If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. A turntable cartridge is an electromechanical pickup ...

Installing a new cartridge is something of a rite of passage for turntable owners. It’s a skill that once was common, but now seems to be considered some kind of black art by many. In reality, it’s ...

Few people could have noticed the incredible resurrection of vinyl as a format for playing recorded music. Vinyl’s return to health is nothing short of a miracle and sales are booming of a format that ...

Q: I would like to buy a new turntable that includes the highly recommended LP Gear the Vessel A3SE cartridge. It seems like all the turntables I am considering include some sort of Audio-Technica ...

Struggling with poor vinyl playback? Your phono cartridge setup—or those filthy records—might be the reason. Here’s how to fix it. Unlike digital audio, which is basically plug, play, and pray your Wi ...

Listening to records is an incomparable thing. It’s magical to have that music physically there, and its supporting artwork in glorious 12.5”x12.5” for you to scrutinise. As someone starting their ...

However you got here, welcome. Vinyl is one of the most rewarding—and, if we’re being honest, high-maintenance—ways to enjoy music. Unlike digital music streaming, a turntable is a mechanical system.

There are fully and semi-automatic designs; the fully automatic ones will queue up the tonearm to the start of the record and ...

Turntables just spin records; how can they possibly have a sound? They do. No wonder high-end turntables sound vastly better than budget models. Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has ...

Welcome to the 11th edition of Record Roundup. This is my regular feature covering turntables, record players, and associated gear — pretty much everything related to developments in the world of ...

Every spring, Record Store Day sends thousands of people back to the world of vinyl, with sales posting their 18th consecutive year of growth in 2024, according to the RIAA, far outselling CDs and ...

So you just bought yourself an excellent turntable, and are excited about getting things hooked up so you can enjoy the beautiful sounds of vinyl records. But like many before you have discovered, ...