Competition in the budget segment is fierce. There are many players vying for attention, and it’s not difficult to find an affordable turntable. But it’s harder to find a really good turntable that doesn’t cost a fortune. For most people, the best bet is to find a player from Rega, Pro-Ject or Argon. They come …
Playing records doesn’t easier than this. Even those with ten thumbs and an aversion to touching anything technical can play music with a fully automatic turntable. Put on the record, press start and sink into the sofa. And enjoy. No frills and no hassle. You may need to dust the record with a record brush …
No one has a larger selection of turntables and turntable accessories than the Austrian company Pro-Ject. They make players in all price ranges, pickups, tonearms, record brushes, cleaning equipment and, of course, phono cartridges. Not one or two, no. They have more phonostages than I can count. Need a turntable input? Pro-Ject has an affordable …
JBL’s compact turntable combines wireless streaming to headphones, Bluetooth speakers – or earbuds – with simple operation and great sound. The JBL Spinner BT is a great place to start for anyone who has bought their first LP and has plans for more albums. It’s not where you’ll find the ultimate in budget sound quality. …
Argon Audio calls the turntable a Special Edition, but the changes are quite subtle and they come at a price. The TT-4 Special Edition costs quite a bit more than the player it’s based on, and apart from the fact that it comes in five layers of high-gloss black lacquer, you can’t tell the difference …
At one point in Autumn Leaves, Jack DeJohnette hits the snare drum as a warning. Then one more time. You sense what’s coming. A few bars later, an interplay starts with Keith Jarrett behind the piano, and the two of them take off at a breakneck pace before everything calms down and the drumsticks gently …
Audio-Technica, please put this turntable back into production! It’s viable, it looks great, and it plays really well. There’s nothing to worry about. Audio-Technica has only built 3,000 copies of the transparent acrylic turntable. Created for Audio-Technica’s 60th anniversary, it’s completely sold out. Unopened boxes of the AT-LP2022 are already going for double the price …
If you know Reloop at all, it is in most cases for their turntables for DJs. In other words, turntables where robustness and longevity matter more than sound quality. Therefore, when they launched their first turntable for home use, it was met with a slight shrug of the shoulders. They called it the Reloop Hi-Fi …
Argon Audio shows that you don’t have to buy from traditional manufacturers to get a quality turntable. Compared to Thorens, Rega or Pro-Ject, Argon Audio is barely out of kindergarten. But that doesn’t stop them from making successful products. The turntable, which looks confusingly like a Pro-Ject player, is a simple belt-driven design with electronic …
With super-simple operation, the Pro-Ject A1 is a turntable that won’t make you wince. Anyone can play records on it – it’s so easy to use, you don’t have to touch anything except the start button. It also has a built-in phono stage, which is a preamp for the low output voltage of the pickup …
A construction as simple as a turntable does not have to cost a fortune. Place a motor and a turntable in a simple cabinet – it does not have to be more advanced than fiberboard – put on an arm with low friction and mount a pickup. Done! It’s not going to play very well, …
French Devialet makes amplifiers and speakers like no other. Particularly special are probably the Phantom wireless high-end speakers, which in addition to brutal power from extremely little cabinet also has deeper bass than was thought possible! This is due to a lot of amplifier power and very large woofers (2 x 7 inches) in relation …
In the childhood of gramophone records, it seemed as if the record companies were allowed to make record players with their name on them. It was a natural consequence of the companies wanting to sell records. Then people needed gramophones, and as intended, so done. Today, it is completely unthinkable that the record companies themselves …
Actually, it’s a little startling that this player is so good. Not for that, the Technics SL-1200G and the expensive SL-1000R are fantastic turntables in their price ranges. But I did not think that this would be so damn good. If you look at the Technics SL-1500C, it is reminiscent of a ribbed SL-1200G. The …
You’re forgiven for not thinking of Yamaha as a turntable manufacturer. Most of Yamaha’s players never saw land in Europe, and therefore amplifiers and receivers have a much larger place in the consciousness of European consumers. But what many do not know is that while other Japanese manufacturers willingly competed with American and European turntable …