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Lenco's new direct-drive turntable with Bluetooth is designed with "audiophiles in mind"

Lenco has unveiled a trio of turntables at this year's IFA showcase, each offering a different set of features. At the head of this new triumvirate is the Lenco LBT-515, a direct-drive turntable which ...
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Dual previews CS 629Q, a fully automatic direct drive turntable with Bluetooth app control

We're at High End Vienna 2026 and while there's been plenty of new products announced (including the Bowers & Wilkins 800 Series Diamond D5, Cambridge Audio Evo 300 and Arcam A50 Signature), we've ...
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Lenco LBT-515 Turntable and SPB-240BKGY Speakers Debut at IFA 2025: Not Your Dad’s Idler Drive Anymore

The Lenco LBT-515 is a direct-drive turntable with Ortofon 2M Blue, adjustable tonearm, built-in preamp, and Bluetooth 5.3 for wired or wireless playback. Lenco isn’t dusting off the legendary L75 ...
Forbes

Audio-Technica Reveals Premium Direct Drive Automatic Turntable

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. One of Japan’s most well-known audio brands, Audio-Technica ...
New Atlas

Technics spins out budget-friendly wireless turntable

Since Panasonic relaunched Technics as a luxury brand in 2014, its retro-modern turntables have been on the pricey side – sometimes ludicrously so. Now the hi-fi sub-brand has launched a budget vinyl ...
Morningstar

Technics introduces the SL-1500CS Direct Drive Turntable, a superior, upgraded model of the award-winning SL-1500C, featuring the brand's revolutionary ΔΣ (Delta Sigma) Drive ...

NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Renowned audio brand Technics has introduced its highly acclaimed SL-1500C turntable in a new, technically enhanced version – the SL-1500CS. The new ...
New York Magazine

The 6 Very Best Turntables

Listening to vinyl doesn’t have to be intimidating — we tested turntables and talked to experts to find the best ones to spin ...
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Technics and Fritz Hansen Turn the SL-40CBT Into a Bluetooth Turntable for Danish Design Nerds

Technics gives the SL-40CBT Bluetooth turntable a limited Fritz Hansen makeover, proving Danish design still knows how to shame a living room. Technics is Japanese. Fritz Hansen is Danish. The ...
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A Beloved Japanese Hi-Fi Maker’s New Audiophile Turntables Are Unexpectedly Affordable

Technics is best known for its direct-drive turntables. In fact, it made the world’s first direct-drive turntable, the SP-10, in the early 1970s, which then paved the way for the SL-1200 a few years ...
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This Japanese Hi-Fi Brand’s New Audiophile Turntable Promises an Easy Vinyl Experience

Audio-Technica is well known for its entry-level direct-drive turntables. Their distinct industrial design, extremely affordable price and blend of modern features (such as Bluetooth streaming and USB ...
Twice

TEAC To Launch Limited Edition Turquoise Bluetooth Turntable

TEAC has announced the upcoming release of the TN 400BT X/TB, a Limited Edition Turquoise Blue model of its Bluetooth turntable series. The TN 400BT X/TB is a belt drive analog turntable that utilizes ...