TEAC TN-280BT-A3
Budget turntables · 2021–present In production
£229 UK RRP
A neat walnut-look belt-drive with aptX Bluetooth and a phono stage — TEAC's answer to the Sony LX310BT for people who prefer manual operation.
Checked against the manufacturer’s site: 2026-07
Who it suits
Best suited to: a first turntable for casual, low-effort listening. Less ideal for: an existing hi-fi system where you want to hear more detail — the fixed cartridge and light tonearm are the limiting factors there.
Compatibility and setup
- Manual operation: you cue and lift the tonearm by hand at the start and end of each side — there’s no auto-return or auto-lift.
Good to know
- Has a built-in phono stage, so it can feed a normal line input on an amplifier or powered speakers without a separate phono box.
- Can transmit over Bluetooth as well as a wired output. A wired connection avoids Bluetooth codec compression.
Specifications
| Drive | belt drive |
|---|---|
| Speeds | 33/45 rpm |
| Operation | manual |
| Cartridge included | Audio-Technica MM |
| Built-in phono stage | Yes |
| USB output | No |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Platter | aluminium |
| Tonearm | straight |
| Dimensions | 420 x 117 x 356 mm (W x H x D) |
| Weight | 4.9 kg |
| Finishes | Black, Walnut veneer |
| Warranty | 2 years (TEAC Europe standard warranty per TEAC Support policy — general policy, not model-specific) |
| Years | 2021–present |
How it sits in the catalogue
Its belt-drive mechanism is the majority choice in the database (130 of 159). A built-in phono stage puts it with the 45% of current decks that plug straight into any amp or powered speaker. On price it sits mid-pack of its category — 35% of priced budget decks cost less.
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