direct-drive turntables

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

29 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 £100 DJ Reloop RP-2000 MK2 direct drive · 33/45 rpm £219 DJ Numark NTX1000 direct drive · 33/45 rpm £274 DJ Stanton STX direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth · USB £274 DJ Reloop RP-4000 MK2 direct drive · 33/45 rpm £299 Budget Audio-Technica AT-LP120XUSB direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage · USB £300 Budget Audio-Technica AT-LP120XBT-USB direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth · USB £339 DJ Pioneer DJ PLX-500 direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · USB £349 Hi-fi Audio-Technica AT-LP5X direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage · USB £380 DJ Audio-Technica AT-LP140XP direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm £420 DJ Reloop RP-7000 MK2 direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm £479 DJ Reloop RP-8000 MK2 direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm · USB £525 Hi-fi TEAC TN-4D-SE direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £599 DJ Denon DJ VL12 Prime direct drive · 33/45 rpm £599 Hi-fi Reloop Turn 5 direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £650 DJ Pioneer DJ PLX-1000 direct drive · 33/45 rpm £699 Hi-fi Technics SL-100C direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm £799 Hi-fi Thorens TD 402 DD direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £899 Hi-fi Technics SL-1500C direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage £899 DJ Technics SL-1200MK7 direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm £899 Hi-fi Dual CS 618Q direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £1,099 DJ Pioneer DJ PLX-CRSS12 direct drive · 33/45 rpm · USB £1,199 Hi-fi Cambridge Audio Alva TT v2 direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth £1,399 High-end Technics SL-1200GR2 direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm £1,799 High-end Technics SL-1300G direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm £2,799 High-end Technics SL-1200G direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm £3,399 High-end Thorens TD 124 DD direct drive · 33/45 rpm £8,000 High-end VPI HW-40 direct drive · 33/45 rpm £18,000 High-end Technics SL-1000R direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm £18,999

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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