one called turntable speed. Keep in mind that sometimes (not sure if that is the case with the c62) the 33 speed also influences the 45. So make sure you always set 33 first.

Also of course if it is a LOT slower make sure your record is actually meant to be played at 33 😁😁

If it still sounds fine, it's fine :). Mind that mat though, it's super abrasive. If that grabs your stylus, often it shears the diamond tip right off. No worries about that though, if that's torn off, you'll know :D :D

You absolutely can use a preamp with active speakers. Depending on your budget I would either go for the analogis easyphono, project phonobox or schiit mani. The more expensive the better, in this case. Klipsch is not a bad choice in this case. KEF’s LS50 is also a decent choice. Going for an affordable second hand amplifier and speakers is a cheaper option that will eventually sound better. May be worth looking for an NAD C320 and a pair of Wharfedale Diamond 3 Mission 760i. Lovely combo with a good phono preamp! It you want to buy only new Yamaha, NAD, Cambridge or Rotel are amplifier brands to look at, speakers are nice by Dali, Elac, Dynaudio and Klipsch.

I’m trying to connect this table C62B to my Klipsche r51 via Bluetooth and it doesn’t work…. Any workarounds ? Connected directly via RCA but the sound output is extremely low !

I wonder what this is a response to :)

The mids are definitely somewhat lacking, but it is a recording that's somewhat 'retro'. I'm limited to what I can use unfortunately because of music rights and whatnot :D. AT-VM95E would not work as you can't set the anti skating any lower. It would be way too high for a cart that has a lower VTF (I mention that in the video, even :D). Purely for the arm itself you should be looking at something like a Nagaoka MP110. The AT-VM95E and the AT-3600L are both too low compliant. But with a non-adjustable anti skating, I'd just stick to this cart. You'd be surprised how close the AT-3600L is to the AT-VM95E. That 3600L is honestly a bit of a gem for 30 bucks.

@@rollingtroll Fair enough :)

Natuurlijk, maar dit koop je nieuw. En laten we wel wezen, die sr525 doet normaal tweedehands al 200 euro met die AT-VM8 eronder. Setje DM4 doet 175 en de AU-D101 zit ook al tegen de 100. Dat zijn dus gelukjes! Ik heb voor deze Crosley 100 euro betaald, dat leek me een 'daarvoor kun je het proberen'-prijsje. V.w.b. de Cambridge; ik had een 640p, heb hem geruild voor een Schiit mani die hem echt heel erg hard in maakte, en intussen ontdekt dat de Schiit mani niks beter is dan de pro-ject phonobox. Dus als je een leuke phono pre zoekt voor 50-60 euro, phonobox, met voorsprong :)

@@rollingtroll Bedankt voor de tip! Gelukjes waren het stuk voor stuk allemaal! (de versterker+ tuner waren samen €7,95 bij de kringloop), maar dat is ook wel het leuke eraan. Zelf heb ik een 551P, ik moet zeggen dat hoewel er inderdaad niks mis mee is de ingebouwde phonopre in mijn Trio Basic C2 toch zeker net zo goed is. Ik kwam laatst (als potentiële upgrade) toevallig een Eela broadcast-grade pre tegen, ik meen voor €180 oid. Enige ervaringen met een Eela? (lijken mij vrij zeldzaam)

@@TheHomeOfSound In de tijd van de C2 waren phono pre's ook nog gewoon serieus, in serieuze preamps. Ik heb zelf een Ayre K3 voorversterker in m'n audioset waar een (optionele) phono in zit. Ik moet de eerste Phono pre onder de 5000 euro nog tegen komen die beter klinkt... Soms zijn die ingebouwde dingen gewoon écht goed. Die EELA's zijn 'aardig'. Niet veel beter dan de 640P, minder dan de Schiit Mani/Pro-ject Phonobox. Heb er toevallig ook een gehad!

Is the switch on the back set to phono or line?

@@rollingtroll first of all thanks for replying, i have it set to line

@@elysianclouds4751did you take off the thing on the stylus

No. It’s a Bluetooth receiver, not a transmitter. You can send audio from your phone or laptop to it, not the other way around.

@@rollingtroll thank you for the fast answer. So if I am correct there is no way to use headphones with this unit unless I am not seeing a Jack for the headphones

May be a very stupid question, but; Did you take the stylus protector off and is the stylus actually ON the record, not above it? :). Also, and I am not quite sure about this anymore, try the phono/line switch on the back :).

Really could be worse for such a cheapie :)

What?

@@newearth9027 I have edited it but if you can not understand this you should have you're internet licence taken away

@@gingernutpreacher Your* Enough said.

[there's an edit below, but I'll leave the initial text in as it has some useful info] The AT-VM95E is a little bit brighter than the AT-3600L. Also it's a much lower compliance cart, it may not quite match the arm. Should though, that arm doesn't seem to be too heavy. Output voltage of the 3600L is slightly higher than the AT-VM95E. So that won't be too loud either. All I can think of is that you are pushing slightly more resolution/detail through a very, VERY bad phono preamp. I personally don't think this preamp is worth a cart upgrade :). Also with an arm that tracks 'meh' (due to, I presume, stiff arm cables) playing with a slightly higher VTF (Tracking force) may be quite beneficial. I can imagine this arm having issues at 2 grams, that it may just 'plough through' at 3.5 grams. Edit; I just see you used the SHIBATA. That's an absolute waste of money on this record player. Also shibata's are notoriously hard to setup. The ML is much friendlier when it comes to this. You really cannot get a shibata to sound right on something that doesn't track very well and has, at least, adjustable anti-skate. I suggest you try the AT-VM95E stylus instead, should work a little better. But honestly, because of the above, I'd stick with the 3600L. But yes, with how much more a shibata reveals and with how incredibly bad this preamp is at dissolving highs, you'd want a woolier cart, not a brighter one. And the SH (Honestly, I prefer the ML) is definitely a lot brighter than the E, let alone the AT-3600L. Seriously though, zero parts of this record player are worth that stylus. Honestly I think the "E" Is already overkill. Please save that Shibata for something with a decently tracking arm, nice build and a good preamp. You won't turn a mediocre record player into a good one with a different cartridge :).

@@rollingtroll Thank you. I also bought Schiit Mani 2, and today try to connect - but I was faced with the problem that "Volume" now on the turntable didn't react, and the tops still look overloaded...

I don’t recognise this at all :)