Turntables
If you want to play back your LP, a record player is what you need. A good turntable not only spins you right round, but it stops unwanted vibrations from getting to your wanted vibrations. Record players come in many varieties, from the simple to the complex. Luckily we stock something for all tastes.
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Michell TecnoDec now supplied with a T2 Tonearm and Unicover
Michell's new entry-level turntable, taking the low-noise DC motor and the impedance-matched platter of the GyroDec, along with an advanced bearing on an elegant solid-plinth design with damped feet. The Michell TecnoDec requires no user-setup or maintenance. Learn More -
Denon DP-3000NE Direct Drive Turntable
This is a solid piece of engineering invoking that retro turntable feel and sound. Direct drive unit separates this from most of our other Turntable offerings.
This unit does not come with a cartridge.
Pair a Sumiko Blue point special ($1099) with this deck for a clear singing precision.
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Luphonic H2 Turntable with K2 Tonearm
The H2 model is a high-quality turntable with belt drive and a tonearm with gimbal suspension. The unusual shape of the turntable was chosen to minimize possible interference from the platter bearing on the tonearm. To avoid sound-disturbing influences from the motor or impact sound, a sandwich construction was chosen, with a layer of vibration-damping foam inserted in the center. The chassis is made of solid surface material, which has low resonance due to its high density and physical structure, making it an ideal material for this application. The highly polished surface is produced by a complex process involving 7 grinding and polishing passes, and impresses with its pleasant feel.
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Rega Planar 8 Turntable
The Planar 8 is now available in a Matt White finish as well.
Elegant and skeletal like a ballerina in a skin suit this record player is we believe the best musical performer available for the money.
Add a factory fitted Rega Ania MC cartridge ($900), Ania Pro MC ($1500) or Rega's new Apheta 3 MC cartridge ($2200).
Another killer cartridge with the Planar 8 is the Sumiko Blackbird ($2299)
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Pro-Ject X8 Evolution Turntable
This turntable takes a lot of the good stuff from its bigger siblings, the Xtension 9 & 10 as well as incorporating some new ideas into the Pro-ject inventory.
This turntable has the option for connecting it in a true balanced way to a matched phono stage (Phono Box DS3 B for example). A balanced connection like this serves to dramatically decrease the noise floor of the whole system letting the emotion and the detail shine through. Similar systems are used on some of the most high-end turntables we offer like the Yamaha GT5000.
It keeps true to Pro-Ject form with a high mass plinth and platter paired with a solid bearing design coupled of course with a conical carbon fibre 9cc tonearm. The tonearm has easy adjustability for vertical and horizontal tracking angle resulting in better imaging and fidelity.
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Luphonic H1 Turntable with K2 Tonearm
The H1 model is the result of consistent resonance and vibration tests. This involved testing how the moving components, e.g. the motor, the bearing, etc., affect the sound. To achieve the best possible result, the chassis of the H1 was made of a very light but strong rigid foam bonded to a stiff laminate. The shape and material of the chassis transmit virtually no vibrations or resonances towards the tonearm.
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Rega Planar 6 turntable ... rotational excellence
Now available in a Matt White finish as well!
The new Planar 6 takes Rega's detail retrieval to an unfounded level in the hotly contested sub $4000 category. Come and audition it today.
I have taken one of these home for my Ambience loudspeakers with old Audiolab pre and power to upgrade from our old P3 and its ... fabulous.
There such a definitive joy in rediscovering a familiar piece of vinyl born again on a new turntable and cartridge that ranks up there with the glass of irreplaceable wine and the spring morning motorcycle ride in Bavarian mountainsides ... unlike the latter two you can do it again and again without damaging health ...
Best paired with a factory fitted Rega Exact MM cartridge ($400), an Ania MC cartridge ($900) or the new Ania Pro MC cartridge ($1400).
Other great options are the Soundsmith Otello for a silky smooth, very 3D sound ($890) and a Sumiko Blue Point Special for some sparkling highs and gorgeous separation ($1099)
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Pro-ject Automat A2 Turntable
This is an upmarket Automatic Turntable with more features than your ordinary Automatic deck and stylish looks to boot.
It can be set to have an automatic drop-off point for 7" or 12" records and also has a function for 78rpms meaning all of the old records in your family's collection can now be brought back to life.
It comes with a high quality Ortofon 2M red cartridge, a floating sub-chassis, damped platter and is handmade in Germany!
Available in Black only.
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Rega System One with Io Amp, Kyte Speakers & Planar 1 Turntable
Black Friday Special available until stock runs out.
Exceptional quality for a 'starter' system. Your Turntable needs met with fantastic sound quality.
Rega is British owned and manufactured and have been a much loved staple of Carlton Audio Visual for decades. Rega started life making turntables and it shows in everything else they make. They build beautiful gear without compromise keeping it simple to keep the music pure.
Their turntables are consistently class leading and best performing for their price, their amps are rich and warm and a favourite with our customers and staff and their speakers are beautifully built and sound effortless.
All-in-all a great option as a pack to hit the ground running.
What Hi-Fi? on the Rega System One
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Rega Planar 3 50th anniversary, Special Edition Turntable
A classic turntable made into even more of a collectable. There will be a limited run of these 50th Anniversary versions of the Rega Planar 3 50th anniversay.
This unit includes some really fancy upgrades over the standard Planar 3 for a fraction of the cost buying them off the shelf. This includes:
- Neo PSU Mk 2 power supply
- factory fitted Exact cartridge
- Reference EBLT
- 24V motor fitted with the aluminium drive pulley instead of the standard plastic one.
- Premium Walnut finish
Units expected to arrive in September.
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Roksan Attessa Turntable
The new Turntable from Roksan is designed around minimalist ideals. Less is More!
The Unipivot tonearm has a single point bearing instead of the multiple horizontal and vertical bearings of a gimbal design. This means there's a reduction in the coupling surface area. In short - less vibrational resonance.
A high mass glass platter within an Aluminium shell providing extra dampening. All made to look sleek and sexy.
Built in phono stage for a reduced clean look without the need for an external unit.
Highly controlled microprocessor built in for exacting speed control.
A gorgeous unit that'll make many customers happy.
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Pro-Ject X2 Turntable
The X2 is Pro-Ject's new Turntable and like others in the Pro-Ject range it boasts great quality sound and some handy features. A super Acoustically Dampening, High Mass Acryllic Platter, push button speed changes 33 1/3 to 45 to even 78 (with a belt and cartridge change) and Carbon/Aluminium Tonearm with adjustable VTE & Azimuth. Talk to us about what cartridge will be suit your needs and your system. We don't charge cartridge fitting costs and will happily set up the Turntable with your choice of cartridge. Learn More -
Pro-Ject Metallica Limited Edition Turntable, EX-DEMO
A really special Turntable designed alongside Metallica themselves this will become a real talking point in anyone's living room.
Only a limited amount of these have been made and relatively few have come to Australia.
The last one left at Carlton Audio Visual. It hasn't had any play and has been sitting in a display window on Lygon st.
Learn MoreRegular Price: $2,299.00
Special Price $1,749.00
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Rega Planar 3 Turntable
While other brands of record player suffered mass extinction through the asteroidal impact of Compact Disc in the early eighties Rega sales never faltered.
During the long dark years of Compact Disc we always kept a Planar 3 on readiness in the store to play an old Pink Floyd record and show people how much better vinyl could sound.
Like a crocodile hunkering down in the swamp the Planar 3 just kept on with the job of pleasing music lovers and occasionally consuming careless newly evolved Digital Mammals ...
Add a factory fitted Rega Elys 2 cartridge normally $350 but in a package with the turntable only $200 extra.
Or the more detailed and better controled, Rega Exact, for an extra $350 (normally $650). And it comes factory fitted, ready to go.
Of course you can choose your own cartridge from our wide selection as well. Ortofon 2M Blue or even a Bronze are very popular. As are cartridges in the Sumiko range. On of the beauties of the Planar 3 in particular is it does so well with a plethora of cartridges. Call us to discuss what would be best for you.
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Pro-Ject Juke Box E, Turntable & Amplifier !
Only BLACK available.
A clever and convenient all-in-one system combining an amplifier with the Turntable. Included in this set up is also a phono preamp which means all one needs for a complete system is a set of bookshelf speakers.
This is a space saving unit designed with apartments and a minimalistic aesthetic in mind.
Combine this with a set of Pro-Ject Box 5 Bookshelf speakers for the perfect matching set.
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Pro-Ject X1, Walnut
This is a well thought out turntable from well-respected Pro-Ject. They've used classic aspects of their design and bundled the best of them into a great, not-overly-priced, turntable.
This Turntable comes with a light and super stiff Tonearm being made from a carbon fibre/aluminium sandwich, an acoustically dampening acrylic platter and the convenience of speed control at the end of your finger tips on the deck. Doing away with having to lift up the platter to change the speed for those 45rpm records.
Finished off in a walnut veneer, this deck looks sleek and beautiful in any home.
This Turntable doesn't come with a cartridge. Please give us a call to talk about cartridge options. We can mount and set up a cartridge in store and have it ready to collect or ship as if it came from the factory that way.
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Special Price $1,169.00
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Rega Planar 2 Walnut, Special Edition
The incredibly popular Planar 2 is now also available in a stylish wood finish with a smoked dust cover.
This unit represents value for money and is a standout performer in its class. The one piece alluminium tonearm smooth, well-built bearings and glass platter all make for a clean sound that is also extremely musical.
In stock now in Carlton!
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Rega Planar 2 Turntable
This is the newest incarnation of this 40 year long running model. There are still Planar 2s out there in your grandfathers house that he blew his student grant on in 1976 (remember student grants? Baby boomers had it good didn't they ...) It has the glass platter and 24V motor of the Planar 3 with a simplified tonearm and chassis construction.
It comes as standard with the Rega Carbon cartridge that is ... OK ... basically a relabelled Audio Technica AT95 ... but we believe this turntable is very worthy of an upgrade.
We started selling Rega Planar 2s thirty years ago and dealing with them again is like meeting an old friend from uni and playing music with them and feeling young and stoned again ....
"What Hi Fi?"loves the Planar 2.
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Project Debut Carbon Evo with Ortofon 2M Red
On Special for Black Friday until stocks run-out. Only WALNUT available.
The Pro-Ject Debut Carbon looms large in HiFi circles as a must hear Vinyl player in the $1K price bracket. It's an affordable deck with a good sound. A little less money than a Rega Planar 3 ($1449), it doesn't have the cleanliness in the sound of the Rega but it's a major step up from the Primary E or the Essential in the Pro-Ject range. All of a sudden you're getting a real Turntable, not something that feels like a toy designed only to sit on a dresser and be played only when friends are over.
A solid Turntable for when you start to get serious about Vinyl.
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Rega Planar 78
This is for the real 78 RPM enthusiasts. No compromises made. Have a whole separate turntable just for your 78s!! Oh yeah...!!
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