The Audio-Technica is a high-quality turntable designed to provide accurate digital conversion of the LPs. Their turntables are very reasonably priced and have that Japanese precision engineering that makes them so popular.Ĭoming to the Audio Technica AT LP120, it can play 33, 45 and 78 rpm records and also has a reverse playback capability as well as pitch adjustment function. Some of you might already be familiar with this storied Japanese brand – they make some of our favorite headphones, including the industry-defining ATH-M50x. In the world of direct drive turntables, you can't really do better than Audio Technica. I recommend every beginner to start out with a direct drive turntable before graduating to a belt driven turntable. Audiophiles don't like it, but for a beginner, a direct drive turntable offers serious value for money. While this direct operation is easier, cheaper, and more reliable, it is also more prone to vibrations. This is different from a belt drive turntable (such as the Pro-Ject Debut Carbon above) where the motor drives a belt which, in turn, drives the turntable. That is, the turntable is driven by the motor. Mac- and PC-compatible Audacity softwareĪs we wrote in an earlier article, in a direct drive turntable, the motor sits directly below the turntable.You also have to change speed manually – there is no option to do it automatically. Along with the already installed 2M Red, this combination of arm and cartridge yields incomparable recovery and tracking of musical nuances found within grooves of vinyl.Īlthough we love its build quality, some users report humming noises. If you decrease the unwanted resonances, the 8.6 inches carbon-fiber Tonearm produces a higher fidelity straightaway by playing any LP. It also has an updated DC power supply to offer definite speed stability, and the highly praised Ortofon 2M Red moving-magnet cartridge that enhances excellent retrieval of detail. The Pro-Ject Debut Carbon DC features an incredible carbon-fiber Tonearm that ensures its stiffness and sturdiness. Honestly speaking the Pro-Ject Debut Carbon beats a variety of turntables in quality, value, and performance. This DC plug and play turntable comes with a pre-installed Ortofon 2M Red Cartridge, DC Power Supply, and Carbon-Fiber Tonearm. Pro-Ject Debut Carbon is not only the best turntable for beginners, but also the best one ever made by Pro-Ject. Read on to find our top picks for turntables as well as get a short guide to buying the right turntable for your needs.
Which is why we put together this guide to help you buy the best turntable for beginners.
There are far too many technical terms to deal and all the standard audio brands that you know of rarely have any offerings in this category. Now, you can buy them on any retail store, including Amazon.īecause of this new-found accessibility, more and more beginners are turning to vinyl, and, by proxy, to turntables.Īs a beginner, buying a turntable can be challenging. I remember hunting for cartridges and styluses on eBay (even the UK version) in the 2000s. Thanks to this renewed interest, turntables have become cheaper and more accessible. Vinyl has, of course, enjoyed a resurgence ever since hipsters rediscovered it in the 2010s. Plus, if you're like me, you accept the pops and scratches as “battle scars” of the vinyl's physical history. And while the sound on a CD might be cleaner, vinyl has a characteristic analog warmth that's hard to replicate. Yet, there is something incredibly satisfying about pulling a record from its sleeve, placing it on a turntable, and docking in the stylus. You also have to be super careful about storing vinyl – something you don't have to even think about with digital mediums. Then there are the vagaries of the physical medium itself – notches or scratches impact playback, as well as reduced HF near the inner radius. From a purely technical perspective, vinyl's audio quality is lower than CDs and many digital formats such as FLAC. On paper, vinyl should have no place in an audiophile's library.
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