If you're curious and want to dip your toes in slowly, one of our favorite entry-level turntables is the Audio-Technica AT-LP60X, a budget-priced basic deck that looks great, too.īut if you've already taken a few spins around the vinyl world and are looking to upgrade or get into something a little more advanced, like better phono cartridges, external preamps, higher quality tonearms, and anti-resonant components that can make for a beautifully clear and sonic experience, we've checked out a bunch and put them on our list of the best turntables, too.

Many of them come ready to go out of the box, with pre-installed and configured cartridges, built-in phono preamps (that amplify the low signal from the stylus) for easy connection to powered speakers or AV receivers, and a range of features that make them easy to get the hang of. If your format of choice thus far has been music streaming services and you're just now digging around at what the best turntables and vinyl have to offer, there are plenty of entry-level turntables and record players out there to play your vinyl record collection on that'll suit your needs nicely. Peel off the plastic, smell the vinyl / For me it's like a holy Bible.' Inspiring words, to be sure, but Cuomo's obsession with vinyl records wouldn't be much without one of our best turntable choices to spin them on. In the immortal words of bespectacled Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo: 'I've got records in my head everywhere that I go.

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