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Young People Are Loving The Warm Sound Of Vinyl And Audio Turntables |
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Written by DanJacobiJamesFarrel
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Saturday, 16 May 2009 |
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"Records sound so much better than CDs, (which) are harsh and pristine. And the cover art is much better," says Levi Hames of Manhattan Beach, Calif., who at 17 is too young to remember the LP's heyday. But he found Rolling Stones and Beatles albums in his grandparents' attic, and an uncle went on ebay to get him a player, which is front-and-center in his room.
by DanJacobiJamesFarrel
"Records sound so much better than CDs, (which) are harsh and pristine. And the cover art is much better," says Levi Hames of Manhattan Beach, Calif., who at 17 is too young to remember the LP's heyday. But he found Rolling Stones and Beatles albums in his grandparents' attic, and an uncle went on ebay to get him a player, which is front-and-center in his room.
Replica turntable systems are available from various manufacturers. They look like the past machines but have today's technology used in them. A few top manufacturers include Memorex, jWin, Teac, and Crosley. Various functions are included, which includes USB connections, stacking up multiple LPs, and even recording from the LPs to CD as well.
Raman of Classic Buys says that Nostalgia turntables are among the best seller audio electronics during gift giving Christmas season. Nostalgia turntables from popular brands like Crosley, Teac, Memorex and Thomas Pacconi are the top picks.
When shopping for audio turntables consumers are looking for top brand and multiple features says president of The Magma Group. Consumers preffer 4 in one systems that will play records, cd, cassette and radio. They usually buy the top brands like Crosley and Teac. Consumer also look for other distinct features such as CD Recorder and Stack-O-Matic feature. Cd Recorder allows you to record from LP to CD and Stack-O-Matic allows you to stack multiple records and play them one by one just like a multiple cd changer.
"Music in its purest form is on vinyl," says Bo LeMastus, president of Crosley Radio, which makes nostalgic reproductions of 1940s and 1950s record players, items that were promoted heavily in department stores this holiday season. "It captures everything the producer wanted to put in the record. On CD, you lose a certain something."
Crosley continues to do well offering great replicas of audio turntables that go through time. They have introduced turntables and vintage radios that look great and offer great new technologies as well. Some of their collections include turntables, style record players, compact disc players, audio cassette players, telephones, jukeboxes, music boxes, radios, and many other options. They offer great designs and crafting, top lines, and more, which has made them the top vintage electronics manufacturer out there today. Not only do they look great, but Crosley has made sure that they are function for consumers as well, allowing you to enjoy your nostalgia.
Back in 2005 Crosley sold over 400,000 turntables and they are expecting to sell more this year. Teac's Joe D'Angelo has said that their sales more than tripled in the past year. They figure that billions of albums are now in peoples homes. This is a way to play the old music again with the newer units offered by Crosley and Teac, which start at about $100.
Even those sales are an asterisk compared with CD players, which sold more than 40 million units. Turntable sales are so small that the Consumer Electronics Association doesn't track them. But turntables have always had a home among DJ and rap fans, who like the scratching sound created by manipulating the needle in the grooves.
Among new turntable buyers, "You've got two camps," says Dave Glassman of Restoration Hardware, which has turntables and sampler 45s in heavy rotation at its 105 stores, as well as in its catalog and on its Web site. "Thirty-five years and older, who grew up on LPs and still have them, and their kids, who have found these records in the closet and want to hear them." Teac and Crosley unveiled new models that meld old and new at the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month, such as Crosley's $229 4 in 1 Entertainment Center, with a CD player, cassette deck, radio and the ability to play vinyl at 33, 45 and 78 rpm.
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