Though the Crosley most people are familiar with, comes with built-in speakers attached, there is also the opportunity to connect the whole turntable to an external speaker setup. In essence, a Crosley record player is simply another way to listen to your favorite vinyl records, though this one tends to offer forth its services at a more affordable price, much like competitors Victrola. It seems to speak to prescience on their part, for soon enough, the world came back around to vinyl technology, and now they are one of the leading manufacturers of radios and turntables throughout the Western world. As turntables and vinyl technology as a whole were on the decline, it seems an odd time to have begun manufacturing them. The brand was resurrected in the 90s when they marketed their first turntables for the listening public. Their reputation within the sphere of music production is clearly established, though the original company was discontinued in the mid-50s due to declining sales, perhaps (ironically) as a result of the rise of vinyl in people’s homes, allowing them to play music whatever and whenever.
In their heyday, they were owned by and took their name from Powel Crosley Jr., an inventor, entrepreneur, and all-round industrialist, as well as a pioneering force in the early days of radio broadcasting.
Though they are now known as Crosley Radio (to differentiate the Crosley record players from their furniture offshoot Crosley Furniture), they were originally known as the Crosley Company or Crosley Corporation.
Crosley has been around for a considerable amount of time, beginning as the Crosley Company towards the start of the 20th century, establishing itself with a headquarters in Louisville, Kentucky, home of the post and math rock band Slint (a personal favorite).
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