for my 16th birthday, i got a record player from a different brand, however that one was damaging my vinyls and i couldnt get through to customer service to help me with the issue because i had tried everything i could have thought of 

then for christmas i got a crosley one instead and it has been so good! it was way better then the old one, even though some of my vinyls are damaged from the old one it doesnt skip as bad as it did on the old one. im very happy with it!