We recently built a deck-plus-amp-plus-speakers system that paired a newly Award-winning Rega turntable with an amplifier ...

NAMM 2025: We first got word of Korg’s new turntable range a year ago, when the company announced the Handytraxx Play back at ...

In a direct-drive turntable, the motor sits right under the platter, so you run the risk of that affecting the sound, but it also allows the turntable to rev up to the right speed nearly instantly ...

There’s a reason why all the turntables on this list look pretty similar ... Its smooth pitch control and rock-solid quartz-locked direct-drive platters made it the perfect deck for beatmatching and ...

The Japanese hi-fi brand was born in 1965 and is best known for inventing the direct drive turntable system, its hugely popular SL-1200 DJ decks, and various premium hi-fi separates. For its diamond ...

I sure hope Aston Martin doesn’t ghost me over this, but a whole chunk of my recent DB12 Volante video review just waxes ...

Together, this trio form an utterly handsome and talented setup for anyone wishing to stream to their heart's content without ...

After a brief hiatus that ended thanks to the resurgence of vinyl, that heritage of bombproof direct-drive decks continues with the recently released SL-1300G—a turntable aimed more at ...

Technics has a storied history dating back to the 1960s. The revered Japanese hi-fi maker is still best known for its direct-drive turntables — chief among them, the legendary Technics SL1200 — and ...

Either that, or I need my ears tested. This may be due to the “direct drive” nature of the turntable. Unlike the more familiar belt-driven turntables, pressing a button starts the platter ...