So after you buy one, it's most likely going to be a project to get it back up and grooving. Vintage turntables are generally more affordable because they're typically not in working order. Most modern turntables don't have the same texture and charm as their forebears, and you can actually typically get a really good deal on vintage turntables. The main reasons why you'd want a vintage turntable are its aesthetic, its nostalgia and (most likely) its price. There are definite pros and cons to buying a vintage turntable. The Technics SL-1200 turntable series is one such example. And some, well, they're getting back into hi-fi and vinyl, releasing new audio components as well as reissued and reimagined versions of their classic models. Others have shifted their focus elsewhere, like to headphones or home theater. Today, some of those hi-fi names aren't in business anymore. It was a time when there was an abundance of turntable manufacturers, too, such as Technics, Luxman, Acoustic Research, Linn, JVC, Denon, Pioneer and Sony (just to name a few). It was a time before cassettes, CDs and the digital audio revolution, when a vinyl record was the easiest and most popular way to listen to an album. If you were to ask a true hi-fi lover or audiophile, they'd likely tell you that the golden age of vinyl was in the '70s and '80s. Audio companies are going back to analog, too, making new-age hi-fi components like amps, preamps, receivers and, of course, turntables.īut they don't make them like they used to, right? At least not with the same charm and nostalgia. Vinyl sales continue to break year-over-year records (and have done so since 2005) its popularity has grown so much that more and more vinyl pressing plants are opening up.

We're living in a vinyl renaissance - there's no doubt about that.

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