Turntable Reviews

AR
Turntable

About a quarter of a century ago, Acoustic Research developed a turntable whose simplicity, outstanding performance, and low price earned it a unique place in the hi-fi marketplace—and...
Bang&Olufsen Beogram 8000
Turntable

The Beogram 8000, currently the top-of-the-line Bang & Olufsen record player, is a direct descendant of the 4000 Series record players produced by B&O for a number of years. However,...
Benjamin Model 4100
Turntable

The Benjamin 4100 linear-tracking turntable, manufactured in Spain and imported by Benjamin Electroproducts, is a fully automatic record player with a two-speed, belt-driven platter...
Denon DP-11F
Turntable

Tin: Denon DP-11F is a single-play automatic turntable with a two-speed quartz-locked direct-drive motor and a servo-controlled low-mass straight tubular tone arm. The overall operation...
Denon DP-33F
Turntable

The Denon DP-33F is a two-speed direct-drive record player with complete front-panel control of tone-arm operation. The lateral position of the tone arm can be shifted (by means of...
Denon DP-37F
Turntable

Mount any cartridge in a tone arm, and the two will resonate together at a very low frequency. The arm/cartridge resonance can affect the low-end response of a phonograph system through...
Denon DP-52F
Turntable

The Denon DP-52F turntable has a two-speed (33-1/3- and 45-rpm) quartz-lock direct-drive a.c. motor driving a cast alloy platter weighing (with its rubber mat) about 3 pounds. Recorded...
Dual CS 5000
Turntable

The three-speed Dual CS 5000 is a semi-automatic turntable that starts rotating when the arm is moved from its rest and stops when the arm is returned. At the end of a record’s side...
Harman Kardon T60
Turntable

Harman Kardon’s Model T60 is a single-play, two-speed, semiautomatic turntable whose heavy (4-pound) die-cast aluminum-alloy platter is belt-driven by a servo-controlled, quartz-locked...
Hitachi HT-68
Turntable

The Hitachi HT-68 two-speed direct-drive turntable uses a “Unitorque” motor said to have a constant (nonpulsating) torque characteristic that results in very low rumble and flutter...
Linn Axis
Turntable

The Linn name is familiar to virtually all audiophiles largely because of the LP12 Sondek turntable, although the product line of the Glasgow-based company also includes amplifiers,...
Micro Seiki MB-38
Turntable

The MB-38 is the first fully automatic, belt-driven turntable from Micro Seiki. The full-size, cast nonferrous platter, which weighs 2 pounds including its rubber mat, is driven by...