The Best Turntables

When this turntable was released in 2012, it wowed audiophiles around the world with its ingenious use of its carbon-fibre tonearm, and its platter and size. When you place a record on its surface, the tonearm will keep it spinning in place with minimal vibration or slipping. This is an excellent choice if you're a first-time buyer and are just starting to grow your collection. It has a bunch of ports and features to potentially upgrade your speakers or turntable's sound. What's more, it also comes with a dust cover and felt mat to wipe your records.

Utilizing only superior components and expert audio engineering, this turntable will give you a beautifully warm sound and with an attractive polished wood cabinet, it will be a welcome addition to any family room or study. Not only is the cabinet stunning, but its Ortofon 2M Blue Cartridge and high-density acrylic platter makes the sound come off smooth and clean. Because of the cabinet shielding the turntable, the sound gets absorbed right into the wood plinth so you hear nothing but the clean sounds of your record, each and every time.

If you’re looking for the best playback and the opportunity to digitize your favourite records, look no further. Denon has thought of everything with this turntable. It has an integrated USB-A port lets you digitize your vinyl collection and create quality records in MP3 or WAV file formats. With its angled tone-arm and weighted, belt-driven platter, you can spin your record at three different speeds — 33 1/3 rpm, 45 rpm or 78 rpm.

If you have a speaker or other sound accessories, you can pair them with this turntable as well. You can connect its USB cord to any amplifier or system. What's more, the turntable features a compact, yet sophisticated cabinet that fits seamlessly into your existing Hi-Fi system. A removable dust cover doubles as a display stand and also helps to protect your records as well.

This turntable will allow you to listen to your favourite records privately or wirelessly. It utilizes an integral dual moving magnet cartridge to maintain its incredible performance while its spinning your favourite records. Designed to prevent slips and scratches, it has a fully automatic wireless belt-drive to ensure your vinyl isn't damaged while playing. What's great about this model, as mentioned, is its ability to connect to Bluetooth speakers or other Smart Home devices. It also has a built-in, switchable. phono pre-amplifier with RCA output cables. No worries — it comes as 3.5mm audio cable as well.

Place your vinyl record on the platter, close the lid, press one button and you’re done. Using this affordable automatic turntable from Sony makes it easy to listen to your favourite records. You don’t have to touch the tonearm to drop the needle, so there are no worries that you will scratch the vinyl.

This turntable is ideal if you are starting out in the world of vinyl and are looking for a no fuss model that still has good connections and decent sound. It boasts a few cool features such as three types of connectivity: Bluetooth connectivity to a Bluetooth speaker or headphones; RCA cable connectivity to a receiver or amplifier or amplified speaker with appropriate inputs; and USB connectivity to a computer.

In terms of its automatic features, the three start/lift/stop buttons do all the work for you. Press start and the tone arm lifts off the stand and is placed at the beginning of the record. Press the lift and the tone arm lifts straight up and it stays there so you can move it safely. Press it again and the arm gently drops back onto the record. The turntable also comes with a dust cover and a 45 rpm adapter.

If your kids are into music and want to experience vinyl like their grandparents did, you may want to consider this cute vintage-style, portable turntable that is packaged like a suitcase.

Suited for a small space or a bedroom where you can’t listen to music blasting from power speakers, this belt-driven turntable gives decent sound – although if you are looking for quality stereo, then this item is not for you.

However, for kids who want to listen to grandma and grandpa’s rock n' roll, this little number does have some cool features, such as: Bluetooth connectivity to play music from streaming apps like Spotify and YouTube; a 3.5mm aux-in for playing downloaded music from an MP3 player or iTunes; an RCA aux-in to attach to external speakers; and, a headphone jack. It has built-in stereo speakers and plays 33 1/3, 45, and 78 RPM records.

The suitcase has an easy-to-carry handle and is available in 24 different colours and cool designs, including camo, denim and tie dye. This turntable makes a fun and entertaining gift.

This mid-range turntable system comes with external speakers, which makes it a good option if you want a belt-driven all-in-one music playing and listening ensemble with wireless connectivity.

The solid iron platter on this model produces stability and rotation for a quality hi-fidelity playback. It also has an adjustable counterweight and an anti-skating feature for smooth stylus performance that tunes out skipping and distortion.

As for connectivity, there is a built-in switchable phono line and pre-amplifier that you can connect to the speakers that are included with the turntable, or you can connect it to another set of externally powered speakers using the dual RCA output cables. You can also connect the turntable to your computer if you want to digitize and store your music, plus you can play music from your phone or tablet using the included speakers.

It also comes with a plastic dust cover, so you can leave the last record on the turntable overnight and not worry about dust buildup.