Side by Side Comparison of: Pyle vs Discwasher vs Amazon vs Crosley

I'm a huge audiophile and I love this Pyle works flawlessly the bass is weak but with thr output on back of the unit allows you to add a powered subwoofer sounds great love the blue tooth input best thing I've bought this year.

I got this from my wife for our anniversary. I'm totally thrilled with this machine! The sound quality plus the features are amazing! I'm listening to some vinyls I've had for over forty years. The ability to record and also to do Bluetooth is fantastic. We've had friends fall in love with it as well.

Great

Nice player. My granddaughter loved it. Arrived in good condition.

This is awesome. The record player works great. Simple to switch between modes. Cd player works great. Speakers are nice. Haven't tried the cassette or recording aspects yet, but the all in one features make this a great buy. The black wood is a great touch for a modern looking record player.

Sound quality is amazing and it's simply fantastic to have years of technology bundled into one mechanism. I have had many compliments as well as people truly believing that it was an old record player! It would have been nice to have a manual, however. After a few tries and tips from all-knowing parents, we got it spinning!

Great cleaning kit. Received quickly and had a STACK of nasty, dirty, filthy old records to clean. After two days of mind-numbing work the records were looking good and ready to play. Received quickly. Good price. No problems except I need another because those records were disgusting.

I ordered this after reading a number of reviews that were critical and which compared it to a prior version manufactured differently. I have not used the old version and an unfamiliar with it. That said, this has been a nifty little product that I've been using to clean records after use and some before use (that I got from thrift shops and the like).I think it has done really well, and it has cleaned up some grubby records, reducing a lot of noise from hair, dust, and such. I am really happy with it. It doesn't magically make my records virgin and new, but it has cleaned up some pretty significantly. I am very happy with it.

Years ago my dad and uncles used a similar-looking item to take care of their LP's. This is the modern day version of that and looks similar. As far as function goes, this works almost the same way -- you put a little of the disc washer fluid on the corduroy piece and hold it to the lp surface while spinning the record manually. If I am not mistaken, the original instruction sheet from the 70s said something to the effect of "put the turntable on its fastest setting" and hold the wet part of the cleaner down to the lp that way. I this this old method probably put too much strain on the turntable motor. At any rate, I have used this to clean off some of my old The Who and Todd Rundgren lp's and it did a great job on those. I also used it to clean up some newer Paul Simon from the 1980s and it did great on that as well. I also had some new lp's from Boards of Canada and Hooverphonic that inexplicable came with some weird crusty dust inside the jacket on the lp. A couple swipes with this though and they were just fine. My one gripe is that on the old one the wooden bit was scooped out so that you could hold the liquid cleaner bottle inside and it was very convenient and common sense. This is probably the closest you can get to that other than finding an old one in pristine shape.By the way I recommend having two people (if possible) to clean it, one to hold the wooden piece and the other to spin the record. I had a hard time spinning the record manually, but that's just me.

I had the AT kit and decided to get this to compare with it. This works better as it cleans deeper in the grooves. I know because when cleaning it's harder to turn the record and new records are dead quiet after an initial cleaning. TIP - When trying to spin the record while cleaning it becomes too hard to do using a finger on the label. Better method is to spin the platter using fingers on the edge of the platter at the strobe marks. TIP2 - Run a narrow bead of cleaner down the pad rather than the 6 drops as the instructions say. Records become quieter that way.

As a collector of vintage vinyl, I frequently purchase albums in need of a good cleaning. This is an excellent kit to use in cleaning and maintaining your record collection. The detailed instructions are very helpful. The cleaning tool itself has helpful making on one end to assist you in placing the tool properly for cleaning the album. The cleaning liquid is easy to dispense onto the pad and doesn't have an odor (a big positive in my book). A small brush is also included to clean the device of the pad on the cleaning tool. It snaps onto the cap of cleaning liquid for storage. The kit also includes a black drawstring pouch to store everything inside.The only negative is that a very soiled album will require more than one cleaning. However I believe this would be the case with any cleaning method when dealing with a badly soiled album so I didn't lower my rating based on that.I've used this cleaning kit on all if my collection - around 75 albums - and was very satisfied with the results. I recommend it to the causal collector like myself and anyone wishing to maintain and care for their current record collection.

I have recently bought a lot of old Beatle albums to go with the ones I already had. The purchased albums, as well as my own older ones, are in various conditions, ranging from clean to "what the heck is this stuff on my record?". This cleaning system has done an excellent job of getting even the dirtiest records clean, and back into playable condition. Very happy with this product! A great investment to maintain these records!

works just fine. it.ll do.

Pros: It came earlier than promised and plays vinyls very well. The radio is OK, but would be fantastic once I move the antenna around a bit. It came with everything it said it would...has LED lights, remote control, and all. The LED lights up the little blue screen you see, and the white FM radio. The light for the radio is yellow/gold-ish...for an old time-y feel.Cons: The CD player would stop every now and then...it messes up my groove man. I don't think the lid opens far enough so that the vinyl doesn't have to scratch/rub against the sound system trying to get it in there. There's only enough room for the vinyl, not your hand...e.g. you need to use your hands to get the vinyl in there.I have yet to try the MP3 download feature, the aux cord feature, the Bluetooth feature...and would probably never use the cassette player. Other than these things, that's it.PS: I will give an update once I have given all of the features a try...I'll try to find a cool cassette.

Sound quality is a little lacking but otherwise good quality.

Worth the price for young teen breaking into vinyl...very impressed!

Very good once you get everything down. Would be a 5 if you could break up a lp to1 mp3 per track. Also I am having a problem with the first few tracks of a CD.Will not play like door is not closing or not aligning with start of CD.

While I have not been impressed with Pyle Qc, once I plugged in a loose speaker cable I was pleased with the unit. Purchased mainly to convert my vinyl lp collection to digital I was amazed at just how easy that process was. It is time consuming but no more so than any other method considering the source material.

The brush in this kit is exactly what I was expecting, but there was no fluid in the bottle. When I opened the package and pulled the brush and bottle out the bottle had a crack in the lid which you will see in the picture. The brush was just what I wanted though and I am happy with it. I contacted Amazon and they immediately refunded my money. So I am giving this four stars based on the brush was what I wanted but you could tell it was older stock that had been sitting around awhile and unfortunately all the fluid had leaked out so I cannot review that part of the kit.

In the 70s the brush handle made of wood was hollowed out and the liquid container and cloth would slide into the handle making it all one unit. This one does not do that. So you have multiple items to store next to each other. I wish the old design was still around.

It is what it is. The package had been opened. It was so poorly taped that someone stuck their hand in the box and went through it. Good thing they didn't want it.

Not that bad if you learn how to use it. I understand its not the old school (much better) version. The older one had some sort of amazing lining that got all the dust in one sweep. (if you know where I can get one of the older ones, please let me know) But this one is not bad at all. I do a regular clean (as stated in the instruction manual) for new records. For very dusty records I try to accumulate all the dust in one line. Meaning i sweep the whole record and stop at one line. Then i wet the discwasher, sweep the dust with the wet side, then dry the vinyl with the dry side. Works pretty well. A bit time consuming.

I've had a Discwasher for the past, oh, 30 years. I bought my nephew one of those retro suitcase turntable and decided to also give him this Discwasher set. It feels and looks like my old one with two important differences -- the Discwasher wood handle used to be hollow and you could store the bottle and lil brush inside of it by sliding it in at the open end of the handle. It was a great design and you just didn't lose the small pieces since the brush fit on top of the bottle and the bottle fit in the handle. I thought the picture just was showing the other closed end with the logo. Also, it came in a small box that was sturdy and still is in good shape after living with me through college and more moves than I can count. Now the handle is solid and they give you a dinky bag to store all three in. The discwasher, bag, brush and bottle came encased in plastic with each item separate, what a waste. The nap of the Diswasher looks the same as my old one and I'm assuming the "juice" is the same so my reason for giving a 4 star instead of a 5 star is because of the design and packaging.

A must-have for anyone interested in protecting their vinyl collection and reducing the pops and clicks that come with dust. I've had one of these for many years, but it finally wore out, so this was purchased as a replacement. As far as I can tell it is as good as the first, with one exception: the classic version featured a hollowed-out area in the wooden part of the Discwasher designed to store the bottle of fluid and nap cleaning brush. This version does not have that, so it lacks that practical design elegance and of course takes up more space, and you have three pieces to keep track of. No real value in eliminating the storage area other than it may have cost less to produce. It's like leaving the tailgate off of a station-wagon.

Left side speaker is blown turntable belt is worn out

I really like the look and features of this. It has all the specs I wanted (Turntable, CD, Bluetooth, line out, usb recorder, etc.) The line out was important to me because I wanted to hook up external speakers without running a wire out of the headphone jack. It has a very attractive lookUNFORTUNATELY I had to go through FOUR different units before I got a good one! Two of them had the finish peeling off. (Mostly around the edge of the lid) so examine your product very closely. Unless you don't mind brown showing through, it really takes away the overall look. The third unit had a bad CD player. It worked for a little bit and then stopped mid song. No, it wasn't the disk. It was a very high quality cd, not burned at home.The last one I got was great. Everything works. I tested every feature and so far it has held up nicely. Vinyls sound fantastic. I played both brand new 180g and some 30-40 year old, slightly warped records and it worked fine. I even tried some 90 year old 78's. (Belonged to my great-grandmother.). I wouldn't expect the stylus that came with it to last very long if you play a lot, but a really nice replacement is about $20. CD's sound great, AM/FM is fine, cassettes sound just like I remember and the aux in works just as it is supposed to. Having Bluetooth and mp3 available on such a vintage looking unit is just cool. The recorder is also pretty straightforward, just read the instructions.The speakers. They are about as good as you would expect from something like this. I keep reading in other comments on how the sound isn't good enough. It's fine for a small area but doesn't have a lot of range (high and low). For me, this is why I wanted the rca line out. I hooked some inexpensive powered speakers with their own volume control (the kind you would plug into your computer). It is line level out people! The volume on line out is not controlled by the volume knob on the unit. If you wan't that you need to connect through the headphone jack. Just keep in mind that will also mute the built-in speakers.Anyway, it really works for me. I gave it three stars to draw attention to the possibility it may have some issues. Just be wary and inspect it thoroughly.Hope this helps.

There was tape on the lid and when I peeled off the tape, the veneer came off with it on both sides. Also, the remote control didn't have an on/off and volume adjustment on it. We really needed that, so I returned this item and ordered another brand.

Only one speaker works and I have tried to balance it and it does not work.

It's a nice product, but as with most products there are pros and cons. It would have been nice for the unit to be made of solid wood. The speakers could've been louder (especially when playing vinyl records). You can tell that it's cheaply made. But I got a very good deal thanks to the cooperation of the seller (the unit came in a box that had gaps, exposing the player thus causing some minor cosmetic damage. It also was missing the needle for the record player. It was advertised as being an "open box" item and everything in good working condition. That wasn't the case). Overall? I'm happy to have it.

It's ok but i have 2 week with the product and one of the hinge broked. Unfortunatelly i am outside of USA then to ask change for the product it is expensive for me.

Not as good as the original Discwasher System, which had a better quality cleaning surface and brush and solution stored inside the hollowed out applicator.

Just like everybody else, the newer model isn't as good as the older model. The wood block was made from cheaper wood and wasn't hollowed out to fit the bottle of cleaner inside and the brush. I can't say how well the new material on the brush works as I haven't used it yet. I'm still using my old one which originally came in a nice storage box. The original discwasher just looked and felt classy and you felt like it was a high quality item and you got your monies worth. Not to forget the old model worked well. This new one may work as well but the quality doesn't seem to be as high.

It helps to apply pressure on the record, but that means forcing excess weight on your platter and motor/pulley. Sort of might help to have a separate player just to push down and clean on. Also, the instructions dont explain very well how to clean the cleaning brush...and call me crazy, but don't we want that brush to be clean?

The corduroy like lining on this discwasher feels rough and gritty. I used it on my records a few times and it technically seems to do the job getting rid of dust and some of the popping and scratching noise.However, I also went out found a vintage dishwasher set from the late 70s with the smoother material and the sound quality is even better using it than this product. I also am less worried about wearing down my vinyl.If you don't have access to an older set, this is better than nothing, but I suggest seeking out a vintage set or something with a microfiber lining.

This is a must-have product if you listen to vinyl. Experts agree that it is the needle that keeps your records clean, but for infrequently used records there can be significant dust build up. This product picks up the surface dust nicely. The water solution its mostly to get a little static electricity attraction to pick up the dust - only use a small amount.ADDENDUM: After using this for a month, I had to admit it was not getting the job done. I was wondering if I was getting any of the dust off or just leaving it in a line on my record. I ended up buying the Hunt brush and it works much better

I purchased this product based on my father's great experience with a similar kit. The brush and disc cleaning pad were great, but unfortunately the tube of liquid I got didn't need to be opened with a pin because it was already leaking around the nozzle on top, which is fairly irritating. Other than that, the whole kit fits neatly in a black cloth bag that comes with it, which makes it pretty easy to handle, and it has definitely improved the quality I've been getting out of my records.

Had this player in my wishlist FOREVER. Finally ordered it. It arrived to my house broken. I plugged it in to see if the product was effected. Sound quality wasn't as great as I thought. But most importantly, this player is made of cheap, thin plywood like material.

Would be a 4-star review, except that the CD player broke down after 2 weeks (it looks like it was installed crooked) and now the record player has the volume stuck on low. It worked well at first and had good sound quality, although not great. If Pyle stands by the warranty and fixes these problems I would be happy to revise my review.

I was very disappointed in this item. I owned an original Discwasher from 30 years ago. Compared to the design and quality of the original, this sucks. The handle of the original was hollow, and allowed you to store the bottle of fluid inside the handle of the tool. It was very well designed and handy. This design is what I expected. I inspected the product when I received it and the fabric is coming away at both ends, the raw edges are visible as well as the stitching, and the fabric is pulling away from the cushion beneath and the wood handle. This was very poorly assembled. The wood handle is an ugly orange stain. It's going back to Amazon tomorrow.

I agree with several of the posted reviews that see this RCA cleaner as a poor imitation of the original Discwasher. I still have the original Discwasher that I bought in 1990, and this RCA version does not compare favorably. The original has a cutout in the wood handle that is used to store the fluid bottle and the brush. This new one does not. The cleaning material on the original one has directional fibers. The material on the new one looks like plain corduroy. I am not sure if the cleaning ability of the new one is any less than the original, but I greatly prefer the original.

This is a record cleaner that operates by dropping the liquid on the pad, placing the cleaning pad on the disc, and gently rotating the disc (by placing the disc on a turn table and hand rotating the turn table would do the job). The ability of the pad to suck up the dust is quite good with the use of the liquid and you could easily learn how to rotate the disc while holding the pad. I would definitely recommend the product, but unfortunately the seller from whom I bought the kit sent me a bottle with a hole and so I quickly lost a half of the liquid in my first use. I have already returned the product for a refund and so I do not own it anymore but am hoping to get another kid from some more trustworthy seller.

On the heels of my son's re-discovery of my mothballed turntable and LPs, I was thrilled to find-- I thought!-- a new Discwasher with which to clean my old records. Buyer beware: *This item is a Discwasher in name only!* As others have noted, the cloth surface now used does *nothing* to pick up dirt. (Also, the handle is no longer hollowed out to hold the bottle...) This one is headed back to its maker, as I was delighted to discover any number of real Discwashers on ebay.

Hmm not sure what happened here - this is available under Prime but it appears I didn't get that guarantee. Originally D4/RCA made a great one of these with the fluid that fit inside the brush and all stored a trim box- this is not that. This on came in a plastic with cardboard hanging package (no box), and a little drawstring pouch for the fluid and cleaning brush..It is not as it is even pictured here....the wood is stained in a weird orange tone, the velvet fabric is light tan and is stitched with visible black thread on the corners. Nothing about this has similiar quality to the original D4 discwasher I thought I was purchasing. :-(

This is sad. This doesn't count as a discwasher. The material is kind of like the old one, but more like corduroy, and the fibers don't point towards the arrow like they should. It's missing the cutaway hole for the liquid and brush... come on... leaving that out is just lazy craftsmanship. What's the point of shaping the brush to fit in a hole if you don't even have the cutaway? Anyway, I needed this to clean my records, and it partially works, but most of the dust still stays on the record. I would highly recommend getting a used or NOS 70s-80s discwasher on eBay. I bought one and it works 100x better than this thing.

I so wanted this, enough that I ordered two. Unfortunately I returned both because of the same issue: the fake black material was bubbled up off the unit on both. I couldn't believe they were both in the same condition. Like they had been sitting in extreme temps or something. To pay that much and then the finish was off on both? They couldn't have been looked at before shipping them; very disappointed.

Came on time for Christmas but unfortunately record player sound was not working. My daughter is very disappointed with a product. I will try to return it.

Do! Not! Buy!I purchased this turntable system because of the turntable, Bluetooth, SD card and USB options. Bought it as a birthday present to my daughter and it was supposed to be a surprise present for her so we opened it today, just to be surprised the turntable is a total crap. Cheapest plastic arm is completely non-adjustable, and it is so lightweight it is skipping every few seconds, does not matter what vinyl I put. And this is not all. Cheap plastic cartridge probably has bad contacts, or this is bad coils, or probably both, I do not know what exactly is wrong, but phono is always producing noises (not a typical vinyl noise), not any other source does. And when I went to Amazon site to return this I just got to know the return period ended 3 days ago (we waited for the birthday to give a surprise present). Such a horrible surprise for my daughter's birthday!! Awful product! Never ever will I buy this company's products.

Absolute trash. The original discwasher had very fine fibers that stuck out from the cleaning pad in a very specific direction, so that if you rolled the discwasher about 1/4 turn while holding it on the surface of the record, and giving the record a rotation or two, it would do an excellent job of pulling out dust and dirt, even when the dust had fallen down partially into the record grooves. This piece of junk is just a piece of cloth. If you can't find one of the old types to use, you would be better off using nothing at all, literally. This one will just push dust down deeper into the grooves. Some dishonest floundering mid-level executive at RCA or whoever is making this lie of a product thought "we can make thousands and thousands of dollars peddling what is fifteen cents of materials for $15", by fooling people into thinking they are buying the old product that they came to trust. This is my only Amazon review after using Amazon for many years, and it may be my last, but I could not let this rip off go uncalled.

as with everyone here, i looked at the bad reviews, thought they were being pick for something so simple, looked at the price and decided to try it. Well, do not that. You will regret as I did.does not have the interior hole to keep the fluid and brush.smells really, really bad. As most cheap chinese plastic does. That awful rancid smell. But this is supposed to be wood. I have no idea what to think, other than the smell is extremely bad.

Product was label as new but when opened to use on a vinyl record to clean the liquid disc washer was non-existed or dried up. Very disappointed since it was a gift along with a turntable. Funny thing I have a disc washer product from 1995 that still does the job. Thought it would be a good accessory for my son's new turntable. Really doesn't deserve even one star, only thing useful is the brush ....maybe

This item is worthless. I had just gotten into vinyl a little over a year ago and bought this to clean my records. It doesn't work, it will just grind the dirt into your records. It doesn't get into the grooves like the original one from the 70's did. I guess this product was awesome back in the day. Well, that was then and this is now. This new version is junk. I suggest buying a "Spin Clean". Yes it costs more, but it works.

I have used this product for about 40 years, always worked as described. My last order (and the first time I has ordered through Amazon) the bottle of fluid was defective (the opening was mis-formed) as Amazon will not replace it I had to cut open the bottle resulting in half the liquid being spilled. My advice; don't buy the product from Amazon or, if you have to, inspect upon receipt and be prepared to return it.

Nathan,In regards to the disc washer i bought. It is a very poor copyof the oringal disc washer. The original soft nylon brush wasreplaced with cheap courdadoy material poorly sewn & nohole in the handle for the solution bottle. This unit does notclean records as it should. Imported junk.