Turntables from Audio-Technica, Thorens, Ion and other great brands. Great selection of contemporary turntables and antique-style record players. Play and record from your vinyl records to CDs with select models from our antique reproduction style players equipped with modern audio electronics and contemporary turntables . According to the Encyclopedia Britannica - Record Players (or phonographs) are "Instruments for reproducing sounds. The invention of record players is generally credited to Thomas Alva Edison (1877). Many people think the terms 'Record Players' and 'Turntables' are the same. In fact, a turntable is just one component that makes a complete record player work. The Encyclopedia Britannica describes record players as follows: "All modern phonograph systems (record players) have certain components in common: a turntable that rotates the record; a stylus that tracks a groove in the record; a pickup that converts the mechanical movements of the stylus into electrical impulses; an amplifier that intensifies these electrical impulses; and a loudspeaker that converts the amplified signals back into sound."

The contemporary turntables we offer in this category must be set up with appropriate amplification and speakers in order to reproduce sound. To find complete self-contained Record Players visit our Retro Style Record Players where you'll find the best selection of self contained systems and do not need additional components to make them work.