... And that's well done, actually resembles the devices that we had in the '60s. Of course, the housing is machined not genuine, grown and made by carpenters / joiners wood but coated pressed, but is very well made and also looks very good, color is somewhere in dark walnut or something and a lot darker than in the picture, the speaker front was actually dressed up like the old days with substance. The controls and the CD player are well incorporated in's design, matt brass colored. Turntables (Phono function): is the mechanical acceptable, switches on automatically when pivoting of the tonearm, the lowering is gently steamed, there is an automatic switch that also brings the tone arm back into resting position. The sturdy cover protects the system against dust also when playing and has a very stable support with automatic locking. The entire system is mounted resiliently, so that slightly more volume is not a problem, which is about 60 dB in this function. The sound is somewhat problematic, very middle-heavy (like you would with old record players), and since there is no way the tone controls, the plates 1: 1 transferred to the amplifier, there are so precisely the different qualities to hear, that also applies to digitizing which is carried on with MP3 128K. I have tested both playing with vinyl of DDR and newer as well as with old 78rpm shellac, no problems, no detectable Gleichlaufschwankunkungen and jump although not the platter does not run exactly plane, deviation about 1 mm. CD function: As it turns out at once that the amplifier but brings a little more because you suddenly hear a lot more, z.Bsp. my reference Elton John Nikita with two different small Snares or Peter Gabriel or SO Madonna Music. There will also be played back without problems Even Burned. AUX-IN: at the rear 2 RCA connectors, here you can connect any device with an analog audio output, see CD sound. Radio: The tuner is pretty good already brings in "curled" wire antenna quite a few terrestrial transmitters, which deserves a coaxial connection. Of course, not suitable for the Internet. Retro-Like he has not: Channel Search / storage, traffic, etc. You have to adjust the volume / the sender via knobs really like the old days, and that definitely includes the noise that one of terrestrial transmitters is actually used. For me actually really surprising, the controller for tuning has two different Drehmodi, a coarse and fine adjustment, and as in ancient times the transmitter range is illuminated, of course, not as it was with Sofittenlämpchen. And surprisingly (but's just a little thing) there is even an indication of stereo / mono, which was actually only introduced in the 70s. Recording is possible from all components. It is a record directory is automatically created with named depending on the component subdirectory, when you start recording from the CD player jumps to the beginning of each track, the MP3 files are acceptable 128K, so not for sophisticated digitization. Play: It's playback from a USB stick possible, tested with 8 GB, it will be searched for all the MP3 files by pressing a button and begins to play immediately, the USB port is located in the front, but without cover. For CD and USB is a remote control while sparing equipped with all the necessary functions. Slightly irritating to the mechanically-giving power button, but just like the switch on the computer is working, briefly press to turn on for 3 seconds to turn off. The device also has a sleep timer, if not used, it switches the device after about 10 min. From, except the tuner. There is a built-in transmitter, the display Spartan digital display for MP3 and CD players, A high-quality system is of course not, here the exterior is in the foreground and the less functional. Here you have a fairly good radio tuners, an even better CD player and an acceptable turntable, seen from the price per unit approximately 40 EUR. And it is also clear that the sound due to the housing construction can not be like the modern equipment, especially the speakers 'only' (but real) afford 2.5 watts, on the other hand as was customary served the entire case as a speaker, what ensures a warm sound. Conclusion: For the retro fan 40+ who has never experienced such a thing and would like to have again and maybe looking for something for a retro wardrobe or even a -schrankwand or once in a while will lead easily a vinyl to heart.
