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Audio-Technica AT-PL120

$232.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.crutchfield.com
in fact vinyl is just about all i've been listening to since i purchased my turntable!
from www.amazon.com
i am listening to it right now in fact.
from www.amazon.com
the cartridge/styli it comes with are good for listening to records, but should be replaced if you plan on doing any mixing...
from www.amazon.com
i've been listening to tapes and cds since i was born, and this is my first turntable.
from www.amazon.com
i now am listening to my old vinyl every day and soon will be copying them onto cd's to extend my listening pleasure....this is a grand item and with good service to back it up.

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Positives: Great Affordability, Great Sound Quality, Nice Durability, Speed Settings: 33.3 RPM, 45 RPM, 78 RPM

2 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for LISTENING

Denon DP-300F

$295.00 Est. at Amazon

from Benihana from NJ, www.circuitcity.com
i chose this to replace a technics sl1200m3d because i did not like listening to the needle 'thump' in the leadout groove until you could get to it.
from www.amazon.com
since i spend a lot of time listening to records i wanted to upgrade without spending hundreds (or thousands) of dollars on a top quality turntable.
from www.amazon.com
i am a professional musician, i hadn't planned on actually listening to my lp's when i purchased this turntable, i only wanted a quality turntable to allow me to transfer my old lp's to disc.
from www.amazon.com
i purchased this denon turntable last october at j&r music world in manhattan and i have to say, as i am now listening to a 180 gm vinyl re-release of john coltrane "live at the village vanguard",
from www.amazon.com
but sometimes i fall asleep when i listen to music and when i wake up it was wasting my needle making noise.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Excellent Affordability, Great Skip Control, Speed Settings: 33.3 RPM, 45 RPM

3 RECOMMENDED by 7 people for LISTENING

ION Audio TTUSB05

$88.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i am not as interested in recording mp3's from my albums, as much as i am listening to them conveniently through my pc, and this turntable allows me to do just that.
from www.amazon.com
the good thing is that my husband can also plug it into his computer and external speakers, so that he can just listen to records.
from www.amazon.com
and even if you're not converting files, you can still use it to listen to records through your computer.
from www.amazon.com
it works great and has given him hours of itunes pleasure listening to his dad's records.
from www.amazon.com
i haven't started converting records yet - i'm still enjoying listening to them all again!

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Affordability, Great Sound Quality, Speed Settings: 33.3 RPM, 45 RPM

4 RECOMMENDED by 7 people for LISTENING

Audio-Technica AT-LP2D

$140.00 Est. at Amazon

from A Customer from Oak Bluffs, MA, clickfrom.buy.com
i'm having a ball listening and recording all my old albums.
from www.amazon.com
the turntable is ok for listening your old lp's.
from www.amazon.com
i am really enjoying listening to my old 45's and lps while riding in my car.the audio-technica is the best thing to have.
from www.amazon.com
i'm about half-way through my stack of lps, enjoying listening to them as i record (digitize) the tracks, and saving the tracks as both .wav files and as mp3s.
from www.amazon.com
the sound quality was no different than listening to a regular cd recording.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Affordability, Nice Sound Quality, Speed Settings: 33.3 RPM, 45 RPM

5 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for LISTENING

Sony PS-LX350H

$174.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.abt.com
for the money,it can't be beat.i had forgotten how nice my old albums sounded.plan on making up on lost listening time!
from www.abt.com
it was affordable, sony's has the name for quality and the expectations were met and surpassed best uses: listening to records pros: consistent, easy to use, excellent sound
from www.abt.com
best uses: listening to records pros: excellent sound cons: difficult to assemble
from www.abt.com
best uses: brings old vinyl to life, listening to records pros: easy to use, excellent sound, quick set up cons: none after 1 month of use
from www.abt.com
best uses: advanced spinners, listening to records pros: easy to use, excellent sound, feels solid, professional features

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Good Affordability, Easy To Use, Speed Settings: 33.3 RPM, 45 RPM

Audio-Technica AT-PL50

$139.00 Est. at Amazon

from from Alpharetta, GA, www.circuitcity.com
it is very difficult to compare the sound quality of a turntable when i have been listening to a compact disk player and the records have not been played in years.
from JR from San Diego CA, www.circuitcity.com
i'm listening to mine on my computer speaker system and it sounds good.
from W from Honolulu, Hi, www.circuitcity.com
it's great to listen to records again!
from Marty from Wilmington, DE, www.circuitcity.com
listening to my old 45s brought back fond memories.
from Elokire from Columbia SC, www.circuitcity.com
no background noises noticed at all when listening to records converted to cd.'s.a good buy if you find on sale and only plan to convert records.

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Positives: Nice Affordability, Great Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Speed Settings: 33.3 RPM, 45 RPM

Drive ION ITTUSB Belt-Drive

$99.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.compuplus.com
listening to all the old vinyl from days gone by is sweet.
from www.amazon.com
i really don't record to cd, i pretty much just listen to records and the software wants you to record everytime you use it so a little drawback but the turntable is great.
from www.amazon.com
so, think about what you will be listening to your recordings on - if it's just your ipod, to save space you could get away with a lower quality conversion.
from www.amazon.com
now that everything is up and running i'm happily listening to vinyl in my office where i setup the turntable.
from www.amazon.com
it's like listening to a new recording with added feature (ei.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Affordability, Nice Sound Quality, Speed Settings: 33.3 RPM, 45 RPM

Sony PS-LX250

$90.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the turntable has great sound especially since i enjoy listening to records over cds or digital.
from www.amazon.com
not only can you utilize your computer's audio reproduction capabilities to listen to records as you work (or play), but hooking up a turntable to your sound card is the first step in setting up a
from www.amazon.com
is not incredible, but it's ok for listening and even it's acceptable for transferring cd's from lp to cd.
from www.amazon.com
i reserve serious listening for my music hall mmf-2.2 turntable, which i also highly recommend.
from www.amazon.com
the original worked well and this one, after listening to jon anderson's 3 ships, works well too.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Affordability, Great Sound Quality, Speed Settings: 33.3 RPM, 45 RPM

CROSLEY CR249TA USB Enabled PC & Mac

$139.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
would recommend buying additional needles, particularly for 78's if you will be listening to this speed recording.
from www.amazon.com
even better than listening on the phono.
from www.amazon.com
i truely enjoy listening to records again.
from www.amazon.com
the plus is that you can listen to records without having to patch into a separate audio system, it is a "portable record player" plug and play!!!

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, Many Features, Speed Settings: 33.3 RPM, 45 RPM, 78 RPM, Belt Drive

Thorens TD190-1

$638.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.beachaudio.com
best uses: listening to records pros: consistent, easy to use, excellent sound, professional features bottom line: yes, i would recommend this to a friend
from www.beachaudio.com
best uses: listening to records pros: consistent, easy to use, excellent sound bottom line: yes, i would recommend this to a friend
from www.beachaudio.com
best uses: listening to records pros: 78 rpm, consistent, easy to use, excellent sound, versatile cons: limited features

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Positives: Great Skip Control, Many Features, Speed Settings: 33.3 RPM, 45 RPM, 78 RPM, Drive Type: Belt

Crosley CR-89

$175.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's fine for that sort of casual listening, and it's great to listen to lps without having to get up every fifteen or twenty minutes to turn them over.
from www.amazon.com
it has a precise auto-change mechanism, a default spindle setup for our small centre holes, and the sound quality from the speakers with a tone only dial, is similar to listening to a mono radio.
from www.amazon.com
as the owner of a zenith cobramatic hf11 that stacks up to 16 45's and lp's, the stack o matic is a wonderful and new look on a old perspective of listening to music, the way records used to be

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Positives: Great Affordability, Nice Portability, Attractive Design, Speed Settings: 33.3 RPM, 45 RPM, 78 RPM

Audiovox JENJTA220

$46.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
we have bought this turntable for listening to our old ccm collection.
from www.amazon.com
i purchased this for my mother in order for her to play her old 45s, since she didn't need something as high-end as my component system for her light use and infrequent listening.

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Positives: Excellent Skip Control, Attractive Design, Good Sound Quality, Direct Drive

Thorens TD158

$451.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.beachaudio.com
please note - this is a real turntable for listening to real music, not a vinyl-destroying dj toy.
from www.beachaudio.com
having said that i am happy to have a thorens and am satisfied with my new td158 even if it did cost a good bit more than a $100 cheap one that would have worked ok for the amount of record listening
from www.amazon.com
fact is, i find myself listening to my vinyl a lot more now than i would have thought 2 years ago.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Speed Settings: 33.3 RPM, 45 RPM, Drive Type: Belt

Sony PS-LX300USB

$127.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i recommend this turntable and i've been listening to vinyl records for over fifty years.
from www.amazon.com
if you set up your audio to use the usb turntable as the sound input and your computer speaker system as the output before you turn on the sony software then there will be no problem listening to the
from www.amazon.com
i am thrilled beyond belief and looking forward to listening to hours more of my old treasures as i compile them into a digitilized collection.
from www.amazon.com
its as easy as listening to a record.
from www.amazon.com
i loved listening to them as a child, and i feel that the vinyl gives a warmth to the music that you just don't get with cd's.

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, Excellent Affordability, Easy To Use, Speed Settings: 33.3 RPM, 45 RPM

Denon DP-29F

$157.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.abt.com
best uses: listening to records pros: consistent, easy to use, excellent sound cons: limited features
from www.crutchfield.com
i just recently got back into listening to all my old albums.
from www.abt.com
best uses: listening to records pros: consistent, easy to use, excellent sound, versatile
from www.vanns.com
but if youre just listening to records from start to end without trying to jump around, this wont be an issue.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Speed Settings: 33.3 RPM, 45 RPM, Drive Type: Belt

Technics SL-BD20D

$124.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.overstock.com
i bought this turntable because i have a technics 1200 that i love but it isn't always ideal for casual listening - mainly because it doesn't eject.
from www.amazon.com
i figured with a turntable, less is more and if i fell asleep while listening it would shut itself off.
from www.amazon.com
i am not an audiophile or an expert on turntables, but i do enjoy listening to good vinyl records and i'm very happy with this product.
from www.amazon.com
if you're listening on a mini-system or some other piece of junk, don't bother with this table since it requires a dedicated phono input or separate phono preamp.
from www.amazon.com
i am listening to fleetwood mac doing rhiannon now, and it sounds as good as i remember ever hearing it - even with my beloved old shure v-15 type iv.

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Positives: Excellent Affordability, Excellent Skip Control, Speed Settings: 33.3 RPM, 45 RPM, Drive Type: Belt

Numark

$128.00 Est. at Amazon

from odfreem, www.shopping.com
also great just for good-old-listening.
from www.amazon.com
having the 'gain' on the turntable is great - higher for just listening & lower for recording.
from www.amazon.com
the tutorial was very simple and now they're listening to all their favorite songs on their ipods.
from www.amazon.com
on the whole for somebody who expects a more that average listening enjoyment from the old vynil recored and a simple transfer of analogue to digital sound, this machine is a good buy.
from www.amazon.com
there will be many times when you are listening to an album and it just starts to blast nothing but static sound at you, like you are watching tv and you lost your signal.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Sound Quality, Good Affordability, Speed Settings: 33.3 RPM, 45 RPM

Crosley CR-49

$115.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i would recommend this turntable to anyone who likes listening to the oldies on the original records.
from www.amazon.com
spent a good portion of holidays listening to a large selection of records.
from www.amazon.com
(you might be thinking: well obviously you just had the volume way to high!!) but i was listening to the table at half volume (honest!!).

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Positives: Nice Affordability, Easy To Use, Attractive Design, Speed Settings: 33.3 RPM, 45 RPM, 78 RPM

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Best Turntables for Listening

Audio-Technica AT-PL120

Denon DP-300F

ION Audio TTUSB05

Audio-Technica AT-LP2D

Sony PS-LX350H

Audio-Technica AT-PL50

Drive ION ITTUSB Belt-Drive

Sony PS-LX250

CROSLEY CR249TA USB Enabled PC & Mac

Thorens TD190-1

Crosley CR-89

Audiovox JENJTA220

Thorens TD158

Sony PS-LX300USB

Denon DP-29F

Technics SL-BD20D

Numark

Crosley CR-49

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