Turntables under $1,000 — every current model

Where turntables get genuinely good — Technics SL-1500C, Rega Planar 3, Pro-Ject X1 territory.

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

DJ Reloop RP-8000 MK2 direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm · USB $1,000 Hi-fi Victrola Stream Carbon belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $1,000 DJ Denon DJ VL12 Prime direct drive · 33/45 rpm $999 Hi-fi U-Turn Audio Orbit Theory belt drive · 33/45 rpm $999 Hi-fi TEAC TN-4D-SE direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $900 Hi-fi NAD C 588 belt drive · 33/45 rpm $899 Hi-fi Thorens TD 102 A belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $899 Hi-fi Music Hall MMF-3.3 belt drive · 33/45/78 rpm $895 Hi-fi Rega Planar 2 belt drive · 33/45 rpm $895 DJ Pioneer DJ PLX-1000 direct drive · 33/45 rpm $889 Hi-fi Fluance RT87 belt drive · 33/45/78 rpm $800 All-in-one Pro-Ject Juke Box E1 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth $799 Hi-fi Denon DP-450USB belt drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage · USB $799 Hi-fi Rega Planar 1 Plus belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $725 Hi-fi Reloop Turn 3 MK2 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $700 Hi-fi Yamaha TT-N503 (MusicCast Vinyl 500) belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth $700 Hi-fi Music Hall Classic belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $699 Hi-fi Pro-Ject Debut EVO 2 belt drive · 33/45 rpm $699 Hi-fi Andover Audio SpinDeck Max belt drive · 33/45 rpm $699 Hi-fi Cambridge Audio Alva ST belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth $699 Hi-fi Dual CS 429 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $699 Hi-fi Music Hall MMF-2.3 belt drive · 33/45 rpm $695 DJ Reloop RP-7000 MK2 direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm $680 Hi-fi Dual CS 518 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $650 Hi-fi Yamaha TT-S303 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $650 Hi-fi Pro-Ject T2 Super Phono belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $649 Hi-fi Victrola Stream Onyx belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth $600 Hi-fi TEAC TN-3B-SE belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $600 Hi-fi Rekkord F300 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $599 Hi-fi Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO belt drive · 33/45/78 rpm $599 Hi-fi Audio-Technica AT-LPW50BT-RW belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth $599 Hi-fi Audio-Technica AT-LP5X direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage · USB $599 Hi-fi Rega Planar 1 belt drive · 33/45 rpm $595 Hi-fi Fluance RT85N belt drive · 33/45 rpm $550 Hi-fi Fluance RT85 belt drive · 33/45 rpm $550 Hi-fi U-Turn Audio Orbit Special belt drive · 33/45 rpm $549 Hi-fi NAD C 558 belt drive · 33/45 rpm $549 Budget Pro-Ject T1 EVO belt drive · 33/45 rpm $549 DJ Audio-Technica AT-LP140XP direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm $549 Hi-fi Fluance RT84 belt drive · 33/45 rpm $500 Budget Music Hall MMF-1.5 belt drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage $499 Budget Pro-Ject E1 BT belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth $499 Budget Denon DP-300F belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $499 Hi-fi Audio-Technica AT-LPW50PB belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $499 Hi-fi Audio-Technica AT-LPW40WN belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $479 DJ Reloop RP-4000 MK2 direct drive · 33/45 rpm $460 DJ Pioneer DJ PLX-500 direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · USB $449 Budget Rekkord F110 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $449 Budget Audio-Technica AT-LP120XBT-USB direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth · USB $449

Buying context

This band is where the direct-drive-vs-belt-drive decision really starts to matter for sound rather than just convenience, since both approaches are executed properly at this price. It's also usually worth buying the bare deck and choosing your own cartridge here, rather than accepting whatever comes fitted — the fitted options are decent but rarely the best available for the money.

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