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Best Turntables Under £200 in 2026: Our No-Nonsense Picks
You don't need to spend a fortune to play vinyl properly. We tested seven turntables under £200 — here are the three worth buying, and the ones to avoid.
Listening guides, gear reviews, discovery features, and record store spotlights — written for people who believe a record is worth sitting down with.
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There are records that sound good, and then there is Kind of Blue. Pressed in 1959, it remains one of the best-recorded albums in jazz history — and on vinyl, the difference between streaming and the real thing is not subtle. Here's how to hear it properly.
You don't need to spend a fortune to play vinyl properly. We tested seven turntables under £200 — here are the three worth buying, and the ones to avoid.
From Talk Talk's final album to Scott Walker's late-career experiments — seven records that share Radiohead's particular genius for unease, beauty, and the uncanny.
Not sure where to start with jazz on vinyl? We've mapped the essential records — from Kind of Blue to the avant-garde — with pressing recommendations for every budget.
The record that proved pop could dissolve into something genuinely alive.
The spiritual centrepiece of Coltrane's catalogue. The Impulse! original sounds like nothing else.
Tintinnabuli on vinyl is a revelation — the ECM pressing is acoustic perfection.
Proof that political albums can be elegant. The Tamla original has a warmth reissues still chase.