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From bare motor units fitted into custom bases to sleek decks with everything under a single lid, these turntables make different choices visible. Look at the platter, the tonearm, and the controls to see what each design emphasizes.

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Technics SL-1200MK2
Technics SL-1200MK2: The silver deck puts its long pitch slider beside the platter, with a red strobe illuminating the rim…
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Braun SK 4 Phonosuper
Braun SK 4 Phonosuper: The clear lid leaves the record, tonearm and radio controls visible. Hans Gugelot and Dieter Rams…
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Linn Sondek LP12
Linn Sondek LP12: The platter and tonearm sit above a wood base, with the belt drive and three-point suspension hidden…
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Bang & Olufsen Beogram 4000
Bang & Olufsen Beogram 4000: The platter’s radial lines sit beside the slender linear-tracking arm. Designed by Jacob…
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Thorens TD 124
Thorens TD 124: A heavy black platter sits above the cream speed selector on this Swiss deck, introduced in 1957. The long…
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Rega Planar 3
Rega Planar 3: The Rega’s platter and tonearm are the only large parts above its flat black base. This example wears a cork…
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Garrard 301
Garrard 301: The round platter and speed controls occupy Garrard’s cast-metal motor board. Garrard launched the 301 in…
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EMT 927
EMT 927: The long tonearm and oversized platter show the scale of this broadcast turntable. The studio deck could take…
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Technics SP-10
Technics SP-10: The arm-free motor unit at left is the original 1970 SP-10. Its motor drives the platter directly, without…
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Dual 1219
Dual 1219: With the lid raised, this Dual shows a full-size platter and the controls beside the arm. The German 1219…
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Pioneer PL-12D
Pioneer PL-12D: The platter and pivoting arm sit on a rectangular wood-finish base. Pioneer’s PL-12D was a straightforward…
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Acoustic Research XA
Acoustic Research XA: A compact switch and a slim tonearm leave the XA’s top plate almost bare. Underneath, the platter and…
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Technics SL-10
Technics SL-10: A dark window in the lid shows the record underneath. The compact direct-drive SL-10 puts the…
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Revox B790
Revox B790: This low view shows the tiny pickup below the broad housing marked LinaTrack. The housing spans the record so…
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Marantz Model 6300
Marantz Model 6300: The smoked cover leaves the dotted platter rim visible above the wood-finish base. The 6300 used direct…
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Lenco L75
Lenco L75: A close view of the Swiss deck shows the cartridge above a record and the heavy platter’s bare metal edge…
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Michell GyroDec
Michell GyroDec: Metal weights hang under the platter where they are easy to see. Michell’s GyroDec dates to the early…
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Thorens TD 160
Thorens TD 160: The low angle catches the brushed metal edge of the platter and the edge of the wood base. Introduced in…
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Garrard 401
Garrard 401: The dark top plate, silver control strip and dotted platter rim distinguish the 401 from the older 301. This…
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Roksan Xerxes
Roksan Xerxes: The original Xerxes arrived in 1985. A cut in the wood-finished top board separates the area holding the…

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