turntables under $500

Entry hi-fi proper: the Debut Carbon EVO / Planar 2 class, plus direct-drive all-rounders.

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

Hi-fi Fluance RT84 belt drive · 33/45 rpm $500 Budget Denon DP-300F belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $499 Budget Pro-Ject E1 BT belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth $499 Budget Music Hall MMF-1.5 belt drive · 33/45/78 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 Budget Audio-Technica AT-LP120XBT-USB direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth · USB $449 Budget Rekkord F110 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $449 DJ Pioneer DJ PLX-500 direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · USB $449 Budget TEAC TN-280BT-A3 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth $400 Hi-fi House of Marley Stir It Up Lux belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth · USB $400 Hi-fi Fluance RT83 belt drive · 33/45 rpm $400 Budget Audio-Technica AT-LP120XUSB direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage · USB $399 Budget Pro-Ject E1 Phono belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $399 Budget Music Hall MMF-1.3 belt drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage $399 Budget Dual CS 329 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $399 Hi-fi JBL Spinner BT belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth $399 Hi-fi U-Turn Audio Orbit Plus belt drive · 33/45 rpm $399 DJ Numark NTX1000 direct drive · 33/45 rpm $385 Budget Audio-Technica AT-LP3XBT belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth $379 Budget Fluance RT81+ belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $350 Hi-fi Fluance RT82 belt drive · 33/45 rpm $350 Budget Pro-Ject Primary E belt drive · 33/45 rpm $349 Budget Andover Audio SpinDeck 2 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $329 Hi-fi Audio-Technica AT-LPW30BK belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $329 Budget Fluance RT81 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $300 DJ Reloop RP-2000 MK2 direct drive · 33/45 rpm $300 Hi-fi Victrola Hi-Res Carbon belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth $300 Budget Audio-Technica AT-LP70XBT belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth $299 Budget Crosley C100 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $299 DJ Reloop RP-1000 MK2 belt drive · 33/45 rpm $287 Budget Audio-Technica AT-LP60XBT belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth $259 Budget Fluance RT80 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $250 Budget Monolith by Monoprice Belt Drive Turntable belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth · USB $250 Hi-fi Victrola Hi-Res Onyx belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth $250 Budget U-Turn Audio Orbit Basic belt drive · 33/45 rpm $249 DJ Stanton STX direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth · USB $249 Budget TEAC TN-180BT belt drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth $220 Budget Denon DP-29F belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $219 Budget Crosley C6 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth $199 Budget Audio-Technica AT-SB727 Sound Burger belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth $199 Budget Audio-Technica AT-LP60X belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage $179 DJ Numark PT01 Scratch belt drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage $129

Buying context

Above $300, money increasingly goes into the plinth and bearing rather than the electronics — the aim is a steadier, quieter platform rather than new features. If your amp doesn't have a phono input, check the spec table below before buying: several decks in this range drop the built-in phono stage in favour of spending that cost on the tonearm.

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