If ever you’ve attempted navigating a turntable spec sheet, at some point you’ll likely have been overwhelmed by a swathe of seemingly arbitrary information. A hi-fi spec sheet is often a festival of ...

Spinning a record or two after a long day is one of my favorite ways to unwind. Since I started collecting records in 2012, I’ve been using a trusty Pro-Ject Audio turntable my dad gave me, and it’s ...

Vinyl records haven been rendered commercially dead several times: first by the compact cassette, then the CD, and finally by the advent of digital downloads. This has caused many a lazy journalist to ...

The Audio-Technica AT-LP120-USB has been around for awhile now, and there's a reason you see it for sale at so many of your local record stores: at $299 (£279, AU$389), it offers customers an ...

Ask any budding DJ what their dream turntable is and we’re pretty sure a Technics would be high on their list. The brand’s range of direct-drive record players has carved out an enviable niche over ...

At CES 2016, Panasonic revived the Technics 1200 turntable line which had last been updated with the MK6 back in 2008. The pricey Grand Class Technics SL-1200G was targeted at audiophiles, however, ...

Spotify and Apple Music may be the main source of jams in the smartphone era, but the pleasures of physical media—CDs, cassettes, and yeah, vinyl records—have regained their cool. Vinyl in particular.

Q. I am interested in purchasing a turntable for my vinyl record collection. My budget is $500. What is your opinion of direct drive vs. belt drive turntables, do you like one better than the other? A ...