Used Turntable Guide

Technics SL-1200

The obvious choice. Breakfast of champions.

• Turntable Availability : Used only
• Part Availability : Very good - Panasonic either still make parts or have a huge stockpile of them somewhere. Some variant-specific parts aren't available - but they can usually be substituted with equivalent parts from the SL-1200MK2, if you can live with (for example) your tonearm paint being the wrong colour.
• Typical used price : £250-£400 for a MK2, £300-£450 for a M3D/MK5, £450+ for the MK5G, silly money for the rare ones (MK4, LTD, etc etc).

Vestax PDX range

Pretty much made specifically for turntablists. Early efforts were a bit naff but the PDX2000+ range is seriously great. The PDX3000 might be the best scratch-oriented turntable ever.

• Turntable Availability : Discontinued
• Part Availability : Poor - some places still have stocks of parts but they're dwindling fast
• Typical used price : £75-£150 for a PDX2000, £200-£500 for a PDX3000

Hanpin OEMs

These are the so-called "SuperOEM" turntables. Essentially 99% identical to each other, although some models have improved vibration damping.

• Akiyama Acura DJ-4000
• American Audio HTD 4.5
• Audio Technica AT-LP1240
• BST PRO-PR4.5
• Citronic PD-45
• Kam DDX5000
• Koolsound TDJ-04
• Omnitronic DD-5250
• Pioneer PLX1000
• Reloop RP-6000
• Reloop RP-7000
• Reloop RP-8000
• Stanton ST-150
• Stanton STR8-150
• Synq XTRM1
• Mixars LTA

Yahorng OEMs

Yahorng are to Hanpin what Vestax was to Technics.

Numark TTX

• Turntable Availability : Discontinued
• Part Availability :
• Typical used price : £250-£400