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The CDs out there have a pristine sound, but records provide a better sound. Younger kids like the cover art on the records as well, according to James Patterson, age 17, who doesn’t even remember when they LPs were popular in the past. He found some old LPs up in the attic at his grandparents home by the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, then his uncle grabbed him a player on eBay and he know displays it 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.

During the Christmas season, one of the best selling audio electronics out there are turntables, according to Raman of Classic Buys. Nostalgia turntables are top picks from brand names such as Thomas Pacconi, Teac, Memorex, and Crosley.

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.

Today there are two types of people purchasing turntables according. Restoration Hardware has had this to say, and they offer turntables in their stores, on the web, and in catalogs. There are those who are over 35 and who have LPs that they grew up with in the past. Then you have their children who have found the LPs around the house and want the ability to get a listen. There are new models from both Teac and Crosley that bring together old and new. They were unveiled at the consumer Electronics Show. One example is the 4in1 by Crosley. It costs about $229 and provides radio, cassette deck, plays vinyls, and also plays CDs.