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Victrola’s VPT-800 Automatic Turntable This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. All Image Credit Victrola If your looking to start your vinyl journey this low cost Bluetooth turntable from Victrola will get you on your way. The Victrola VPT-800 is a fully automatic belt driven turntable, has […]

Victrola’s VPT-800 Automatic Turntable

November 8, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Automatic Turntable / Belt Drive / Bluetooth Turntable / Victrola / VPT-800 by fromvinyltoplastic

VPI Introduces The Model One Turntable All Image Credit: VPI VPI has announced its latest turntable, the Model One, a first in the company’s new modular Forever turntable series. Based on decades of turntable design, the company has developed the Forever Series to showcase a new era in the performance […]

VPI Introduces The Model One Turntable

November 1, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Forever Series / Model One / Turntable / VPI by fromvinyltoplastic

Goldring Announces GR3 Turntable – First Look All Image Credit: Goldring The GR3 turntable is the first table released by Goldring in almost twenty years, marking their return to the turntable arena. This latest model is of the plug-and-play variety including their Goldring E3 moving magnet (MM) cartridge and a […]

Goldring Announces GR3 Turntable – First Look

October 14, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Goldring / GR3 / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

Pro-Ject T1 Evo Turntable Series – Quick Look All Image Credit: Pro-Ject Pro-Jects latest range of turntables promise high-fidelity sound without a high price tag. This trio of players are named the; T1 Evo, T1 Evo Phono and T1 Evo BT. The three models are mechanically almost identical except in […]

Pro-Ject T1 Evo Turntable Series – Quick Look

September 27, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Pro-Ject / T1 EVO / T1 EVO BT / T1 EVO Phono by fromvinyltoplastic

Pro-Ject Debut EVO 2 Turntable Lineup All Image Credit: Pro-Ject Pro-Ject have announced the new and affordable Debut EVO2, an updated version of the original Debut introduced in the late 1990’s. This latest design is to replace the Debut Carbon EVO and draws on elements from the Debut PRO design. […]

Pro-Ject Debut EVO 2 Turntable Lineup

August 28, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Debut / EVO 2 / Pro-Ject / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

Auris MYSTiK Turntable – First Look All Image Credit: Auris Audio Auris Audio of Serbia have announced a new belt driven turntable called the MYSTiK. Its sleek and modern design embodies minimalist aesthetics that integrate both traditional and state-of-the-art materials into the production of this turntable, being crafted from the […]

Auris MYSTiK Turntable – First Look

August 23, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Auris / Belt Drive / MYSTiK / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

Pro-Ject XA B Turntable – Quick Look All Image Credit: Pro-Ject Pro-Ject has announced the XA B turntable, an acrylic entry-level vinyl player for the X-Series. This new turntable uses an acrylic plinth chosen for its damping qualities, resulting in what the maker describes as a “wonderful sounding” turntable at […]

Pro-Ject XA B Turntable – Quick Look

August 9, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Balanced Design / Belt Drive / Pro-Ject / Turntable / XA B by fromvinyltoplastic

Pro-Ject PRO B Turntable – First Look All Image Credit: Pro-Ject Pro-Ject have announced their new PRO B turntable, an audiophile upgrade of their earlier PRO model. Most notable is the addition of Pro-Ject’s True Balanced Connection concept technology, for reduced signal noise and interference. This upgraded model features an […]

Pro-Ject PRO B Turntable – First Look

August 6, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Balanced Design / Belt Drive / PRO B / Pro-Ject by fromvinyltoplastic

FiiO Announces TT13 Fully Automatic Bluetooth Turntable FiiO is leaping onto the vinyl revival bandwagon with their recent announcement of their first turntable, the TT13. This Bluetooth, belt drive model is fully automatic in operation, with stop, start and repeat functions plus an automatic lift mechanism. Turntable operation is through […]

FiiO Announces TT13 Fully Automatic Bluetooth Turntable

May 28, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Bluetooth Turntable / FiiO / TT13 by fromvinyltoplastic

Lenco Announces LBT-335BA Bluetooth Turntable All Image Credit: Lenco Lenco recently announced another addition to their ever expanding turntable range, the belt driven Bluetooth streaming LBT-335BA, clearly indicating their continued support for the format. The LBT-335BA gives a nod to the impact of vinyl on the environment by being made […]

Lenco Announces LBT-335BA Bluetooth Turntable

May 23, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Bluetooth Turntable / LBT-335BA / Lenco by fromvinyltoplastic

Luphonic Labs Announce R2 Turntable All Image Credit: Luphonic Labs Luphonic Labs of Germany opened its doors in 2020. It is a manufacture of high quality turntables, a tonearm and accessories for the home audio market. Its latest turntable is the belt driven R2 that adopts many of the design […]

Luphonic Labs Announce R2 Turntable

May 9, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Luphonic Labs / R2 / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

AVID Acutus Dark Iron – First Look All Image Credit: AVID HiFi The British Hi-Fi manufacturer AVID has just released its first new turntable in six years. Replacing the current 2018 Acutus Dark Limited Edition, with the new Acutus Dark Iron that features improved engineering, a new integrated motor design, […]

AVID Acutus Dark Iron – First Look

May 3, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Acutus Iron / Avid HiFi / Belt Drive / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

Pro-Ject Announces T2 And T2 Super Turntables All Image Credit: Pro-Ject Pro-Ject has announced two new budget plug-and-play turntables, the T2 and the T2 Super Phono. Both belt-drive models share the same basic design, internal circuitry and general specifications. The only significant difference is that the T2 Super Phono has […]

Pro-Ject Announces T2 And T2 Super Turntables

April 4, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Phono / Pro-Ject / T2 / T2 Super / Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

Clearaudio Signature Turntable – Quick Look All Image Credit: Clearaudio Clearaudio of Germany have just announced a special edition of their new Concept Signature turntable that is exclusively for the US market, now just called the Signature turntable. This new model has been made both specifically and exclusively for the […]

Clearaudio Signature Turntable – Quick Look

March 14, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Clearaudio / Signature Turntable by fromvinyltoplastic

Lenco Launches High-End LBT-345WA Turntable All Image Credit: Lenco Lenco has announced a new high-end turntable for their Expertise range, the LBT-345WA. This new belt-drive model is finished in an exclusive gloss walnut color and arrives with; Bluetooth, a switchable built-in RIAA phono pre-amp, Ortofon MM cartridge, chrome-plated record stabilizer, […]

Lenco Launches High-End LBT-345WA Turntable

March 5, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Belt Drive / Bluetooth Turntable / LBT-345WA / Lenco by fromvinyltoplastic