Turntables under £500 — every current model

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

55 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 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 TEAC TN-3B-SE belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £449 Hi-fi Rega Planar 2 belt drive · 33/45 rpm £449 Hi-fi Pro-Ject Debut Carbon EVO belt drive · 33/45/78 rpm £449 Hi-fi Fluance RT84 belt drive · 33/45 rpm £449 Hi-fi Music Hall MMF-2.3 belt drive · 33/45 rpm £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 DJ Audio-Technica AT-LP140XP direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm £420 Hi-fi Audio-Technica AT-LPW50BT-RW belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth £420 Budget Dual CS 329 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £399 Budget Rekkord F110 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £399 Hi-fi Audio-Technica AT-LP5X direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage · USB £380 Hi-fi JBL Spinner BT belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth £380 Hi-fi Audio-Technica AT-LPW50PB belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £370 Budget Pro-Ject T1 EVO belt drive · 33/45 rpm £369 Hi-fi Pro-Ject RPM 3 Carbon belt drive · 33/45 rpm £350 Hi-fi House of Marley Stir It Up Lux belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth · USB £350 DJ Pioneer DJ PLX-500 direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · USB £349 Hi-fi Victrola Hi-Res Onyx belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth £349 Budget Audio-Technica AT-LP120XBT-USB direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth · USB £339 Hi-fi Yamaha TT-S303 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £329 Hi-fi Rega Planar 1 belt drive · 33/45 rpm £329 Hi-fi U-Turn Audio Orbit Plus belt drive · 33/45 rpm £329 Hi-fi Audio-Technica AT-LPW40WN belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £320 Budget Audio-Technica AT-LP120XUSB direct drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage · USB £300 Budget Pro-Ject E1 BT belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth £299 DJ Reloop RP-4000 MK2 direct drive · 33/45 rpm £299 Hi-fi Fluance RT82 belt drive · 33/45 rpm £299 Budget Audio-Technica AT-LP3XBT belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth £280 DJ Numark NTX1000 direct drive · 33/45 rpm £274 DJ Stanton STX direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth · USB £274 Budget Pro-Ject E1 Phono belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £269 Budget Fluance RT81+ belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £249 Budget U-Turn Audio Orbit Basic belt drive · 33/45 rpm £249 Budget Music Hall MMF-1.3 belt drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage £249 DJ Reloop RP-1000 MK2 belt drive · 33/45 rpm £249 Hi-fi Audio-Technica AT-LPW30BK belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £245 Budget Lenco LBT-188 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth · USB £230 Budget TEAC TN-280BT-A3 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth £229 Budget Pro-Ject Primary E belt drive · 33/45 rpm £229 Budget Audio-Technica AT-LP70XBT belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth £219 DJ Reloop RP-2000 MK2 direct drive · 33/45 rpm £219 Budget Fluance RT80 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £199 Budget Audio-Technica AT-LP60XBT belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth £180 Budget Denon DP-29F belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £179 Budget TEAC TN-180BT belt drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth £179 Budget Crosley C6 belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · Bluetooth £169 Budget Audio-Technica AT-LP60XUSB belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · USB £150 DJ Numark PT01 Touring belt drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage £139 Budget Audio-Technica AT-LP60X belt drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage £135 DJ Numark PT01 Scratch belt drive · 33/45/78 rpm · phono stage £119 DJ Lenco L-3808 direct drive · 33/45 rpm · phono stage · USB £100

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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