Good vinyl record player7/1/2023 ![]() ![]() We’d recommend a vinyl record cleaning kit as a minimum, such as the Legend Vinyl Complete Care kit which contains everything you need to get started. This will ensure that the records are fit to play for many years of enjoyment. It’s important to encourage your teen to handle, look after and store their records correctly. With 70W of power, the great angled design but still featuring an on board digital to analogue converter with an optical audio input for TV’s as well as a subwoofer output should you fancy some more bass.Ĥ. The new R1855 DB is a combination of the R1280DB and the R1700BT in one package! Price at £159.99 for the pair these are slightly better than the R1280DB for sound quality, but lack the digital input. The cabinet features an angled design making them great for placement on desks or side-units. ![]() These don’t have the optical audio input, however they do have more power with 36W per channel for a total of 72W from 2 x 4” mid/bass drivers and 2 x 19mm tweeter units. Multiple inputs including digital optical for TV’s, a USB charging port for streaming devices (or smartphones) and a unique feature of these is a built in phono pre-amp for improving the turntable connection.Īt £349.99 for the pair they still represent great value for money but have the sound quality to back up their price.Īnother great powered bookshelf speaker from Edifier, the R1700BTs. The YU4 from Kanto is a beautiful speaker that powers a 4” kevlar driver and a 1” silk dome tweeter from the built in 140W peak power amplifier. These come in at £379 a pair but are worth every penny. If the budget is a bit higher then consider the M20 from Q Acoustics.įeaturing aptX HD Bluetooth 5.0 for CD quality wireless streaming it boasts 130W of power, has multiple inputs including a digital USB interface for computers and is also great for gaming. A steal at £129.99, no wonder it’s our best-selling speaker. It’s got Bluetooth and multiple analog audio inputs as well as a digital optical input for connecting a TV. Massively popular, it has a 42W built-in amplifier that kicks a ridiculous amount of bass (which can also be dialled down, don’t worry!). The most popular bluetooth powered bookshelf speakers are That way your teen has the ability to stream music from Spotify, Youtube etc as well as playing records.Īgain this further increases your return on investment Remember that the best HiFi is the HiFi that gets used the most! ![]() Whilst it’s great that there’s an interest in vinyl it’s also worth considering choosing a speaker with a built-in Bluetooth receiver. Most speakers will also feature additional inputs so TV’s and laptops can be connected which further increases your return on investment and may prove useful for homework on the laptop. Powered speakers, otherwise known as active bookshelf speakers, give you a great choice with varying budgets and qualities but also keep the system simple to set up and use. You simply plug the speakers in, connect the turntable to the speakers and you’re ready to play music. They feature a built in amplifier and line input for the turntable. Powered bookshelf speakers such as the popular Edifier R1280DB are an absolutely great choice for turntable speakers. The Audio-Technica LP60X is our most popular fully automatic turntable and you’ll find lots of the best-selling turntable with speaker bundles here. We’d also recommend avoiding cheaper brands and sticking to the known’s such as Audio-Technica, TEAC, Crosley & Lenco. This makes it really easy to use and less likely to damage anything. Once you place a record on the platter you hit the play button, the tonearm will automatically lift, track across to the start of the record, gently drop down and start playing. The simplest to use turntables are the automatic variety. So we’ve put together 5 of the key things to consider when picking a record player with speakers for your teenagers. You need to balance an easy to use system that sounds great and will help to grow their interest in vinyl vs keeping the budgets realistic. Isn’t this reason enough to encourage your teenager into vinyl and help them with that same anticipation and enjoyment of their music?īut that said, it can be a minefield out there when choosing the best record player. Nothing quite beats holding your favourite album in your hands, placing it on the platter and watching the needle drop as the music springs to life. They offer such a great way to enjoy music. Record players have quickly come back into fashion over the past five years. ![]()
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