After hands-on testing across price ranges, these are the best record players for beginners and enthusiasts, all under $1,000 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Brad Moon covers audio gear, Apple products and consumer tech. With records continuing their 18 year sales growth surge and around ...

Editor's Note: March 2, 2026: In our first major update of 2026, we've added two new turntables—the splurge-worthy Technics SL-40CBT and the Audio-Technica Sound Burger portable record player. While ...

At one time or another, just about everyone in my generation owned a record player. Music came out on vinyl records. As a matter of fact, we probably all owned turntables — record players were just ...

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Spotify and Apple Music may be the main source of jams in the smartphone era, but the pleasures of physical media—CDs, cassettes, and yeah, vinyl records—have regained their cool. Vinyl in particular.