Crosley Cruiser Plus
All-in-one & suitcase players · 2020–present In production
£79 UK RRP
The suitcase player that put vinyl back on the high street: built-in speakers, Bluetooth in and out, and a fold-up handle. Fun and portable, but the ceramic cartridge and light platter are hard on records.
The suitcase player that came to define the vinyl revival's budget entry point.
Model history: The Cruiser Plus is Crosley's upgraded take on its classic Cruiser suitcase player, keeping the same three-speed design but isolating the internal speakers to cut vibration and distortion, and adding two-way Bluetooth so it can both stream from a phone and send vinyl audio to wireless speakers.
Checked against the manufacturer’s site: 2026-07
Who it suits
Best suited to: listening with zero extra equipment — the speakers are built in. Less ideal for: anyone who cares about sound quality — the built-in speakers limit every deck in this category more than the turntable mechanism does.
Compatibility and setup
- Manual operation: you cue and lift the tonearm by hand at the start and end of each side — there’s no auto-return or auto-lift.
Good to know
- The built-in speakers make this self-contained. External speakers will usually give a larger, clearer sound if the player provides an audio output.
- Can transmit over Bluetooth as well as a wired output. A wired connection avoids Bluetooth codec compression.
Specifications
| Drive | belt drive |
|---|---|
| Speeds | 33/45/78 rpm |
| Operation | manual |
| Cartridge included | ceramic |
| Built-in phono stage | Yes |
| USB output | No |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Platter | plastic |
| Tonearm | straight, integrated |
| Dimensions | 35.5 x 25.5 x 10 cm (L x W x H) |
| Weight | 2.5 kg |
| Finishes | Black, Mint, Fawn, Purple Ash, Burgundy, Floral, Turquoise, Slate, plus other colourways on the US site (White Sand, Navy, Tourmaline, Red) — over a dozen colourways in total |
| Warranty | 2 years (crosleyradio.eu, EU statutory); 1 year (crosleyradio.com, US) |
| Years | 2020–present |
How it sits in the catalogue
Its belt-drive mechanism is the majority choice in the database (130 of 159). A built-in phono stage puts it with the 45% of current decks that plug straight into any amp or powered speaker. On price it sits toward the affordable end of its category — 13% of priced all-in-one decks cost less.
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Retailer searches
4 UK merchants stock Crosley — each outbound link searches the deck on that merchant’s site.
| Merchant | Type | Delivery | Product search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon UK | marketplace | Prime next-day on many items | Search at Amazon UK ↗ |
| Argos | electronics chain | Fast track delivery and collection | Search at Argos ↗ |
| Currys | electronics chain | UK delivery and store collection | Search at Currys ↗ |
| HMV | music retail | UK delivery and store collection | Search at HMV ↗ |
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