9 Turntable Brands You Can Still Trust — Ranked From WORST to BEST

After 30 years on the repair bench, I've opened up, tested, and rebuilt nearly every major vintage turntable brand on the used market. In this video I rank all 9 of them — from the ones I'd walk away from at a garage sale to the one brand I'd put on my own bench without hesitation. 🔧 WHAT WE COVER IN THIS VIDEO — BSR: a quarter million units a week and why that number tells you everything — Pioneer: great receivers, but are the turntables worth the used market price? — Garrard: two legends hiding inside a catalog full of budget changers — Linn LP12: the most important British turntable ever made — and why it eats money — Denon: the most underrated Japanese direct drive on the used market right now — Kenwood: practically invisible, genuinely outstanding, and still fairly priced — Dual: German engineering since the 1930s and the best overall value on this list — Thorens: Swiss suspended sub-chassis precision and what setup actually demands — Technics: the brand that invented direct drive and refuses to die 🔔 If you're serious about vintage hi-fi, subscribe and hit the bell. New videos cover vintage receivers, turntables, amplifiers, and speakers — through the eyes of someone who actually opens them up and tests them on an oscilloscope. This is Vintage Hi-Fi with Gary Simmons. We keep it honest, we keep it on the bench. #VintageTurntable #VintageHiFi #TurntableReview #Technics #ThorensLP #DualTurntable #GarrardTurntable #LinnLP12 #DenonDP59L #KenwoodAudio #PioneerHiFi #VinylCommunity #AnalogAudio #TurntableRestoration #GarySimmons Partager BSR Quantra | Pioneer PL-530 | Pioneer PL-550 | Pioneer PL-570 | Garrard 301 | Garrard 401 | Linn Sondek LP12 | Denon DP-59L | Denon DP-47F | Denon DP-80 | Kenwood KD-990 | Kenwood KD-500 | Trio KP-9010 | Dual 1219 | Dual 1229 | Dual 701 | Dual 721 | Thorens TD-124 | Thorens TD-150 | Thorens TD-160 | Technics SP-10 | Technics SP-10 MK2 | Technics SL-1200 | Technics SL-1200 MK2 | Technics SL-D2