Setting up the turntable is easy enough as well — although you’ll need to follow instructions if you’ve never done it before ...

The Audio-Technica AT3600L that comes premounted on the TEAC turntable is the world's most popular phono cartridge, but the sound rates as average. As mentioned in past columns, the stylus has a ...

Audio behemoth Victrola, based in Camden, NJ, since 1906, gave its product lines a much-needed breath of fresh air in 2025.

The first is that a turntable will always need a phono stage and a stereo amplifier in between it and the speakers to make a sound. These elements can be found in individual boxes if you're gunning ...

Each sounds better on the Orbit Theory than on any other turntable I’ve tested. Speaking of Pink Floyd, I had to simply sit back and listen to Dark Side of the Moon played through in its entirety.

And if those corners are on the bits that actually affect the sound, such as the motor or the stylus cartridge, then those may be a cut too far. The thing about turntables is that they are ...

While a record player is self-contained and will play vinyl without any other equipment, the sound quality is typically poor; a turntable and speakers (like Audioengine’s A2+) will give you a ...

If that’s what you want to do, then the high-quality Pro-Ject aluminium tonearm and Ortofon white 2M cartridge deliver excellent sound quality. On the occasion of the launch of Turntable II, Eno sat ...