The Best Audiophile Turntables
Welcome to our curated selection of the finest audiophile turntables available today. This collection is a testament to superior craftsmanship and engineering, featuring turntables that are the epitome of audio excellence.
Every turntable showcased here is equipped with top-tier components, premium cartridges, and needles, as well as exceptional vibration and resonance reduction features. These elements combine to offer you the highest quality playback, transforming your vinyl listening experience into an auditory feast.
Whether you're a seasoned audiophile seeking to elevate your setup or an enthusiastic beginner looking to invest in a high-end turntable, this collection provides you with a comprehensive guide to the very best in the market. Dive into our detailed reviews and let the journey to unparalleled vinyl audio begin.
The highest quality Audiophile turntableS
Pro-Ject - 1Xpression Carbon Classic ($999)
This audiophile turntable is an absolute stunning addition to any stereo. It has everything you want including an 8.6" carbon tonearm with Evo Kardan rings, advanced Ortofon 2M Silver cartridge, heavy aluminum sandwich platter with TPE technology for superior resonance damping, and is a belt-driven system with synchronous motor.
Marantz TT-15S1 Reference Belt Drive Turntable ($1499)
This gorgeous white Marantz reference audiophile turntable is an absolutely incredible record player to add to your stereo. It features low-resonance high-density acrylic chassis and platter, floating motor mount construction, asynchronous AC motor, belt drive with endless silicon belt, anodized aluminum tone arm, and magnetic anti-skate mechanism. This one won't leave you wanting.
Music Hall MMF-5.3SE Rosenut 2-Speed Turntable ($1395)
This audiophile turntable features dual-plinth construction, real wood rosenut veneer, sorbothane isolation orbs, carbon resonance-dampening tonearm with Ortofon 2M Bronze Cartridge and it looks better than just about any turntable you will find. Simple, elegant, audiophile quality turntable.
Thorens - TD240-2 Automatic Turntable ($1099)
This Thorens audiophile precision belt-drive turntable is fully automatic, with playback speeds of 33-1/3 rpm, 45 rpm, and 78 rpm, non-magnetic aluminum 1.5lb 12" turntable platter, and has the Audio Technica AT95E moving magnet cartridge. This is a great option for any music-lovers stereo.
Music Hall MMF-7.3 2-Speed Audiophile Turntable ($1595)
This higher-end audiophile turntable from Music Hall features their unique dual-plinth construction, carbon-fiber tonearm with resonance dampening, completely isolated/decoupled DC motor with 33⅓ and 45 rpm speed controls and comes with the Ortofon 2M Bronze cartridge.
Thorens TD 309 Tri-Balance Manual Turntable - TP92 AT95B ($1999)
This masterpiece is one of the finest audiophile turntables you can buy from Thorens and features everything you'd expect in a top-of-the-line high-end record player. It has innovative Tri-Balance suspended sub chassis, a new suspension system to make setting up easy, low noise/low voltage electronically speed controlled DC motor, adjustable belt tension, aluminum sub platter with single line contact, fused silica platter for consistency and sound quality, a new low resonance TP 92 arm with precision Japanese bearings, and the arm is adjustable for azimuth and overhang.
Technics SL-1200G direct-drive turntable ($4000)
This is arguably the best audiophile turntable in existence. It features a coreless direct-drive motor with high-precision motor control technology, three-layered turntable platter, high-level precision balance adjustment, highly-sensitive tonearm, four-layered cabinet construction, and high quality terminals. Technics is a trusted name in turntables and they continue that legacy with this brand new model.
Thorens TD206 Gloss Red Turntable ($1499)
Another vibrant audiophile turntable from Thorens, this gloss red record player features low noise-low voltage speed controlled DC motor, adjustable belt tension, two-part aluminium/acrylic platter, new TP 90 tonearm with precision Japanese bearings, and an adjustable tonearm for height, azimuth, and overhang.
Mark Levinson 515 turntable ($10,000)
This Mark Levinson 515 turntable is like the Rolls Royce of audio equipment. The entry-level model will run you $10,000 and that's without a cartridge, so buckle up if you're on a budget.
The Best Budget Audiophile Turntable
Pro-Ject - Debut Carbon ($399)
A simple and elegant audiophile turntable, the Pro-Ject Debut Carbon is one of the most common models you'll find if you reach beyond entry-level record players and it acts as a gateway to the models listed above. For $399 you get the best audiophile turntable under $500 with everything you need in a basic high-quality turntable -- also, it comes with an Ortofon 2M Red cartridge that is sure to leave you and your vinyl collection satisfied.