R1280DBs

Neither of those cheap brands are worth spending any money on. Better Fluance RT81 $255 on sale from $299 with built in phono preamp. Plus Starter powered speakers: For a large room or a medium size room if you have room for them, large 6.5" mid bass driver Dayton Classic B65A $159. For a medium siz

Pass on the bare minimum AT-LP60X that lacks adjustments. Better entry level turntables worth buying that have adjustable tonearms: Manual with cue lever and auto stop Fluance RT80 $249. Automatic Denon DP-300F $249. Plus starter powered speakers with wired input for the turntable plus Bluetooth for

Pass on the AT-LP60 that had some issues when it was new and can have even more issues used. If you are going to buy a used bare minimum AT-LP60 then at least get the new X version AT-LP60X that fixed the issues that the older AT-LP60 had. The better Denon DP-300F $249 on sale upgrades to an adjusta

Consider $250 for just the turntable. If you can't afford both a turntable and speakers then consider starting with just the speakers for your digital music then adding the turntable later. ------- Speakers: Powered speakers for a medium size room: 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $219 add a subwoofer output, a rem

If you are new to turntables, maybe put aesthetics aside and try to focus on the quality you need. It will save you money in the long run. I started out with a U-Turn Orbit with a built-in preamp, and I picked up speakers from Edifier but got the R1280DBs so that I could add a sub later. It's a very

Pass on the bare minimum AT-LP60X that lacks adjustments and pass on Turntable Lab bundles. Better turntables with better and adjustable tonearms: Automatic Denon DP-300F $249 has a built in phono preamp. Manual with cue lever Music Hall MMF Mark I $255 plus Fosi X1 phono preamp. Plus starter powere

Following this comment, I just bought my first turn table last month and this was the same advice I received. I bought an "Audio-Technica AT-LP60X-BK" with "Edifier R1280DBs Active Bluetooth Bookshelf Speakers". It's easy to set up and it sounds great.

Yep this is the default. I have an Lp70x with the vm95E stylus and Edifier R1280DBs speakers. It's the perfect "budget"/small space setup.

A few months ago, I asked myself the exact same question. Now I have the LP60XBK turntable along with a pair of Edifier 1280DBs speakers and I'm absolutely satisfied. I only added an Edifier T5 subwoofer to the Edifier speakers, as they lacked bass presence for my taste. But you can find one at a go

Pass on the bare minimum AT-LP60X that lacks adjustments. Better turntables with better and adjustable tonearms: Automatic Denon DP-300F $249 has a built in phono preamp. Manual with cue lever Music Hall MMF Mark I $255 plus Fosi X1 phono preamp. Then instead of trying to connect to digital Sonos co