r/turntables is a subreddit with 174k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses turntable, setup, stylus, cartridge, and upgrade, and they frequently recommend/review turntable, phono preamp, and powered speakers.
Let's talk about turntables.
Popular Themes in r/turntables
#1
Solution Requests
: "New owner of rega planar 3rs"
3 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What’s a good resource for researching cartridges?"
3 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Best $8 I’ve ever spent"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/turntables
#1
Turntable
: "My dream Turntable"
265 posts
#2
Setup
: "What do you think of my first Setup?"
63 posts
#3
Stylus
: "Static, crackling and pop sounds on new records and player, is my Stylus damaged?"
49 posts
#4
Cartridge
: "New Audio Technica VM745xML Cartridge"
44 posts
#5
Upgrade
: "Curiosity got the better of me and Upgraded to the VM740xml from the VM95ML"
38 posts
#6
Looking For
27 posts
#7
Needle
: "I have to replace the Needle, right?"
26 posts
#8
Repair
: "I have a guy that owns a junk hauling business that will text me when he has stuff he thinks I’ll be interested in. Just messaged me with this, should be a fun project."
22 posts
#9
Help
: "Holy find"
14 posts
#10
Vintage
: "So I recently picked up this 1982 Sharp RP-114 Vertical tracking and both side play TT from Retro Tech 2026."
13 posts
Products Discussed in r/turntables
Turntable
304 reviews
#1
Fluance
4.5★ from 77 reviews
#2
Audio-Technica
4.0★ from 58 reviews
#3
Technics
4.6★ from 54 reviews
Phono Preamp
203 reviews
#1
Schiit
4.5★ from 38 reviews
#2
iFi
4.5★ from 32 reviews
#3
Cambridge Audio
4.4★ from 17 reviews
Powered Speakers
37 reviews
#1
Edifier
3.9★ from 7 reviews
#2
Klipsch
4.0★ from 4 reviews
#3
Fluance
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Flair Used in r/turntables
#1
Photo
: "Got this today for 20$ at good will"
31 posts
#2
Question
: "I have to replace the needle, right?"
21 posts
#3
Help
: "Worth it 2026? and…"
16 posts
#4
Story
: "PL530"
11 posts
#5
Discussion
: "First set up"
11 posts
#6
Suggestions
: "Well...that sounds bad..."
4 posts
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Yearly
+49k members(38.9%)
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Last updated: June 2, 2026