It's usable but not great. You can do better for less, or way better for the same money.
https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-AT-LPW30TK-Manual-Belt-Drive-Turntable/dp/B07Q7TBNCM?th=1
https://www.musicdirect.com/equipment/speakers/wharfedale-diamond-220-bookshelf-speakers-pair
https://www.amazon.com/Fosi-Audio-Amplifier-Professional-Speakers/dp/B08MJBG53V
Buy these three.
https://www.amazon.com/75-Watt-Powered-Bookshelf-Speakers-Bluetooth/dp/B08LV4SMH9
Or switch out the speakers and amp for these Neumis to bring the price down.
AT-LP120X > JDS Labs Atom Heasphone Amp $99 > Marshall speaker.
The headphone amp has RCA output on the back to continue the signal on to the speaker when headphones are not connected to the amp.
Which model Marshall?
Have you considered an upgrade to a larger pair of speakers?
Larger 5.25" mid bass driver Neumi BSP5 $159 for example.
Pass on most anything from turntable lab and pass on their bundles that don't make much sense.
Pass on the YU speakers that are pricey for what they are and you can do better for around the same cost. Pass on the tiny A2+ that are small computer type speakers for a small desk.
Both turntables are around the same entry level quailty. Do you need a fully automatic turntable?
Better setup for under $350:
Or passive speakers and separate speaker amplification with Bluetooth:
Passive speakers on sale:
Or floor standing towers, then you don't need to buy or build speaker stands:
Or 5 speakers for an AV receiver:
Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG or optional thicker 14 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.
Optional turntable upgrades:
Or look for a used stereo or AV receiver and a pair of used passive speakers. What is a Craigslist or nearby zip code to search? Reply here or chat.
Setup Guide / Signal Path: Turntable > Phono Preamp (separate or built into the turntable or speaker amplification) > Speaker Amplification (separate or built into speakers) > Speakers
https://www.amazon.com/75-Watt-Powered-Bookshelf-Speakers-Bluetooth/dp/B08LV4SMH9
Buy these. Best you can get under $200.
They are self-powered speakers. Meaning the amplifier is built in… no separate amp required. They’ll connect to your phone over Bluetooth, and they also have RCA inputs and an optical input.
Turntable: AT-LPW30TK $249 $199.
Plus powered speakers with RCA input for the turntable and Bluetooth for streaming digital music:
5.25" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small to medium size room:
4" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small room or desktop setup:
You might consider the Insignia ($130) from Best Buy. It is a decent starter and has adjustable counterweight and anti-skate. The AT LP60X will not harm your records and will get you started though. It just doesn’t offer much in adjustment or upgrades. The LPW30TK is a better option but would be tough on your budget because it doesn’t leave much for speakers. Speakers are vital to your sound quality. A refurbished AT LP60X and a pair of Neumi BS5P active speakers would be about $250 and a decent start on a tight budget. You could choose the Insignia and still be under budget. Vinyl is not a cheap endeavor.
Hopefully this will help:
https://outlet.audio-technica.com/turntables
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-bluetooth-stereo-turntable-black/6432620.p?skuId=6432620
https://www.amazon.com/75-Watt-Powered-Bookshelf-Speakers-Bluetooth/dp/B08LV4SMH9
Turntables:
Plus powered speakers from Amazon if you have return credit there if that is where the turntable was from. They have analog audio cable input for the turntable plus Bluetooth for streaming digital music:
Compact 4" mid bass driver speakers for a small room or a desktop setup:
Larger 5.25" mid bass driver speakers for a small to medium size room:
AT-LPW30TK from the AT outlet store should be as good as new and trouble free or new is only $25 more from Amazon.
What is your speaker budget?
Speakers also under $200:
Consider a better wired connection instead of temperamental Bluetooth.
Basic automatic AT-LP60X $105 > 3.5mm aux cable > 3.5mm Aux input on the soundbar.
Or a better manual AT-LPW30TK $175 > RCA to 3.5mm cable > 3.5mm Aux input on the soundbar.
Or if you won't have the turntable near the TV and soundbar then either turntable > included audio cable > pair of powered speakers and they have Bluetooth for playing music from your phone, tablet or computer:
Hey y’all, looking to upgrade from a cheap plastic record player to an actual turntable, I have a budget of $400 total including speakers. I was thinking about these speakers cause they seem good for the price. What turntable would y’all recommend with the remaining $250?
Compact 4" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small room or desktop setup:
Larger 5.25" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small to medium size room:
Which model soundbar?
Even if the the soundbar had an analog input it may still convert the analog signal to digital for digital sound processing that most or many soundbars have.
The sound quailty may be limited by the limitations of a soundbar more than any analog to digital and digital back to analog to go to the built in class D amplifier conversions.
An under $25 analog to digital optical converter may be plenty sufficient for the sound bar.
If the soundbar sounds good to you then it's fine to start with.
A later upgrade for both the TV and the turntable would be an AV receiver with 2 speakers for music and optionally more speakers for movie, gaming and TV surround sound.
Maybe try a starter pair of powered speakers. 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159. Then if they don't sound any better to you than the soundbar send them back to keep the funds for a later better speaker upgrade up to or past the quailty of the turntable.
Or what is a nearby town or zip code I can search for possibly used speaker options under $150 that were originally $300 to $400? Reply here or chat.
Avoid cheap suitcases and all in ones.
What do you currently listen to CDs with?
For vinyl and CD, get a component turntable and a component CD player, connect both to a pair of powered speakers or a stereo or AV receiver or integrated amp that powers passive speakers. You can often find a used CD or DVD/CD player on Craigslist or at thrift shops for $20 to $50. What is a nearby town or zip code I can search for used options? Reply here or chat.
Setups starting around your $250 budget:
Turntables:
Automatic starter turntable with a built in phono stage preamp:
Better manual turntable with a built in phono preamp:
Plus powered speakers with audio cable input for the turntable and Bluetooth for streaming digital audio:
5.25" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small to medium size room:
4" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small room or desktop setup:
Turntables:
Speakers with Bluetooth:
5.25" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small to medium size room:
4" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small room or desktop setup and both add a subwoofer output:
Your turntable and speaker budget is $400?
Pass on the Orbit with phono preamp at $269, it lacks a bunch of features and the cue lever costs another $40 for a total of $309.
AT-LPW30TK $329 $199 on sale with a built in phono preamp is a better value since it includes a cue lever, adds a speed switch (instead of moving the belt to the other pulley which sometimes has issues on the Oribit), adds adjustable anti-skate, adds a rotary dial on the tracking force adjustment and includes a better updated cartridge.
Pass on the basic 4" Edifier R1280T powered speakers that lack some features.
Better larger 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 add Bluetooth for streaming digital music plus a digital optical input.
If you want smaller 4" speakers for a small room then go a step up from Edifier R1280T:
The $127 4" Edifier R1280DBs are going to be a sound quality bottleneck for a $200+ turntable. Ideally spend just as much or more on the speakers as on the turntable. The Edifiers are often paired with the $105 AT-LP60X. If you must have under $200 powered speakers then get the better larger $159 5.25" Neumi BSP5.
Are you shopping in the US? If so, I would buy these:
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-bluetooth-stereo-turntable-black/6432620.p?skuId=6432620
https://www.amazon.com/75-Watt-Powered-Bookshelf-Speakers-Bluetooth/dp/B08LV4SMH9
Speakers are the most important component of the system by far in terms of determining how it sounds. The quality difference between some generic $80 Alibaba speakers and those Neumis is going to be pretty big... and consider that this is an expensive format. It can easily cost 35 bucks to buy a new album these days. So we're talking about the price difference of roughly the cost of two records, to make all your records sound better. It's a bargain.
Compact starter powered speakers for a small room:
They have wired audio cable input for the turntable plus Bluetooth for streaming digital audio.
No remote:
With remote:
Yep, avoid the cheap $5 mechanism in cheap suitcase, tabletop, standing or all in ones.
As long as that pink thing doesn't skip on your records it shouldn't damage them however the cheap mechanisms often have playback and skipping issues and don't sound very good so you are not getting much sound quailty out of the records that they are capable or providing.
What is your budget, $150, $200, $400 or more?
VPRO3100 $49 on sale or AT-LP60X $105 on sale both add a full size platter, a diamond tip stylus on an MM moving magnet cartridge connected to an RIAA phono preamp, all of which the cheap mechanisms lack.
Connect either one to powered speakers with an audio cable input for the turntable and Bluetooth for streaming music:
Compact 4" mid bass driver speakers for a small room or a desktop setup:
Larger 5.25" mid bass driver speakers for a small to medium size room:
A good number of TurntableLab packages don't make much sense, they only have a 14 day return period when other stores offer 30 or even 60 days and they don't offer any free or flat rate return shipping that a good number of other stores offer if you need to return anything.
AT-LP60X $149 $105 has automatic playback and is easy setup beginner plug and play. Next step up $200 turntables add adjustable tracking force and a removable cartridge.
Plus powered speakers with wired RCA audio cable input for the turntable plus Bluetooth for streaming digital music:
Larger 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 for a small to medium size room should be better than the Edifier R1280DB.
Or also better 4" Klipsch KD-400 $329 $159 for a small room or desktop setup adds USB input for a computer and a subwoofer output.
If you must have the more basic Edifiers then 4" Edifier R1280DBs $159 $127 adds subwoofer output over the R1280DB however the the better speaker options above only cost $33 more to get better sound quality from the turntable.
Sony turntable with built in phono preamp > stereo or AV receiver or compact or integrated amp > passive Polk XT15 speakers.
Speaker amplification:
OSD Nero MB5 may be a bit better than the Polks.
Even better are:
Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG or optional thicker 14 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.
Or connect powered speakers directly to the Sony turntable:
Starter turntables:
Better manual turntable: AT-LPW30TK $329 $195.
Plus powered speakers with analog audio cable input for the turntable plus Bluetooth for streaming audio:
Compact 4" mid bass driver speakers for a small room or a desktop setup:
Larger 5.25" mid bass driver speakers for a small to medium size room:
Or start with the better Neumi speakers first for digital music then add the better AT-lPW30TK turntable later.
Do you already have any speakers?
What is your turntable or turntable an speaker budget?
A step up from the AT0LP60 is the AT-LPW30TK $329 $195.
Plus 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 powered speakers with audio cable input for the turntable plus Bluetooth for streaming digital audio.
Does $359 count as not much more than $300?
https://www.amazon.com/75-Watt-Powered-Bookshelf-Speakers-Bluetooth/dp/B08LV4SMH9
https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-AT-LPW30TKR-Manual-Drive-Turntable/dp/B09RFHRTVB
You’re not going to do better for the money than that paring.
You don’t want to buy a bundle where the speakers come packaged with the turntable. The speakers in those sets are generic no-name Alibaba stuff… they won’t be as bad as the built in speakers in a Crosley but they will still be bad. And speakers are by far the most important piece of the setup in terms of sound quality, so bad speakers = bad system.
Headphone options:
The powered speakers I listed have both RCA input for the turntable and Bluetooth from streaming music from your smartphone, tablet or computer:
Disc Burger > 3.5mm male to dual RCA male cable > powered speakers.
5.25" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small to medium size room:
4" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small room or desktop setup:
Monoprice powered speakers with Bluetooth have a headphone jack.
Some or all of the powered speakers may include a 3.5mm to RCA cable.
Some speaker options for the turntable:
Powered speakers: 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 have audio cable input for the turntable, plus a digital optical input for the TV plus Bluetooth for streaming digital music.
AV Receiver plus 5x or 2x speakers to replace the sound bar for both the turntable and the TV:
AV Receiver with 4K HDMI plus 5x black or white speakers or start with a pair of speakers below plus speaker wire below.
Stereo receiver or integrated amp and a pair of passive speakers:
Passive speakers on sale:
Or floor standing towers, then you don't need to buy or build speaker stands:
Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG or optional thicker 14 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.
Or look for a used stereo or AV receiver and a pair of used passive speakers. What is a Craigslist or nearby zip code to search? Reply here or chat.
What is the C62 not doing for you?
If you are looking for better sound quailty you could start with a speaker upgrade.
For example, 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 powered speakers to connect to the RCA output on the back of the turntable.
Maybe once or twice a month
Basic setup for a small room:
Better setup for a small to medium size room:
5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 powered speakers with Bluetooth.
You already have the AT-LP120X?
Or an amp or receiver and passive speakers:
Passive speakers on sale:
Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.
Or what is a nearby town or zip code I can search for used options? Reply here or private chat.
Price?
Turntables and Speakers starting at $105 and $127 for the same turntable and better speakers.
AT-LP60X $149 $105 is easy setup beginner plug and play.
Speakers:
5.25" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small to medium size room:
4" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small room or desktop setup:
For a small room?
Turntable: AT-LP60X $149 $105.
Plus compact 4" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small room or desktop setup:
The turntable has a built in phono preamp and the speakers have a built in speaker amp so you don't need anything else such as the separate amp which powers passive speakers.
Or a better turntable: Manual AT-LPW30TK $249 $175 adds adjustable tracking force
Plus for any of the turntables better larger speakers for a small to medium size room: 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159.
AT-LP60XBT for $155 on sale to use with a Bluetooth speaker or Bluetooth headphones?
AT-LP60X without Bluetooth is $50 less at $105 on sale if you don't need Bluetooth in the turntable.
Connect the turntable to powered speakers, or an amp or receiver that powers passive speakers, with the included audio cable.
If you get a Fosi amp with Bluetooth or powered speakers that have Bluetooth then connect the turntable with the audio cable and use the Bluetooth for streaming digital audio from your smartphone, tablet or computer, not for the turntable.
5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 powered speakers with RCA audio cable input for the turntable plus Bluetooth for streaming audio are a good value, are a size up from 4" Edifier R1280 and should also sound better.
AT-LPW30TK $329 $199 has a built in phono preamp.
5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 powered speakers with audio cable input for the turntable and Bluetooth for streaming digital music.
Or a mini amp plus passive speakers and speaker wire.
Or what is a nearby town or zip code I can search for used speaker options? Reply here or chat.
Speakers, scroll down past the turntables.
5.25" mid bass driver Neumi BS5P $139 if you can wait till end of January instead of the smaller 4" Edifier R1280 varieties.
Or a location I can search for used options? Reply here or chat or message.
What is the speaker you are upgrading from?
If low on budget after buying the turntable:
Connect any of those options to 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $139.
AT-LP60X plus Edifier R1280 are a common starter setup for a smallish size room.
Turntables:
Plus powered speakers with audio cable input for the turntable and Bluetooth for digital streaming audio:
Turntable:
AT-LP60X $149 $105 is easy setup beginner plug and play with automatic playback.
Better turntable $60 over budget but very worthwhile is the AT-LPW30TK $199.
Speakers:
Pass on the Micca speakers that lack features and are best for computer use on a desk.
Larger 5.25" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small to medium size room:
Or 4" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small room or desktop setup:
Powered speakers with a remote, RCA, Bluetooth and digital audio inputs:
5.25" mid bass driver speakers for a small to medium size room:
4" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small room or desktop setup:
The small platter is the least of the issues with those type of cheapest table top or all in one turntables with built in speakers.
For a low budget consider a better $99 turntable on sale for $49 plus a better pair of passive speakers.
VPRO 3100 has a full size platter, is semi automatic and adds a diamond tip stylus, an MM moving magnet cartridge and an RIAA phono preamp, all of which the cheap Udreamer lacks.
Plus powered speakers with audio cable input for the turntable and Bluetooth for streaming digital audio:
No remote:
With remote:
Turntables:
Plus wired powered speakers with an audio cable input for the turntable and Bluetooth for streaming digital audio:
Compact 4" mid bass driver speakers for a small room or a desktop setup:
Larger 5.25" mid bass driver speakers for a small to medium size room:
Under $160 speaker budget?
5.25" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small to medium size room:
4" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small room or desktop setup:
They all include an audio cable to connect to the turntable and Bluetooth for playing music from a smartphone, tablet or computer.
More turntables and speakers.
What is your speaker budget?
5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 powered speakers with audio cable input for the turntable plus Bluetooth for streaming music are a good value.
The LG is an inexpensive shelf stereo system, it's not anything good.
Check if the AT-LP60 may need a new $15 stylus and a new $15 belt, not really worth buying if it does.
Maybe try a $100 offer for the setup if you can't afford anything better.
Better setup:
Turntables:
Plus starter powered speakers with analog audio cable input for the turntable and Bluetooth for streaming digital audio:
5.25" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small to medium size room:
4" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small room or desktop setup:
If you are looking for better sound quality then upgrade the speakers first. The basic while decent to start with for a low budget Edifier speakers are the sound quality bottleneck, it's not the turntable.
What is a nearby town or zip code I can search for used options? Reply here or chat.
After a speaker upgrade you could upgrade to an elliptical tip stylus for the AT-LP60X.
If you don't want to use a receiver or stack it under your turntable with a riser shelf or turntable stand then better powered speakers are an option:
5.25" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small to medium size room:
4" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small room or desktop setup:
Or instead of the receiver you could get a mini amp to power passive speakers:
Passive speakers on sale:
Or floor standing towers, then you don't need to buy or build speaker stands:
Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG or optional thicker 14 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.
Room size LxWxH?
What is a nearby town or zip code I can search for used options? Reply here or chat.
Larger powered speakers when back in stock: 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159.
Separates:
Amplification:
Passive speakers:
Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.
AT-LPW30TK $249 $175 is a good value to start with.
An affordable setup with just 2 items to buy is the AT-LPW30TK with built in phono preamp connected to 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 powered speakers with a built in speaker amp and Bluetooth.
More amplification and speakers, scroll down past the turntables.
You need in the chain a turntable, phono preamp, speaker amplification and speakers.
Setup Guide / Signal Path: Turntable > Phono Preamp (separate or built into the turntable or speaker amplification) > Speaker Amplification (separate or built into speakers) > Speakers
Phono preamps can be built into the turntable, standalone separate, built into the speaker amplification or built into powered speakers.
Powered speakers have a built in speaker amp, a few models have a built in phono preamp.
More Audio Guides, Speaker Placement, Accessories and Vinyl Care
I prefer them to be not more than 180$
5.25"Neumi BSP5 $159 powered speakers.
Or buy better used passive speakers and a used stereo or AV receiver. Town or zip code I can search for you? Reply here or chat.
I want good speakers that even if I upgraded my turntable they would still be great.
Then spend twice as much on speakers as on the $200 turntable, $400 or even $600+. Ideally an amp or receiver and passive speakers, scroll down past the turntables and starter powered speakers.
Pass on new $100 speakers.
$335: AT-LPW30TK $249 $175 plus 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159.
Or keep your turntables and buy the $159 Neumi speakers or $300 stereo receiver and passive speakers or $150 to $300 used stereo receiver and passive speakers.
Fine to start with if you already have the Panasonic CD micro system and it works well enough.
The speakers are inexpensive basic entry level so they are a sound quality bottleneck for the turntable and records. A speaker upgrade will give you better sound quality that the turntable and records are capable of providing. However you will need to also replace the main Panasonic CD micro system component.
What is a nearby town or zip code I can search for used upgrade options? Reply here or chat.
New options:
Powered speakers:
Or separate amp or receiver and passive speaker upgrade:
Amplification:
Passive speakers:
Or floor standing towers, then you don't need to buy or build speaker stands:
Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG or optional thicker 14 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.
Automatic AT-LP60X $149 $105 is easy setup beginner plug and play.
Manual AT-LPW30TK $329 $195 has a better tonearm with adjustable tracking force, has lower wow and flutter, an updated cartridge, and a solid MDF plinth. Balance the tonearm then set the tracking force.
The tiny inexpensive $30 Altec Lansing BX1221 computer speakers are not anything good and will be a sound quality bottleneck for the turntable and records however you could start with them until you can get a good pair of home audio speakers. Ideally spend just as much or more on the speakers as on the turntable or buy used speakers for half the cost as new.
A good value are 5.25" mid bass driver Neumi BSP5 $159 powered speakers for a small to medium size room with audio cable input for the turntable and Bluetooth for streaming digital audio.
Compact 4" mid bass driver speakers for a small room or a desktop setup:
Larger 5.25" mid bass driver speakers for a small to medium size room:
They all have analog audio cable input for the turntable and Bluetooth for streaming audio.
Klipsch R-51M are passive speakers powered by a speaker amp or stereo receiver.
Do you have more budget for an amp or stereo receiver?
Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG or optional thicker 14 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.
Or to have more money for an amp or stereo receiver 5.25" Neumi BS5 $109 cost $40 less than the Klipsch R-51M.
If not then powered speakers with a built in speaker amp are an option:
5.25" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small to medium size room:
4" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small room or desktop setup:
Or what is a nearby town or zip code I can search for used speaker and stereo receiver options possibly for around $130 to stay within your $300 turntable and speaker budget? Reply here or chat request.
If the turntable is working fine then spend your budget on the best speakers you can get and upgrade the turntable later. Install a new stylus if it needs one.
Powered speakers:
Better speakers and separate amplification:
Amplification with audio cable input for the turntable plus Bluetooth for streaming audio:
Passive speakers on sale:
Or floor standing towers, then you don't need to buy or build speaker stands:
Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG or optional thicker 14 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.
Or look for a used stereo or AV receiver and a pair of used passive speakers. What is a Craigslist or nearby zip code to search? Reply here or chat.
Turntable: Fluance RT82 $300 adds an optical sensor speed controlled servo motor for lower wow and flutter and speed variation and the speed won't drift since the sensor is monitoring the speed 400 times a second.
Phono preamp: Pyle PP444 $14 to start is around the same quality as the one built into the RT80.
Powered speakers: Neumi BSP5 $139.
Or instead of powered speakers, a mini amp, RCA to 3.5mm cable, passive speakers plus speaker wire. Then upgrade to better passive speakers later when you can.
Or look for a used stereo receiver with a phono input and a pair of used passive speakers. What is a nearby town or zip I can search? Reply here or chat.
$335 turntable setup with speakers:
Turntables:
Powered speakers with Bluetooth:
5.25" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small to medium size room:
4" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small room or desktop setup:
None. Pass on all those bundles and Edifiers.
Turntable: AT-LP60X $105.
Speakers with Bluetooth:
5.25" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small to medium size room:
4" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small room or desktop setup:
Or a great value to start with if you are looking for a simple 2 part setup:
The Phillips may be worth restoring as an upgrade from the Radio Shack.
New options:
AT-LPW30TK $249 $175 has a built in phono preamp.
Neumi BSP5 $159 5.25" mid bass driver powered speakers with Bluetooth.
Or buy a used stereo receiver and used passive speakers. What is a nearby town or zip code I can search? Reply here or chat.
AT-LP60XBT $153 for Bluetooth headphones.
Or you can connect a $40 Bluetooth transmitter to most any better turntable that has a built in or external phono preamp.
If you optionally want to listen with speakers then powered speakers under $200 with audio cable input for the turntable and Bluetooth for streaming audio:
5.25" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small to medium size room:
4" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small room or desktop setup:
Turntables:
Plus starter powered speakers with audio cable input for the turntable and Bluetooth for streaming digital audio:
AT-LP60X $149 $81 has automatic playback and is easy setup beginner plug and play.
Plus starter powered speakers with wired audio cable input for the turntable plus Bluetooth for streaming digital audio:
$190 to $265 options:
Turntable: AT-LP60X $149 $105 is easy setup beginner plug and play and has a built in phono preamp.
Plus powered speakers with a built in speaker amp with audio cable input for the turntable and Bluetooth for streaming digital audio:
Compact 4" mid bass driver speakers for a small room or a desktop setup:
Larger 5.25" mid bass driver speakers for a small to medium size room:
No. The cheap speakers are the weakest part and sound quailty bottleneck. Buy a turntable and better speakers separately.
Your budget is $230 or higher at $300 or $400?
Under $400 setup:
Powered speakers:
Or an amp or receiver and passive speakers:
Amp or receiver:
Passive speakers:
Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG or optional thicker 14 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.
Audio Guides, Speaker Placement, Accessories and Vinyl Care
Also check out r/budgetaudiophile.
Feel free to ask as may purchase and setup questions as you need, that's what this thread is here for!
The large 6.5" Klipsch RP-160 $549 MSRP should be the better speakers. The 5.25" Sony $199 MSRP have been on sale for $75 to $125 over the years and are not worth more than that compared to other options on sale.
If you don't want to cut and strip speaker wire you can get speaker wire with easy plug in banana plugs. Crutchfield, 6, 10, 15 or 20 feet, buy 2x for the 2 speakers.
If you don't want to use the receiver then you could get powered speakers to connect directly to the turntable:
With powered speakers you will still need to connect the turntable to the main powered speaker same as a AV receiver and then 1 included speaker wire connection that is already cut and stripped instead of 2 speaker wires with passive speakers.
Or get a mini amp instead of the receiver to use with passive speakers:
Or since the turntable has Bluetooth you could use the turntable with a Bluetooth speaker.
No halfway decent turntable includes the speakers, so if the speakers are included, that’s a major red flag… even if the speakers are in separate boxes rather than built in.
And while there are some hifi stores that sell turntables and speakers in a bundle, I would highly encourage you NOT to buy those bundles. Your speakers are BY FAR the most important component of your system—they are about 90% responsible for determining your sound quality—so just blindly grabbing whatever cheapo speakers the turntable store happens to have thrown into the bundle is usually going to get you mediocre sound.
If $200-300 is your budget for everything together, including speakers… here’s the best stuff you can get.
https://www.amazon.com/75-Watt-Powered-Bookshelf-Speakers-Bluetooth/dp/B08LV4SMH9
https://www.bestbuy.com/site/insignia-bluetooth-stereo-turntable-black/6432620.p?skuId=6432620
Total price $270.
highlights the quality of the records I have
Then upgrade from the small Bose computer speakers to a better and larger pair of home audio speakers since the speakers may be more of a sound quailty bottleneck than the turntable could be.
Ideally spend the $300 upgrade budget on speakers first then upgrade the turntable later.
What is your room size, LxWxH?
What is a nearby town or zip code I can search for used options? Reply here or chat.
Amp or receiver plus passive speakers:
Amplification:
Passive speakers on sale:
Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.
Later turntable upgrade:
Or a lesser speaker upgrade plus a turntable upgrade for $335:
If you do find yourself wanting a better setup and are low on budget:
Turntable: VPRO 3100 $49 on sale from $99. Then keep the suitcase for 78s.
Plus powered speakers with Bluetooth:
Compact 4" mid bass driver speakers for a small room or a desktop setup
Larger 5.25" mid bass driver speakers for a small to medium size room:
Starting around $200 consider getting a separate turntable and a better pair of speakers.
Turntables:
Plus powered speakers with an audio cable input for the turntable and Bluetooth for streaming digital audio:
Compact 4" mid bass driver speakers for a small room or a desktop setup:
Larger 5.25" mid bass driver speakers for a small to medium size room:
Yep, AT-LP60X $149 $105 on sale.
Plus $79 to $159 powered speakers with audio cable input for the turntable plus Bluetooth for streaming digital music:
Compact 4" mid bass driver speakers for a small room or a desktop setup:
Larger 5.25" mid bass driver speakers for a small to medium size room:
$328, $28 over budget:
$296:
$264:
$232:
$208:
$176:
Lowest budget $118 option:
Decent enough turntables to start with if low on budget:
Next step up is the AT-LPW30TK $249 $199 that adds adjustable tracking force over the AT-LP60X.
Plus compact powered speakers with Bluetooth if you also need speakers for a smallish size room.
Or larger 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 with Bluetooth for a small to medium size room.
I recommend returning it if you can.
That MPK does have a diamond tip stylus on an MM moving magnet cartridge connected to an RIAA phono preamp and separate speakers so it is a step up from a suitcase or all in one player, however it is still a rather cheap turntable with a cheap tonearm that probably has noticeably high wow and flutter and the cheap speakers and built in speaker amp are another big sound quality bottleneck for the turntable and records.
Even a $105 AT-LP60X should have lower wow and flutter plus a pair of much better sounding larger pair of 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 powered speakers.
Turntable and speakers setups starting at $115:
Starter turntables:
Or the manual AT-LPW30TK $249 $199 adds adjustable tracking force over the AT-LP60X. Balance the tonearm then set the tracking force.
Plus compact powered speakers with Bluetooth for a smallish size room from basic to better:
Or larger 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 with Bluetooth for a small to medium size room.
Starter setup:
Better setup:
Good price for a used $350 AT-LP120X and used $140 speakers for a total $500 value if you want compact 4" mid bass driver speakers for a small room or desktop setup. A new AT-VMN95E stylus is $50 if you need to replace the stylus now or later. Optionally add WiFi streaming and Bluetooth to the speakers by connecting a $25 Echo Dot.
Or for around $110 more a new turntable with a new stylus, a solid MDF plinth, lower wow and flutter plus a warranty. Plus 4" speakers that add Bluetooth or larger 5.25" speakers for a medium size room.
Turntable: AT-LPW30TK $329 $199.
Powered speakers with audio cable input for the turntable plus Bluetooth for streaming digital music:
If you can increase your budget to $360:
Turntable: AT-LPW30TK $249 $199 with a built in phono preamp.
Plus powered speakers with wired RCA audio cable input for the turntable plus Bluetooth for streaming digital music:
$335:
$505:
Or what is a nearby town or zip code I can search for used speaker options? Reply here or chat.
For $83 they are a lower cost alternative to the also basic entry level Edifier R1280 series speakers. Maybe they have similar sound quality to the Edifiers, maybe they don't.
More low cost starter powered speakers options, 3.5" or 4" for a small room or desktop setup or 5.25" for a small to medium size room:
No remote:
With remote:
Better over $150 with remote:
Turntables and speakers starting at $81 and $127.
Better turntable: AT-LPW30TK $329 $199 has a built in phono preamp.
Plus any of the better powered speakers or an amp or receiver and better passive speakers.
If getting powered speakers:
The larger 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 are worth waiting for.
Or smaller 4" Klipsch KD-400 $329 $159 for a small room or desktop setup.
Or what is a nearby town or zip code I can search for used speaker options? Reply here or chat.
is techplay really that bad
Yes. It's not a worthwhile upgrade if it’s even an upgrade at all.
Techplay is $269?
Your budget is $269?
Starter options:
Plus powered speakers with audio cable input for the turntable plus Bluetooth for streaming digital music:
Compact 4" mid bass driver speakers for a small room or a desktop setup:
Larger 5.25" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small to medium size room:
Or over budget better manual turntable: AT-LPW30TK $329 $175 adds a better tonearm with adjustable tracking force, lower wow and flutter, an updated cartridge and a solid MDF plinth. Balance the tonearm then set the tracking force.
Turntable alternatives with solid MDF plinths and lower wow and flutter:
Powered speakers:
With a remote plus Bluetooth and digital optical inputs:
5.25" mid bass drivers for a small to medium size room:
4" mid bass drivers for a small room or desktop setup:
Or consider a separate amp and better passive speakers:
Compact amps with Bluetooth and subwoofer output:
Passive speakers:
Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG or optional thicker 14 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.
Or what is a nearby town or zip code I can search for used speaker options for you? Reply here or chat.
Basic starter setup:
Better setup:
AT-LPW30TK $329 $195 (sold out for $175 at AT outlet) with built in phono preamp to 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 powered speakers with Bluetooth is a good value to start with.
If you want to get better sound from the good AT stylus and cartridge and if you don't already have any separate speakers you could connect a pair of powered speakers to the Eastwood for better sound quailty than the built in speakers can provide. 4" Bestian $59 on sale. Larger better 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $139 for a small or medium size room. 4" Klipsch KD-400 $149. Besides the RCA audio cable input for the turntable they all have Bluetooth for streaming music from your phone, tablet or computer. Audio Guides, Speaker Placement, Accessories and Vinyl Care
Starter options, plus better options in bold.
Turntables:
Automatic:
Better manual turntables, balance the tonearm then set the tracking force:
Speakers:
Powered speakers with audio cable input for the turntable, a digital optical input and Bluetooth for streaming music:
Compact 4" mid bass driver speakers for a small room or a desktop setup
Larger 5.25" mid bass driver speakers for a small to medium size room:
Neumi also makes a powered version of the BS5 - the BS5P for $160:
https://www.amazon.com/75-Watt-Powered-Bookshelf-Speakers-Bluetooth/dp/B08LV4SMH9
Turntables listed below that add at least the good white AT diamond tip stylus on an MM moving magnet cartridge connected to an RIAA phono preamp, all of which cheap suitcases and all in ones lack.
Starter options:
Better options:
Audio Technica over Angels Horn.
Under $130 turntables if you don't want to spend $200 for a better turntable:
Plus powered speakers with an audio cable input for the turntable and Bluetooth for streaming digital audio:
Compact 4" mid bass driver speakers for a small room or a desktop setup:
Larger 5.25" mid bass driver speakers for a small to medium size room:
Those Angels Horn speakers are lower quailty than the turntable and are not anything good.
multiple reviews applauding the Angel’s Horn
Probably paid advertising / affiliate marketing.
This is just general internet etiquette advice, not turntable advice... but in the future, please get rid of all that referral BS when you post your links. The question mark and everything that comes after it should not be pasted.
https://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-AT-LP120XUSB-Direct-Drive-Turntable-Multimedia/dp/B07PP3MZ9D
https://www.ebay.com/itm/313923733591
https://www.ebay.com/itm/134061231196
See? Same links.
Anyway, don't buy any of those bundles. All three of those sets of speakers they come with are crap. I know you are saying that even the speakers in the Victrola were fine for you... but you did come here asking for advice, and I'm not going to tell you to buy bad speakers.
https://www.amazon.com/75-Watt-Powered-Bookshelf-Speakers-Bluetooth/dp/B08LV4SMH9
Buy the LP120X separately, and then buy these speakers. They will give you much, much, much better sound. And they will be just as easy to set up too... there is no setup advantage to having the items sold as a bundle.
The LP120X is fine. It wouldn't be my choice, since there are other A-T models that are better for the same exact price. But it's not bad.
That's a Bluetooth receiver.
Bluetooth transmitters: 1Mii $33 or Avantree $39.
Or instead of a Bluetooth transmitter consider upgrading to a pair of powered speakers with Bluetooth starting at $79 that have an RCA audio cable input for the turntable:
5.25" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small to medium size room:
4" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small room or desktop setup:
Under $400 two component setup: AT-LPW30TK $195 turntable with built in phono preamp plus 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 powered speakers with audio cable input for the turntable plus Bluetooth.
AT-LP60X has a built in phono preamp > included 3.5mm to RCA cable > mini amp or compact amp or integrated amp or stereo or AV receiver > speaker wire > RCA passive speakers.
Mini amps: Ayimia A01 Pro or Fosi. Or Fosi with remote (has 3.5mm input instead of RCA).
Or a stereo receiver: Yamaha
Or look for a used stereo or AV receiver.
Plus speaker wire. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.
Or instead of the RCA passive speakers, you could get powered speakers that have a built in speaker amp that connect directly to the turntable:
If low on budget don't pay $50 extra to have Bluetooth in the turntable.
Connect the turntable to a pair of low cost compact starter speakers with an included audio cable.
Turntables on sale without Bluetooth:
Powered speakers with a wired audio cable input for the turntable plus Bluetooth for streaming music from your phone, tablet or computer:
No remote:
With remote:
Turntables:
Automatic:
Better and manual with adjustable tracking force:
Speakers:
Powered speakers with audio cable input for the turntable plus Bluetooth for streaming music:
5.25" mid bass driver Neumi BSP5 $159 for a small to medium size room.
4" mid bass driver speakers for a small room or desktop setup and both add a subwoofer output:
Instead of the $300 AT-LP60X with a wireless connection to a small Bluetooth speaker OP could get an AT-LP60X connected with an audio cable to a better pair of powered speakers with Bluetooth for less cost.
AT-LP60X $149 $105 plus 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 or 4" Edifier R1280DBs $159 $127 or 4" Klipsch KD-400 $329 $159.
The turntable mechanism is ok, the built in speakers are the weak spot, essentially mono with no stereo separation.
Separate turntables and better speakers:
Turntable:
Plus $79 to $159 powered speakers with audio cable input for the turntable plus Bluetooth for streaming digital music:
Compact 4" mid bass driver speakers for a small room or a desktop setup:
Larger 5.25" mid bass driver speakers for a small to medium size room:
Best to avoid cheap suitcases and all in ones. You have the budget for a better turntable with better playback and better speakers for good sound.
The AT-LP60X $105 adds a diamond tip stylus on an MM moving magnet cartridge connected to an RIAA phono preamp for better sound over the cheap suitcases and all in ones with cheap ceramic cartridges and cheap built in speakers.
Plus better $79 to $159 powered speakers with audio cable input for the turntable plus Bluetooth for streaming digital music:
Compact 4" mid bass driver speakers for a small room or a desktop setup:
Larger 5.25" mid bass driver speakers for a small to medium size room:
Or what is a nearby town or zip code I can search for used speaker options? Reply here or chat.
Then later connect a CD or DVD/CD player you can often find at a thrift shop for under $25 and possibly a cassette deck too. Or even this $39 CD + Cassette player or $69 Sony that both have a headphone jack 3.5mm output to connect to the powered speakers with a 3.5mm to RCA cable. If you need more inputs for the powered speakers connect a $15 RCA switch.
Compact 4" mid bass driver powered speakers for a small size room or desktop setup:
Larger 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 powered speakers for a small to medium size room.
The Sony isn't much better than the AT-LP60X $105 on sale for almost half the cost. They are both automatic turntables that are easy setup beginner plug and play and lack adjustable tracking force.
A better turntable for the same cost of the Sony is the manual AT-LPW30TK $329 $195 that has a better tonearm with adjustable tracking force, lower wow and flutter, an updated cartrdige, and a solid MDF plinth. Balance the tonearm then set the tracking force and anti-skate.
The Kali are great pro studio monitors. Are you looking at pro studio monitors instead of home audio speakers because you will also be using them for recording, mixing or producing music in a home studio? Unified volume control for studio monitors would require a level controller, a mixer, a monitor controller or stereo preamp connected between the monitors and turntable.
Home audio powered speakers such as Neumi BSP5 for example have a single volume control for both speakers plus a remote control and connect directly to a turntable that has a built in phono preamp. Or connect the turntable to a stereo or AV receiver or mini or compact or integrated amp and a pair of passive speakers.
Home Audio Setup Guide / Signal Path
More Audio Guides.
I know people asking for advice on buying turntables probably gets old
That is what this thread is for!
But, if this turntable is unlikely to last all that long, I'd rather replace it now while I can get a full refund and order something that will give better results for a longer period of time.
It may last as long as other turntables that cost around $250.
However you can get a turntable with lower wow and flutter, a better tonearm, and an upgraded stylus or cartridge for $50 less, the same price or $50 more:
Plus better powered speakers:
Or if you like Edifiers, a step up from the R1280T:
Or a mini amp and passive speakers, scroll down past the turntables and powered speakers, are an option if you don't want a full size integrated amp or stereo receiver.
Turntables:
Speakers:
Starter powered speakers:
Better speakers and separate amplification:
Amplification for the AT-LPW30TK:
Amplification with a built in phono preamp for the Fluance RT82:
Plus passive speakers on sale:
Or floor standing towers, then you don't need to buy or build speaker stands:
Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG or optional thicker 14 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.
Passively acquired?
Ideally spend just as much or more on speakers as on the $250 turntable or buy used for half the cost.
If you must start with low budget speakers:
Compact 4" mid bass driver speakers for a small room or a desktop setup:
Larger 5.25" mid bass driver speakers for a small to medium size room:
No. Pass at that price and pass on the small 3.5" mid bass driver desktop speakers.
Same turntable $105.
Better larger 5.25" speakers $159.
Or.
Better turntable $199.
Plus also larger basic 5.25" speakers $75 then later upgrade to better speakers when you can.
Or.
Get the better turntable and better speakers $359 total.
Turntable: AT-LPW30TK $329 $195.
Speakers: If you can wait until July, 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 powered speakers with audio cable input for the turntable and Bluetooth for digital streaming audio.
Or a mini amp plus passive speakers plus speaker wire.
Or do you have a larger budget for speakers?
Or what is a nearby town or zip code I can search for used speaker options? Reply here or chat.
That's not worth $300 and connect the turntable to speakers with an audio cable, not Bluetooth.
If you need to stay low budget then $115 to $140 options that are decent enough to start with:
Over $200 options:
Turntable:
Speakers for a small room or desktop setup:
Larger 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 for a small to medium sizer room.
Turntable: AT-LPW30TK $329 $195 has a built in phono preamp and then a cue lever to gently lower the stylus onto the record for you.
Speakers: 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 with a built in speaker amp, audio cable input for the turntable and Bluetooth for digital music.
What is your budget for a turntable and speakers? Under $200, $400 or more?
Looking for lowest budget options?
Turntables:
Plus compact powered speakers for a smallish size room:
No remote:
With remote:
Or better turntables and speakers:
Plus powered speakers:
Do the speakers sound the same or better with other audio sources?
The sound quality bottleneck of AT-LP3 to R1280T is the speakers.
Larger 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 should be at least a bit better than the Edifiers.
Ideally spend just as much or more on speakers as on the $249 MSRP turntable or buy used for half the cost. Often a separate amp with passive speakers.
What is your speaker upgrade budget?
What is your room size LxWxH?
What is a nearby town or zip code I can search for used options?
Turntable: AT-LPW30TK $329 $199.
Plus powered speakers with audio cable input for the turntable plus Bluetooth for streaming audio.
Or better used options:
Or passive speakers and a used stereo receiver:
Used, compare to buying new speakers for over twice the price:
Towers, then you don't need to buy stands:
Or stand mount speakers with included stands are a good value:
Or more stand mount speakers:
Plus a stereo receiver to power the passive speakers:
Optionally add Bluetooth $22 or better WiFi Streaming with voice or app control + Bluetooth $22 or Airplay 2 with Siri + WiFi + Bluetooth $85.
Or an integrated amp with Bluetooth:
Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG or optional thicker 14 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.
Or a $40 starter setup with small speakers for a small room https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/ele/d/west-chester-small-inexpensive-stereo/7602743790.html optionally add Bluetooth or WiFi or Airplay 2 from above.
Turntable and speakers setups starting at $115:
Turntable:
Plus powered speakers with Bluetooth:
Speakers and amplification, scroll down past the turntables.
If you want to keep using the speaker amp in the turntable you could try 6.5" Dayton Audio B652-AIR.
Better options:
Powered speakers: 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159.
Or a Fosi or Aiyima mini amp or stereo receiver and better Monolith passive speakers I listed in the speaker link. Then you can later upgrade one part at a time if you want.
Or what is a nearby town or zip code I can search for used speaker and stereo receiver options? Reply here or chat.
The older RT81 is not worth buying anymore since the newer upgraded RT82 for $50 more adds a $100 increase in performance and component value because it adds the new optical sensor speed controlled servo motor for much lower wow and flutter and speed variation and the speed won't drift since the sensor is monitoring the speed 400 times a second. The RT82 includes the OM10 cartrdige that is just as good as the newer version 2M Red on the RT83 so there is not much reason to get the RT83.
If you want lower cost then the AT-LPW30TK $329 $199 with a built in phono preamp instead of the RT80 or RT81.
Total budget is $600?
Options with powered speakers under $400 or around $500:
Separate amplification and passive speakers allows you to later upgrade one part at a time.
Connect either turntable to a mini amp or stereo or AV receiver:
Passive speakers on sale in or over budget:
Or over budget floor standing towers, however then you don't need to buy or build speaker stands:
Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG or optional thicker 14 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.
Pass on the Yamaha R-S202 and 4" Klipsch R-41M speakers.
Or what is your location I can search for used options? Reply here or chat.
You're welcome.
Which model turntable do you have?
If the turntable will be plugged into a power outlet then you can't place the speaker(s) near the turntable to be plugged into the same outlet?
The room with the bookshelf doesn't have an outlet or you can't use an extension cord?
The speaker can't go anywhere else besides the bookshelf?
A pair of powered speakers will give you stereo separation for good imaging and sound stage:
If you can plug them into a power output with or without an extension cord. Then either connect to the turntable with an audio cable or over Bluetooth if you can't use an audio cable.
Buying used can compare to new options that cost 2 to 3 times as much.
The Klipsch speakers are just ok, though at least better than the Bose. I don't see many great used options or deals near you.
New Neumi BS5 $109 may be better than the Klipsch and also a step up from the Bose.
Power them with:
Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.
Or get the powered version with a built in speaker amp Neumi BSP5 $159.
Which part of NC Craigslist or what is a nearby zip code to radius search?
Low budget $115 to $140 options that are decent enough to start with:
Over $200 options:
Turntable:
Speakers for a small room or desktop setup:
Larger 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 for a small to medium sizer room.
Turntables:
Powered speakers with wired input for the turntable and computer plus Bluetooth for streaming audio:
Or can you test the Onkyo receiver and Aiwa passive speakers with your computer or smartphone? Which model Onkyo and which model Aiwa? Once you know the Onkyo is working you could upgrade to a good $100+ pair of passive speakers. You can connect a $29 Bluetooth receiver to the Onkyo if you want it to have Bluetooth.
Any particular reason you only purchased a single speaker for mono listening?
For stereo music buy a second KRK Rokit 5 G4 plus a level controller, a monitor controller, a mixer or a stereo preamp for the pro audio studio monitors.
Or a pair of home audio powered speakers such as 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 with RCA input for the turntable and Bluetooth for streaming music.
Or a separate amp and passive speakers, scroll down past the turntables and powered speakers.
If you are looking at compact powered speakers with a built in speaker amp:
4" Edifiers may not have any lower bass than 4" Kanto.
4" Kanto YU4 should be better than 4" Edifier M4 and 4" Edifier R1280DBs.
If you want small speakers for a smallish size room and you want lower bass you can feel then add a powered subwoofer. Kanto YU4 and Edifier R1280DBs have RCA subwoofer output to connect to a powered subwoofer. Edifier M4 do not. Edifier M4 are more intended as desktop speakers usually to use with a computer or pro audio equipment.
Or for a bit more impact in a small to medium size room go with larger 5.25" powered speakers:
5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159.
5.25" Kanto YU6 add RCA subwoofer output so you can now or later add a powered subwoofer for lower bass you can feel.
Good quailty good value starter setup:
Turntable: AT-LPW30TK $329 $199 has a built in phono preamp.
Speakers: 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159 have a built in speaker amp with audio cable input for the turntable plus Bluetooth for streaming audio.
Separate components:
Turntable: Fluance RT82 $299 has auto stop. Pass on the older RT80 and RT81 that lack the new speed sensor. Pass on the RT83 since the cartridge is not any better.
Stereo Receiver: Onkyo TX-8220 $199 has a built in phono preamp.
Passive speakers on sale:
Or floor standing towers, then you don't need to buy or build speaker stands:
Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG or optional thicker 14 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.
Or look for a used stereo or AV receiver and a pair of used passive speakers. What is a Craigslist or nearby zip code to search? Reply here or chat.
If you want powered speakers then consider larger 5.25" Neumi BSP5 $159.
YU4 and R1280 are smaller 4" mid bass driver speakers for a small room, rather small for an open floor plan.
Or go with larger 6.5" speakers for a large room.
I recommend separate amplification and passive speakers, scroll down past the turntables and starter powered speakers. Monolith, Polk, Wharfedale....
An AV receiver $229+ with 4K HDMI if you want to replace the soundbar for both the turntable and TV, then you can later add more speakers for movie and TV surround sound. Or 5x Jamo Studio Series S 803 speakers on sale. Optionally now or later add a powered subwoofer.
$360 for a good value to start with:
$750+:
Turntables:
Amplification with a built in phono stage preamp for the RT82 or EVO:
Plus passive speakers on sale:
Or floor standing towers, then you don't need to buy or build speaker stands:
Plus speaker wire, pure copper oxygen free 16 AWG or optional thicker 14 AWG. Then How To Strip Speaker Wire and How to Install Speaker Wire.
Even under $150 won't damage your records.