11 Best Record Players With Speakers

The Jensen JTA-230 is not the most portable turntable, but it is one of the best values in entry-level record players.

Most Lego sets cost twice as much as this record player, but it still sounds surprisingly good. It has a decent needle with a metal cantilever, and its three-speed motor faithfully plays 33/45/78 RPM records.

This smaller player has an interesting mini platter, which means the LP sticks out from under gaps of the plastic dust cover. It looks quite cool when it plays, but leaves parts of your record vulnerable.

A bigger issue is the fact that the player lacks a way to adjust tracking force. It does have tone adjustment, pitch adjustment, and auto stop, which are all a nice surprise on a budget deck.

It has decently loud 4W built-in speakers, but you also have access to your usual suite of USB output, headphone jack, and RCA out.

As for the trade-offs? You have far less portability. The dust cover doesn’t clip down for travel, nor is it sturdy enough. Its buttons sit exposed on the case and it doesn’t have a carry handle.

But if you want an inexpensive beginner turntable that is compact enough to take all around the house and supports a variety of different setups, then the Jensen JTA-230 is a great pick.