Direct Drive

Audio-Technica Announces AT-LP8X Turntable All Image Credit: Audio-Technica Audio-Technica has expanded its line of direct-drive turntables with the semi-automatic AT-LP8X, featuring a newly designed tonearm lift that automatically raises the tonearm at the end of a record side and stops the motor if desired, – it does not return to […]

Audio-Technica Announces AT-LP8X Turntable

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Technics SL-1300G Turntable – First Look All Image Credit: Technics Technics has announced its latest Grand Class direct-drive turntable, the Technics SL-1300G. This new model introduces advanced technologies aimed at achieving precise sound reproduction, with a focus on minimizing vibrations and enhancing rotational accuracy. The SL-1300G is designed for audiophiles […]

Technics SL-1300G Turntable – First Look

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Denon Announces DP-3000NE Flagship Turntable All Image Credit: Denon Denon has just announced their DP-3000NE direct drive premium flagship turntable. This new design features: a newly improved S-shape tonearm, a new direct drive motor control board and a switched mode power supply (SMPS). The newly improved arm features; cartridge weight […]

Denon Announces DP-3000NE Flagship Turntable

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Technics New SL-1200GR2 Direct Drive Turntables All Image Credit: Technics Technics has introduced the next generation of its legendary SL1200 and 1210GR Direct Drive Turntables with a new GR2 version. These fourth generation versions of their mid-tier turntables, the silver SL-1200GR2 and its black SL-1210GR2, promise smoother and more accurate […]

Technics New SL-1200GR2 Direct Drive Turntables

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Thorens 140th Anniversary TD 124 DD – Quick Look All Image Credit: Thorens The legendary Thorens TD 124 has been around since its initial release in 1957. It was resurrected in 2020 as the TD 124 DD and re-released with a newly developed tonearm, the TP 124. This limited edition […]

Thorens 140th Anniversary TD 124 DD – Quick Look

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Technics SL-100C Turntable – Preview This post contains affiliate links. Please see my full disclosure here. All Image Credit: Technics Technics has just launched its budget friendly, entry-level, Premium Class SL-100C turntable. The original the SL-1200 was launched back in 1972 and quickly gained acceptance in the audiophile and DJ communities. […]

Technics SL-100C Turntable – Preview

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