![]() A vintage table might be great, but a modern turntable like our pick, the Audio Technica AT-LP120-USB, is going to sound just as good or better due to advances in electric-motor and speed-control technology that have trickled down to affordable models over time. I am willing to wait if it’s hard to find, or pay more if necessary, because I don’t like to buy things twice.Ī: Don’t listen to that guy telling you that you need a vintage turntable. The question is: What vintage turntable do you recommend to avoid the static, crackle, and pop of imperfect old vinyl playing through some excellent speakers? So here I am looking all over eBay, where apparently everyone and their neighbor have gone Tickle Me Elmo insane outbidding each other for “vintage.” I’ve never been a sheeple, so I declined joining the mob. (I unwisely sold my ’70s/’80s equipment in a ’98 garage sale-aargh!)Īnyway, the guy who sold me the speakers told me that my old vinyl was going to sound like crap on my new gifted turntable and that I needed to get a nice vintage turntable (but he doesn’t do turntables). Q: I recently bought a couple of vintage speakers because, for a while now (eight years), I’ve been wanting to listen to my old albums. ![]() ![]() Will a vintage turntable make my old vinyl records sound better? Although we try to cover as much as we can in our reviews and guides, if you’re looking for further advice please write to us at and we’ll do our best to point you in the right direction. Each week our editors will answer your most pressing questions.
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