R1280T

For around the same cost as the small basic 4" Edifier R1280, better larger 6.5" Dayton Classic B65A $159 and they add Bluetooth as an input!

Much better AT-LPW30 $199 on sale. Plus Dayton Audio starter powered speakers instead of Edifier R1280: Compact 4" for a small room or desk $89 https://www.parts-express.com/Dayton-Audio-Classic-B40A-Powered-Bookshelf-Speaker-Pair-Black-300-258?quantity=14 Larger 6.5" for a medium to large size room

Vulkanno starter powered speakers instead of Edifier R1280 or R1700: 4" A4 ARC for a small room or desktop setup. 5.25" A5 ARC for a small to medium size room. 6.5" A6 ARC for a medium to large size room. A step up are Argon Audio https://argonaudio.com/collections/active-speakers Best value is to b

Pass on the bare minimum AT-LP60X and 4" Edifier R1280 and get something decent. AT-LPW30 $199 on sale with a good tonearm with adjustable tracking force instead of the too basic AT-LP60X without adjustable tracking force. Plus 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $169 powered speakers are a step up in size and quality

Better value or larger Dayton Audio instead of 4" Edifier R1280. Small 4" $89 for a small room or desk https://www.parts-express.com/Dayton-Audio-Classic-B40A-Powered-Bookshelf-Speaker-Pair-Black-300-258?quantity=14 Larger 6.5" $129 for a medium to large size room https://www.parts-express.com/Dayto

Size, quality, price, value. The Daytons have at least a bit better drives and crossovers than the Edifier R1280. For a medium to large size room the 6.5" mid bass driver Daytons are two sizes larger than the 4" Edifiers. The Daytons cost the same or a bit less than the Edifiers. 6.5" Dayton Classic

Which model Edifiers? Argon Audio are a step up from the basic Edifiers such as R1280, R33Bt, R1700, R1850. Entry level low cost Edifiers models are for if you can't afford good speakers. Ideally spend twice as much on speakers and amplification as the cost of the turntable. For example the better t

Ideally spend twice as much on the speakers and amplification as on the turntable or at least just as much as the turntable or buy used speakers and amplification for half to the same cost of the new turntable. Small basic 4" Edifier R1280T are the bare minimum that are often paired with the bare mi

Are single speakers recommended for turntables? I have a pretty basic setup. AT-160 paired with Edifier R1280 speakers. My problem is that the speakers are kinda bulky. Ideally I would just have 1 sleek looking speaker. What I’m trying to figure out is if that’s not recommended for some reason? Some

The basic 4" Edifier R1280 are the bare minimum. Get better larger 5" Magnat Monitor Active 2000 on sale for $99.