Turntables

This humble little injection moulded moulded belt drive P Mount fully automatic turntable is a nostalgia trip back to my early retailing days in the seventies. Yet it still sells through several times a week. A very neat device with switcheable built in Phono stage that can be plonked into a modern system and reintroduce you to the joys of vinyl.

Selling at a price point where otherwise only the nastiest of plastic devices from brands like Crosley and Audio Technica are sold.

Made in Europe and coming with an Ortofon cartridge this is one excellent bargain. Completely manual the straightforward belt drive design lowers the noise floor and emulates the basic principles of players worth thousands.

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The new E1 Turntable sits above the Primary E in the Pro-Ject range giving some generous upgrades to the Primary E.

A new tonearm is made from Aluminium and is stiffer and more acoustically dampening.

The bearings are the same as in the Debut Carbon and the Deck can be upgraded with an Acrylic platter or even a standard Debut platter.

The belt is placed on the subplatter accidentally having the belt slip off the rotating platter is not an issue.

Also this unit comes with electronic speed control. Convenience and simplicity for changing from 33 to 45rpm records.

This is a plug-and-play unit, designed to be played straight out of the box. A simple, clever design that is more than your basic turntable but without the excessive pricetag.

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The Classic Primary E turntable with a built in phono stage for extra flexibility intergrating it into different systems. 

Incredible value and the perfect starter turntable. 

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An improved version of the Primary E Phono with a couple of very smart upgrades for only $60 more than the Primary E Phono, you're actually getting better value with this deck.

Upgraded bearings on this turntable means it actually has the same bearing as Pro-Ject's award winning and ever popular Debut Carbon! It's been paired out of the box with a quality ABS Polymer platter BUT the improved bearing means you can put on a Debut steel platter or even an Acrylic one for a serious upgrade.

It boasts a much better tonearm than the Primary E as well. Made out of Aluminium, it is sturdier and has less internal vibrations making it a quieter arm for your listening pleasure.

The belt is now underneath the platter meaning no more accidental slips of the belt from the platter and speed is controlled with a touch of a button rather than a manual change of the belt from pulley to pulley.

This version comes replete with a built-in phono stage for easy connectivity.

The perfect starter turntable that is great value but more than your basic Deck.

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When they build these record players in the factory in Southend in the U.K there is a man whose sole job is to assemble the tonearm bearing and he sets the tolerance on the tonearm to below one Micron. No other manufacturer engineers their budget record players so extremely by hand ... or comes even close to the Rega engineering tolerances at this price level.

This is simply the best budget turntable ... ever ... and they have made it look and feel so good.

The unique factory that builds these by hand in England has never advertised and never borrowed money. They are a law unto themselves and have only one aim which is simply to allow people to have the best music in their homes for the least money and the longest time.

Constructionally this is a device of extreme simplicity but exacting tolerances and critical use of materials. Roy Gandy (the founder and where the company name comes from) is all about building sensitive vibration measurement machines.

I used to play a game with millenials when I would show them the platter of the earlier model RP1 and say that if they could tell me what it was made of that I would give them the record player for free. I don't do it anymore ...

The platter is actually made of bakealite and is all part of the Mr Gandy's principle of building the turntable as a vibration sensing instrument. Most people associate it with Radios and Telephones from the thirties and forties, it is uniquely appropriate in this engineering context and is a far better solution than the cheap alloy and MDF normally used as the platter material iin budget turntables.

These classic Turntables come in a Matt White, Matt Black and a Walnut finish. The Walnut finish is $699

 A visit to the Rega factory last year

Official website for the Rega Planar 1

"The Audiophile Man" reviews the Planar 1

The Pro-Ject E1 BT is a handy version of the E1 with Bluetooth transmitter capable of transmitting the turntable signal to Bluetooth speakers, headphones or amplifers.

Be aware though that in turning your turntable signal into a Bluetooth one, you are makng it digital. The beauty of the analogue signal from start to finish which is what makes Vinyl stand out from other music mediums is lost.

The best way to do vinyl is therefore still with cables. But if Bluetooth is absolutely necessary, this is a good option.

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A simple no fuss design for a solid turntable in the entry level range. 

Unlike other entry level offerings we have, this one has a removable head shell. Handy for those who like to quickly swap cartridges.

Do you often start playing a record and then get distracted by something else or fall asleep on the couch with a half finished glass of wine...?

This automatic turntable starts with a press of a button and will automatically pop up once it reaches the end of the record. No need to worry about wearing out your cartridge while it endlessly rubs against the label on your LPs! 

And it's built well where other Automatic decks make compromises.

Belt Drive fully automatic turntable ... 

Drunkeness or narcolepsy are no obstacle to playing records with the Denon DP300. With full automatic needle on and needle off the record, and front mounted controls that can be used with the lid down, this will get you through the night.
This is the classic mid priced Japanese turntable that to be honest was always outpointed on sound quality by Rega and Thorens but has its niche because of fully automatic operation allied to a reasonable tonearm and cartridge with a good acoustic plinth design. This is actually a surprisingly competent vinyl replay machine that age has wearied and is of fundamentally good quality and value.

Denon Homepage on the DP300F turntable 

Rega asked themselves, how to make the most successful turntable that they have ever made sound better, be even easier to use and be more accessible to a wider audience? The answer was simple; the engineers added a custom designed, high quality, moving magnet phono stage based around the multi-award winning What Hi-Fi? 5 Star Fono Mini.

Now this popular turntable comes in a Matt Black and Matt White finish.

A great Turntable especially good for those looking for something with a switchable phono stage. This means the Turntable can evolve with your system. If you start off plugged into a Sonos speaker, use the on board phono stage and when you're upgrading to a dedicated amp and set of speakers simply switch of the phono stage and use that built into the amplifier.

I love the Aluminium one piece Tonearm on this unit too. These types of tonearms are the industry standard. 

And Pro-Ject have kept it at a very affordable price. 

Bringing most of what the Debut Carbon Evo brings you, this unit has cut a couple of corners in case you a budget conscious. 

The plinth and therefore the overall weight of the unit is not as rigid and dampening as the EVO edition. You can see that its WOW and flutter specifications are higher than the Evo. Meaning a little less precision in the sound and more fluctuation with pitch and speed stability. And there are the colour choices of the EVO - it only comes in Black.

Having said that, it is pimped out with the iconic Carbon fibre 8.6" Pro-Ject tonearm, Ortofon 2M Red cartridge and has the heavy steel platter of the EVO edition. 

You're getting most of the way there with this turntable and saving a couple hundred dollars. 

If however, you're picky with your Vinyl, you'll want the EVO version!

(This unit does come with a hinged Dust Cover)

This is for the real 78 RPM enthusiasts. No compromises made. Have a whole separate turntable just for your 78s!! Oh yeah...!!

A slight redesign of the original Juke Box E. Now with an upgraded tonearm and headshell, upgraded anti resonant plinth material and a newly designed motor. All of this makes them just that much more HiFi.

Available in Black and White

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. 

Official page from Rega

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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This is the replacement for the highly popular Debut Carbon EVO. 

These Turntables are designed to last. Made from the best of materials and put together by hand in the EU.

Pro-Ject have a long lineage of manufacturing great Turntables, that are affordable and that stand the test of time. 

This unit comes with their classic Carbon Fibre Tonearm renowned for it's strength and stiffness which makes it perfect for reducing those unwanted vibrations in the system.

The ever popular and timeless Planar 3 is being offered at an incredible deal as part of the silly season.

Coming fully equiped with the Elys 2 cartridge for less than what you'd pay for a straight Planar 3 with no cart.