The Crosley generation: the record player that has the kids in a spin

Crosley’s stereos are compact, convenient and cheap: no wonder they’re flying off the shelves. But are they any good? Three writers explore the latest turntable revolutionI was delighted when my eldest daughter, who is nine, asked for a record player for Christmas. It wasn’t to do with any great residual love for vinyl on my part, although I do have a weird notion that the actual act of having to put a record or a CD on might make you listen more closely to music than more