With vinyl sales continuing to rise—now accounting for nearly four percent of the UK album market!—there's been a flood of companies trying to cash in with new record players. Arguably the biggest of ...

Vinyl records haven been rendered commercially dead several times: first by the compact cassette, then the CD, and finally by the advent of digital downloads. This has caused many a lazy journalist to ...

Is the Pioneer PLX-500 the best budget deck on the market? Yes. It looks like a Technics 1210, and doesn't perform too far off. Best DJ turntables 2026: Top decks for vinyl DJs Best beginner DJ mixers ...

A USB turntable? Big deal! Don’t be so dismissive. I know USB turntables are nothing new, but the Pioneer PLX-500 isn’t quite like all the others. Listen and you might learn something. OK, I’m all ...

Pioneer DJ’s latest direct-drive deck is a more affordable version of the company’s PLX-1000 deck and now comes with a USB output for recording vinyl into digital files. When you purchase through ...

Pioneer DJ will release a new direct drive turntable in September, promising "warm, clear analogue sound". The PLX-500, retailing at £299, comes with a line output meaning it can be directly connected ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Pioneer has announced a new direct drive DJ turntable that seems to be aimed at the 'vinyl lover' ...