Turntables under £1,000 — every current model

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

39 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 EAT Prelude belt drive · 33/45 rpm £999 Hi-fi U-Turn Audio Orbit Theory belt drive · 33/45 rpm £949 DJ Technics SL-1200MK7 direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm £899 Hi-fi Technics SL-1500C direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage £899 Hi-fi Thorens TD 402 DD direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £899 Hi-fi Music Hall MMF-5.3 belt drive · 33/45 rpm £899 Hi-fi Cambridge Audio Alva ST belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth £849 Hi-fi Rega Planar 3 belt drive · 33/45 rpm £840 Hi-fi Technics SL-100C direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm £799 Hi-fi Pro-Ject X1 B belt drive · 33/45/78 rpm £799 Hi-fi NAD C 588 belt drive · 33/45 rpm £749 Hi-fi Thorens TD 102 A belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £749 High-end Pro-Ject RPM 9 Carbon belt drive · 33/45 rpm £700 DJ Pioneer DJ PLX-1000 direct drive · 33/45 rpm £699 Hi-fi Dual CS 518 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £699 Hi-fi Dual CS 429 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £699 Hi-fi Victrola Stream Carbon belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £699 Hi-fi Reloop Turn 5 direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £650 Hi-fi Denon DP-450USB belt drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage · USB £650 DJ Denon DJ VL12 Prime direct drive · 33/45 rpm £599 All-in-one Pro-Ject Juke Box E1 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth £599 Hi-fi TEAC TN-4D-SE direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £599 Hi-fi Rekkord F300 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £549 Hi-fi Victrola Hi-Res Carbon belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth £549 Hi-fi Yamaha TT-N503 (MusicCast Vinyl 500) belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth £549 Hi-fi Reloop Turn 3 MK2 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £529 DJ Reloop RP-8000 MK2 direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm · USB £525 Hi-fi Fluance RT85 belt drive · 33/45 rpm £499 DJ Reloop RP-7000 MK2 direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm £479 Hi-fi NAD C 558 belt drive · 33/45 rpm £479 Hi-fi Music Hall MMF-2.3 belt drive · 33/45 rpm £449 Hi-fi Fluance RT84 belt drive · 33/45 rpm £449 Hi-fi Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO belt drive · 33/45/78 rpm £449 Hi-fi Rega Planar 2 belt drive · 33/45 rpm £449 Hi-fi TEAC TN-3B-SE belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £449 Hi-fi Rega Planar 1 Plus belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £425 Budget Denon DP-300F belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £420 Hi-fi Audio-Technica AT-LPW50BT-RW belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth £420 DJ Audio-Technica AT-LP140XP direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm £420

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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