( 15 reviews )
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Posted: Jan 13 2009
i'm not for many words so i'll be brief, i record cds from albums using a 2nd generation pioneer. i bought this thinking i wouldn't have to break down and reassmble my stereo everytime i wanted to record from album (long story, moving on) this item is fine for the novice recorder (but not for the price). it makes an "o.k." recording (but not for the price). for the money you can get a better turntable and outboard recorder and do a better job. i mean get real, the track inscriber actually stops the recording and restarts!?! in which w/o care, you end up cutting off one song at the end and one at the begining! i don't think the 1st generation recorders were THAT archeic! you can't adjust tone arm pressure! you can't use better stylus (only their replacement which is mediochore at best) and here's the real kicker...$30 for s&h !!! if it wasn't so much to, i'd send it back, but i'll cut my loses, use it till the needle wears (oh i can't wait for that) and then give it to the resale rack cause i couldn't bring myself to actually try to sell this! buyer beware.
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( 2 of 2 found this review helpful ) Posted: Dec 1 2008
I purchased the Crosley CR248 Songwriter CD Recorder to transfer a large number of tapes and records to CDs. It works just as described. I am very happy with its performance. While my experience with it is still limited, I would certainly recommend it to anyone having needs similar to mine.
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Jun 16 2008
I ordered this for my Dad for Fathers Day and it was delivered fast! He has one of the other Crosley players but it does not record to CD which he really wanted. Recently the cd player door will not stay closed on his original Crosley ( he has only had it a couple years and it was not cheap either!)... anyway so I figured I would order him this one to replace it with. It was delivered 2 days before Fathers Day and I was real happy about that. He was very excited and tried to set it up and the display does not work. He tried for a couple of hours working with it and the screen would come on but would not show any of the functions. Well he is very disappointed and so am I. I have scheduled a UPS pick up and decided on a refund instead of an exchange because I want to make sure my refund goes through ok first before I reorder. I have never returned anything to Amazon before so I hope it will be a smooth process. After reading some of these reviews I am really nervous about reordering ..... but I know he really wants one, so I guess I will.
