Direct-drive turntables

Instant start-up and rock-solid speed — every current direct-drive deck, DJ and hi-fi.

32 models currently match the filter, shown from the lowest reference price to the highest. This is a database shortlist, not a ranked review.

DJ Lenco L-3808 direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · USB — DJ Stanton STX direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth · USB $249 DJ Reloop RP-2000 MK2 direct drive · 33/45 rpm $300 DJ Numark NTX1000 direct drive · 33/45 rpm $385 Budget Audio-Technica AT-LP120XUSB direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage · USB $399 Budget Audio-Technica AT-LP120XBT-USB direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth · USB $449 DJ Pioneer DJ PLX-500 direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · USB $449 DJ Reloop RP-4000 MK2 direct drive · 33/45 rpm $460 DJ Audio-Technica AT-LP140XP direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm $549 Hi-fi Audio-Technica AT-LP5X direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage · USB $599 DJ Reloop RP-7000 MK2 direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm $680 DJ Pioneer DJ PLX-1000 direct drive · 33/45 rpm $889 Hi-fi TEAC TN-4D-SE direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $900 DJ Denon DJ VL12 Prime direct drive · 33/45 rpm $999 DJ Reloop RP-8000 MK2 direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm · USB $1,000 Hi-fi Reloop Turn 5 direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $1,050 Hi-fi Dual CS 618Q direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $1,100 Hi-fi Thorens TD 402 DD direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $1,100 Hi-fi Audio-Technica AT-LP8X direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm $1,299 DJ Technics SL-1200MK7 direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm $1,300 DJ Pioneer DJ PLX-CRSS12 direct drive · 33/45 rpm · USB $1,399 Hi-fi Technics SL-100C direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm $1,400 Hi-fi Cambridge Audio Alva TT v2 direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth $1,499 Hi-fi Music Hall Stealth direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm $1,499 Hi-fi Technics SL-1500C direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage $1,500 High-end Denon DP-3000NE direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage $2,499 High-end Technics SL-1200GR2 direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm $2,500 High-end Technics SL-1300G direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm $4,000 High-end Technics SL-1200G direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm $5,000 High-end Thorens TD 124 DD direct drive · 33/45 rpm $11,995 High-end VPI HW-40 direct drive · 33/45 rpm $24,000 High-end Technics SL-1000R direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm $24,700

Buying context

Direct drive dominates DJ decks for a reason — instant start-up and speed that doesn't sag under stylus drag or scratching — but modern hi-fi direct-drive decks (the Technics SL-1500C and its relatives) are tuned for a completely different, quieter kind of listening than a DJ deck, despite sharing the same basic mechanism.

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