Getting into vinyl can become expensive quickly. The turntable is only the first decision, and shoppers can easily end up comparing phono preamps, speakers, cartridges, cables, and setup tools before they have played a single record. That is intimidating when the real goal is simple: put on an album, hear it clearly, and build a […]
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The Marshall Acton IV isn’t a new speaker with a vintage costume. It’s a modern wireless speaker with one old-school connection that changes the shape of a vinyl setup: a real RCA input. Price: From $329 Where to Buy: Marshall That sounds small until you price the usual chain. A turntable needs a phono stage,
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If you bought a Technics SL-40CBT in the last nine months, you now have a colorway problem. The deck Technics launched at CEDIA 2025 for $899.99 is back as a Fritz Hansen special edition, finished in matte deep burgundy, and capped at 300 units worldwide. It ships in October 2026, alongside a 200-unit reissue of
ARTICLE – Dropping a needle is romantic until you realize you also need to babysit the tonearm. The quiet crackle, the little lever click, and the slow spin are all great, right up until you stand there watching the last track end like it’s a timer you can’t ignore. Price: $399.99, $499.99 Where to Buy:
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NEWS – The Vertical Grooves Floating Record Bluetooth Vertical Turntable with Built-in Stereo Speakers will mesmerize you and your guests with its unique vertical style “floating” record turntable. This turntable will play your records (33 1/3 and 45 RPM records) and any music you store on your phone. It has three built-in speakers, two front-facing
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REVIEW – I’ve been on a mission to simplify the home theater setup in our living room. There is a squirrel’s nest of wires behind all the cabinets and in each corner, and there are speakers everywhere. Much of the equipment is around 15 years old, and we really just don’t use it. So I
REVIEW – Ever since the Vinyl Revival began around 2007, I’ve been trying to convince myself to buy a new turntable. I’m a child of the 70s and 80s, so growing up I had a pretty big collection of LPs and 45s. I vividly remember the excitement of hearing a needle hit a new record
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NEWS – Tomorrow April 13th is Record Store Day and to celebrate, the fine folks at Fluance are giving one lucky Gadgeteer winner one of their RT80 Turntables. If you have vinyl, you’ll want this prize and if you don’t have vinyl, this prize will make you want to buy some now! Just answer one
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REVIEW – As an audiophile, I have long had a love/hate relationship with turntables because while I love the unique sound of vinyl, I hate how much it costs to buy an audiophile turntable that is built with the right technology and materials to compliment the other components of even a mid-range audiophile system. And since the
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If you are in the market for a record player with that classic vintage look then this unit may be something you are looking for, plus a with a few extras. The Signature Classic Turntable Sound System by Electrohome is a collection of music players wrapped into one. In addition to this compact record player,
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Just when you thought vinyl technologies were played out, Pink Donut brings us this fascinating little gizmo. The RokBlok is a self-contained record player that spins around the surface of the record, no turntable required!
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I don’t think I have any vinyl records in my home anymore, but if I did, I’d want Pyle USA’s newest Bluetooth Vertical Turntable. It has a vintage style that has been paired with modern tech features like Bluetooth for wireless streaming and a cool vertical stand.
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Nowadays, when you bring up the words record player people automatically assume the ones with two steel chrome turntables with some DJ, wearing Beats headphones, at a rave spinning EDM and trance music and wearing dark sunglasses in a dark club. But that’s not the record player I speak about. This is the classic record player
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The Flexson VinylPlay Digital Turntable has been selected by the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Design Store to appear in its NYCxDesign 2015 London Tech City collection, celebrating the best and brightest in British technology. Flexson designed the VinylPlay turntable to “bridge the gap between complex, audiophile turntables and poor-quality digital decks”, and it is designed to stream
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It’s been ages since I’ve owned a turntable of any sort and even longer since I actually listened to music using one. I was quick to join the CD bandwagon, because I wanted music without pops and noise and wanted to be able to start playing a recording without fear of dropping the tonearm and
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This red Retro-Style Turntable from Pyle combines a cool, retro style with modern audio features. In addition to the turntable that plays 33-1/3 or 45 RPM vinyl records, you can play MP3 files stored on SD cards or on a USB flash drive or tune in AM/FM radio stations on the 1950s speedometer-like dial. There’s
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The Retro Belt-Drive Turntable (PVTT2U) from Pyle reminds me of the old suitcase-style record players of the 1960s. Inside the suitcase is a 3-speed (45, 33-1/3, and 78), belt-driven turntable, a ceramic stereo cartridge, and speakers; you can playback your records with no other equipment. If you want to convert the music on those vinyl records
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The Ion Vertical Turntable from Hammacher Schlemmer is for people who still have vinyl records but don’t have a lot of room. Although it can be used on a flat surface, the Ion Vertical Turntable is designed to hang on the wall to save space. A locking mechanism holds your albums firmly in place
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Do you have a lot of old vinyl albums and you just can’t imagine the cost to replace them with CDs or digital files? The Sharper Image has the iPod Turntable that let’s you convert your vinyl to MP3 files and store them directly on your iPod or iPhone – no computer needed. It does
Do you still own a stack of vinyl records but don’t have a player to listen to them on? Check out the Crosley Radio Revolution CR6002. It’s a battery powered compact turntable that can play 33 1/3 and 45 RPM records. It features a belt driven turntable mechanism, diamond stylus needle and a manual tonearm.
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