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HELP!! MY DAUGHTER WANTS A CROSLEY!!!!!

ChicagoTom said:
I'm amazed by all the comments this thread is getting! I guess I'm not the only father of a teen here, eh? ;-)

I'm looking at this model, it has a decent AT magnetic cart: https://www.amazon.com/Crosley-CR6010A-RE-Collegiate-Portable-Turntable/dp/B008P8ELDQ?th=1

Or this one, which is newer, still with an AT cart, and more portable (which could be an important advantage AND MIGHT EVEN HELP HER SPREAD THE JOY OF VINYL TO HER FRIENDS, not that *I* want to evangelize or anything....): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071LHV583/ref=twister_B074XYH4S8?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

And come to think of it, she *used* to like some 80s music like the Bangles, She might well dig Cyndy Laupner and other 80s and 90s singers. Hell, she used to like the Everly Brothers when she was younger. I'm feeling a whole lot more hopeful, thanks to everyone!!!!
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Sounds like you're on the right track. Just make sure to involve her in the decision. It's going to be her record player. She should have input into what she gets.

Also, whatever you get, make sure it has some interface (AUX input, Bluetooth, etc.) for streaming from her phone (iTunes, Spotify, etc.). It will take time (and money) to grow a vinyl collection, but if she can also stream from her phone, she will have immediate access to all of her favorite music.

My youngest daughter is now 18. She hasn't caught the vinyl bug, but for her 13th birthday, I set her up with a Sansui 221 receiver, a pair of Monitor Audio Bronze B1 speakers and an Airport Express with a little Fiio D3 DAC. She loved it at the time (digs the cool vintage look of the Sansui and the sound quality of the Monitor Audio speakers - which she chose from my collection of bookshelf speakers after auditioning 8 different pairs) and still uses it every evening to stream all of her favorite music.

As far as obtaining vinyl, be sure to tell all of her aunts and uncles, older cousins, grandparents, etc. about her new turntable. They may still have some of their old 80s records they could donate to the cause.
 
When I was at KSU, they had a suitcase system with a Miracord turntable in it. I can't find a picture of one, but if you could find one, that would be perfect for her.
 
here it is, very cool but not for a girl...

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So I bought her this Crosley for about $100: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071LHV583/ref=twister_B074XYH4S8?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

It has pitch control and a decent AT magnetic cartridge. Bluetooth, so she can play Spotify on it, and it's portable so she can take it over to her friend's houses. She said she's excited about it, and my daughter doesn't get excited about much at this age. When we told my wife about it over dinner, I explained to her, "this is honestly as much a gift for me as it is for her." The opportunity to spend time with my daughter sharing one of my passions could be PRICELESS.
 
NoTransistors said:
Thread should have been re-titled, "My daughter wants to join a cult." I am glad that this worked out so very wonderfully.
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Aleister Crosley? High Wizard of <insert what ye will> Turntables? Hopefully the bug will bite … I tried to get my nephews and such interested but... ah well.
 
Followed this thread all the way through. Lots of great suggestions and approaches. I like the outcome! A Crosley in a cool color that she got to pick out, and something for daughter/dad to do together.

Best case scenario, she enjoys the vinyl side of music, outgrows the Crosley, and gets bitten by the hi-fi bug!
Worst case, she loses interest, and you're only out $100.

Nicely done, dad!
 
My daughter, when around age thirteen, told me she wanted some kind of musical instrument. She mentioned a keyboard and followed that with a few other instruments. Her last example of a musical instrument was a turntable. :rolleyes: I bit my tongue very hard. :yikes: I did, eventually get her a Yamaha keyboard. This was in the early nineties, when the whole DJ sound was at its peak.
 
The Crosley Portfolio came last night and I set it up today. I played with it a bit while my daughter was at school.

It sounds like utter crap. Tinny, tinny, tinny. Slightly better through a pair of Grado SR-60s, but still very thin – so I know the phono pre and/or the amp is very weak. I might hook it up to a Lepai amp and a pair of speakers to see how much the sound improves, it does have a decent AT magnetic cartridge.

BUT. My 13 yr old daughter seems happy, and very much wants to go to a record store with me ASAP! So far, this is a win/win. Her interest may fade, but she does tend to stick with her latest thing for 6 months or a year before moving on. So I hope that I can maintain or even expand her interest during that time. Wish me luck.

And again, THANK YOU to all who contributed!!

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Bill Ashton said:
Take your cue from that poster...get her a nice used copy of Abbey Road!
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That's exactly whats on the table, LOL!!

I have a nicer copy and was going to sell this example. But when my daughter expressed an interest in getting a turntable, I gave it to her along with a nice copy of Revolver. And hopefully a LOT more to come! :-)
 
Nice job there. Maybe you have an opportunity to start a new thread about all of the upgrades to the Crosley that you are going to do. Lol.
 
Come on! Try putting it through a pair of bluetooth speakers. Also, don't trust the setup from the factory. Get the specs for the cart and make sure it is set up right.
 
ChicagoTom said:
The Crosley Portfolio came last night and I set it up today. I played with it a bit while my daughter was at school.

It sounds like utter crap. Tinny, tinny, tinny. Slightly better through a pair of Grado SR-60s, but still very thin – so I know the phono pre and/or the amp is very weak. I might hook it up to a Lepai amp and a pair of speakers to see how much the sound improves, it does have a decent AT magnetic cartridge.

BUT. My 13 yr old daughter seems happy, and very much wants to go to a record store with me ASAP! So far, this is a win/win. Her interest may fade, but she does tend to stick with her latest thing for 6 months or a year before moving on. So I hope that I can maintain or even expand her interest during that time. Wish me luck.

And again, THANK YOU to all who contributed!!

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My daughter will be 10 in February and I may pick up the same TT as we just remodeled her room. She often sits with me in my listening room and has shown an interest in records so it may be a good time for her to have a little collection of her own. Thanks for the thread.
 
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