![]() Let me say it plainly: I like all-in-one record players and I am not a monster who hates his records. These options are perfect for certain people and specific scenarios, and if nothing more, they are often a gateway into future setups once the ritual of listening to music on vinyl is deeply rooted. Although these may not be the absolute best options in the record player universe, sometimes easier and cheaper is more of a priority. It is true, if you balance your tonearm with a cinder block and you never change your needle, you may damage your records… but that’s also true of high-end turntables. There are a surprising number of people (internet trolls, let’s be honest heart emoji) who will go out of their way to tell you that some of these record players are garbage and that you are absolutely RUINING ( gasp) your records, if you put them on these turntables. So you might ask yourself why I, or anyone really, would “waste” time talking about simple all-in-one turntable setups. I love music, first, collecting vinyl as a general practice, second-it’s nice when someone says “what’s this?” and you can hand them a record sleeve instead of your iPhone, just sayin’-and third, like a growing flock of others who share those traits, I enjoy constantly updating my own record player setups to make sure I’m eeking the most out of every record groove on my crowded shelves. I’ve written about turntables and record players many times, and I’ve enthusiastically recommended different setups and stereo equipment to people for years.
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