If you are looking for a good quality turntable to listen to your vinyl records, we recommend a minimum budget of $300-$500.
While you may have seen record players for as little as $50, these turntables are often more for novelty purposes. They’re more like a toy or an item that looks cool on a shelf than a piece of actual audio equipment. Due to their low build-quality and cheap parts, they won’t provide the signature sound you’re looking for and may even damage your precious vinyl records. With new records going for $30+, we think it's worth investing a few hundred dollars in a great turntable to assure your vinyl collection will last for years.
Starting around $300, you can get a nice quality turntable. While the sky's the limit (we sell turntables that cost well into the thousands of dollars), $300-$500 is an excellent budget for a turntable that will produce a great sound, won’t damage your records and will last for decades. To help with your decision, we've put together the 10 Best Turntables Under $500. If you have any questions on which table is the best for your situation, please do not hesitate to chat with us online or call us.
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