Need help with my next record player

willbarclay

I’m shopping around for a new player. Really interested in the house of Marley Stir It Up Turntable
love the Bamboo look
but I’m reading some mixed reviews on it
can anyone comment on this one?

also looking for some advice and recommendations. I’d like something middle of the road as far as price.

please post what you like and photos of possible. 

Tim Simmons

It looks nice, but you can get an Orbit U turn (which is upgradable) for cheaper. 

Deadman

Audio Technica lp120

PB11041

Get a uTurn, and a nice cartridge which you can customize. 

nalyd61

Agreed on U Turn.  Nice player with upgrades about 400 bucks. 

tdawe

Not sure what your budget is, but if you can swing it the Fluance RT85 is probably the best value out there right now (I have one myself). Two things though: it doesn’t have an integrated preamp so you’ll either need a separate one or an amp with a built in phono stage, and Fluance hasn’t been able to keep these tables in stock since they launched in the fall, so if you want one you have to check their site frequently and be ready to jump. https://www.fluance.com/rt85w-reference-high-fidelity-vinyl-turntable-natural-walnut

PSUS2H

This'll get ya where you need to go.  https://www.needledoctor.com/Denon-DP-300F-Automatic-Turntable-Ortofon-2M-Red-Phono-Cartridge

HesCalledDyer

U-Turn Orbit is nice because you can customize the entire table to your needs/wants

Audio-Technica LP120
Pro-Ject Debut
Rega Planar 1
These are all pretty good low budget manual turntables.  The Fluance tables mentioned above look pretty good too, especially for the price.
If you want to go fully automatic, it's tough to beat the Denon DP-300F at it's price point.
The Marley table looks ok, but for the price point you'd be better off spending an extra $35 and getting a U-Turn with a Grado Black cartridge. If your budget is around $200, I'd recommend that. If you can go a little further, any of the other tables mentioned would be great.

JojoRice

Ive got an Audio Technica LP120 and love it. 

brianjones

Another vote for Fluance. I bought the RT-81 upgraded the cartridge & added rubber mat. 
High qualoty at a very decent price. 

ManUnited

brianjones said:

Another vote for Fluance. I bought the RT-81 upgraded the cartridge & added rubber mat. 
High qualoty at a very decent price. 

Ditto but haven't upgraded yet. Fast shipping and extremely well packaged

NM70698

PSUS2H said:

This'll get ya where you need to go.  https://www.needledoctor.com/Denon-DP-300F-Automatic-Turntable-Ortofon-2M-Red-Phono-Cartridge

I have this and it serves me quite well.  I have the blue cartridge, but I'm sure the red sounds great too.  This is a good option if you just aren't willing to let go of the automatic function (i.e., automatic return of tone arm when one side of the record finishes). 

cp3iverson

HesCalledDyer said:

U-Turn Orbit is nice because you can customize the entire table to your needs/wants

Audio-Technica LP120
Pro-Ject Debut
Rega Planar 1
These are all pretty good low budget manual turntables.  The Fluance tables mentioned above look pretty good too, especially for the price.
If you want to go fully automatic, it's tough to beat the Denon DP-300F at it's price point.
The Marley table looks ok, but for the price point you'd be better off spending an extra $35 and getting a U-Turn with a Grado Black cartridge. If your budget is around $200, I'd recommend that. If you can go a little further, any of the other tables mentioned would be great.

Agree with All of the above.  Rega, Pro-Ject, etc are all upgradable to certain levels.  If you upgrade too much you’ll actually start to hear the limitations of the turntable itself but its a nice problem to have

PSUS2H

NM70698 said:

PSUS2H said:

This'll get ya where you need to go.  https://www.needledoctor.com/Denon-DP-300F-Automatic-Turntable-Ortofon-2M-Red-Phono-Cartridge

I have this and it serves me quite well.  I have the blue cartridge, but I'm sure the red sounds great too.  This is a good option if you just aren't willing to let go of the automatic function (i.e., automatic return of tone arm when one side of the record finishes). 

I went with automatic, I'm too ADD to hover over the TT to move the needle off of the run-out groove, plus sometimes its nice to nod off to a good album and not have to worry about it spinning for a bit. 

pledgeagrievance

JojoRice said:

Ive got an Audio Technica LP120 and love it. 

Same here