The Crosley generation: the record player that has the kids in a spin

Crosley’s stereos are compact, convenient and cheap: no wonder they’re flying off the shelves. But are they any good? Three writers explore the latest turntable revolution

I was delighted when my eldest daughter, who is nine, asked for a record player for Christmas. It wasn’t to do with any great residual love for vinyl on my part, although I do have a weird notion that the actual act of having to put a record or a CD on might make you listen more closely to music than more modern, convenient alternatives. Perhaps you are more likely to play something all the way through if taking it off and putting something else on involves at least a fraction more effort than pressing your finger on a screen. But I am keen to instil in her the idea that music is something you pay for, rather than something that magically materialises because Dad’s got a family subscription to a streaming service.

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