Skip to contentVinyl Restart is reader supported. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.A phono preamp, or phono stage if you will, connects between your turntable and amplifier.Its job is to increase the signal output from the turntable to a standard line-level signal and provide necessary RIAA equalization.You’ll absolutely need one if there isn’t one built into your turntable or amplifier.Or you might want one that sounds better than the one that is built into your turntable or amplifier.Either way, we’ll look at the absolute best phono preamps between $10 and $500 in...…Skip to contentVinyl Restart is reader supported. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.A phono preamp, or phono stage if you will, connects between your turntable and amplifier.Its job is to increase the signal output from the turntable to a standard line-level signal and provide necessary RIAA equalization.You’ll absolutely need one if there isn’t one built into your turntable or amplifier.Or you might want one that sounds better than the one that is built into your turntable or amplifier.Either way, we’ll look at the absolute best phono preamps between $10 and $500 in...WW…

Skip to contentVinyl Restart is reader supported. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.Vinyl records and turntables are loved for their ability to reproduce warm, smooth and rich sound.When we pick an amplifier to use with our turntable or record player, it is ideal to look for these qualities in the amplifier as well.You can absolutely hook your turntable up to a multi-channel A/V receiver where the development and manufacturing budget is spread thin on 7 or 9 mediocre amplification channels and expensive royalties for home cinema codecs like Dolby and DTS.Personally, I...…Skip to contentVinyl Restart is reader supported. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.Vinyl records and turntables are loved for their ability to reproduce warm, smooth and rich sound.When we pick an amplifier to use with our turntable or record player, it is ideal to look for these qualities in the amplifier as well.You can absolutely hook your turntable up to a multi-channel A/V receiver where the development and manufacturing budget is spread thin on 7 or 9 mediocre amplification channels and expensive royalties for home cinema codecs like Dolby and DTS.Personally, I...WW…

Skip to contentVinyl Restart is reader supported. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.Powered speakers are compact, easy to use, and offer great value for money. They have the amplifier built in and connect directly to your turntable or record player without the need for a standalone amplifier.After spending a ton of time researching powered speakers, I ended up buying the Audioengine A5+ to use with my turntables. They are fantastic speakers for vinyl and continues to be my top recommendation overall.Below is my list of 11 great powered speakers that I strongly believe...…Skip to contentVinyl Restart is reader supported. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.Powered speakers are compact, easy to use, and offer great value for money. They have the amplifier built in and connect directly to your turntable or record player without the need for a standalone amplifier.After spending a ton of time researching powered speakers, I ended up buying the Audioengine A5+ to use with my turntables. They are fantastic speakers for vinyl and continues to be my top recommendation overall.Below is my list of 11 great powered speakers that I strongly believe...WW…

Skip to contentVinyl Restart is reader supported. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.In this article, we’ll look at some of the most popular, best sounding and most loved phono cartridges that are perfect to upgrade affordable and midrange turntables.If you are looking to make your turntable sound better, a cartridge upgrade is a very good place to start.The cartridge has a huge impact on the sonic performance of a turntable, and most affordable and midrange turntables come standard with cartridges that don’t extract their full sonic potential.There is often a lot of...…Skip to contentVinyl Restart is reader supported. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.In this article, we’ll look at some of the most popular, best sounding and most loved phono cartridges that are perfect to upgrade affordable and midrange turntables.If you are looking to make your turntable sound better, a cartridge upgrade is a very good place to start.The cartridge has a huge impact on the sonic performance of a turntable, and most affordable and midrange turntables come standard with cartridges that don’t extract their full sonic potential.There is often a lot of...WW…

Skip to contentVinyl Restart is reader supported. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.There are several types of speakers that will work with vinyl turntables and record players.Bluetooth SpeakersPowered SpeakersPassive SpeakersSoundbarsSmart SpeakersStudio MonitorsPC SpeakersHeadphonesWhich are best for vinyl?Well, best is subjective term and dependent on usage, budget and so on.Personally, I use passive speakers in my most expensive system and powered speakers in my affordable system. These two speaker types will generally be the best options. But there are other...…Skip to contentVinyl Restart is reader supported. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.There are several types of speakers that will work with vinyl turntables and record players.Bluetooth SpeakersPowered SpeakersPassive SpeakersSoundbarsSmart SpeakersStudio MonitorsPC SpeakersHeadphonesWhich are best for vinyl?Well, best is subjective term and dependent on usage, budget and so on.Personally, I use passive speakers in my most expensive system and powered speakers in my affordable system. These two speaker types will generally be the best options. But there are other...WW…