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Do vintage turntables sound better than modern ones? It’s a debate. On the one hand, modern turntables have the advantage of newer technologies and components and can thus deliver a more refined sound ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. With the vinyl resurgence in full swing, now is the ...

USB turntables sound like crap, make lousy-sounding files, and worse yet, almost no one uses them to play records. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio ...

Discover if vintage turntables still beat modern models under $2,000. Pros, cons, sound quality, and where to buy for the best vinyl experience. After 18 consecutive years of vinyl sales growth, it’s ...

We’re living in a vinyl renaissance — there’s no doubt about that. Vinyl sales continue to break year-over-year records (and have done so since 2005); its popularity has grown so much that more and ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

Part 5 of 7 talks about all the things to consider when purchasing, using, or repairing a vintage record player. In part 5 of 7 in our podcast series on vintage audio we talk all things turntables.

If you’ve got a collection of LPs (those pre-MP3, pre-CD, flat black platter-like things) or even 45s (like LPs, but smaller) sitting in boxes somewhere, there are probably some tunes on them, even ...

Q What do you think of buying a budget turntable brand new, compared to a vintage turntable from Craigslist or eBay for the same amount or less? — E.H., Bethel Park, Pa. A I have mixed feelings about ...