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Are audiophile turntables worth it?

Audiophile turntables have better sound quality and cost more than mainstream turntables. Audiophile turntables will sound more detailed, engaging, authentic and dramatic. But a turntable doesn’t need to be crazy expensive to be categorized as audiophile. This is a great price range to look for an audiophile turntable.

Why are good turntables so expensive?

One of the reasons why turntables are so expensive is because they contain intricate parts that are sensitive and must be made to exact standards. The stylus and cartridge are often seen as the most important component of a turntable as it has the biggest impact on the sound quality.

Will cheap turntables ruin records?

The short answer is, yes they can. Some cheaper turntables feature a low-quality stylus that might last only 40 playing hours and can start damaging your records.

Do turntables sound better?

Does it sound better than an MP3? Absolutely – vinyl wins this one hands down. Vinyl fans will argue that as it is an end-to-end analogue format, from the recording and pressing to playback, that it more closely reproduces what the artist originally played in the studio. Digital music works much differently.

Do better turntables sound better?

They do. No wonder high-end turntables sound vastly better than budget models. A perfect turntable’s platter would spin at the exact right speed; its motor and bearings would produce absolutely no noise, and the turntable/platter system would be completely isolated from its environment.

Why is Crosley bad for records?

The reason are the cheap styli found on Crosley players and on similarly priced entry level turntables like Jensen. The tips are not carefully manufactured and have rougher edges, which wear down your records at a much faster pace than well-made, high-end styli.

Why do vinyl sound better?

Because of their materiality, records offer sound qualities that digital formats do not. These include warmth, richness, and depth. Many people value those qualities and so hold vinyl records to sound better than digital formats.

Do vinyls sound better than Spotify?

According to Mark Michalek, Brand Marketing Coordinator at home theatre company Fluance, “a proper vinyl pressing will reproduce an uncompressed signal with no additional artificial sound processing such as dynamic compression resulting in a greater effective dynamic range for a more life-like sound”.

Does turntable affect sound quality?

Cheap, poorly designed turntables exacerbate groove noise and tend to sound screechy. Most budget ‘tables have limited bass power and poor bass definition. Audiophiles know LPs sound vastly better when played on a great turntable. In the real world, turntables really do sound very different from each other.

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