Because the coils are the only hard-wired bit, you can swap your stylus for different or better tip types whenever you like. Any turntable that ships with a VM-coded Audio-Technica stylus is a ...

The component in a phonograph turntable that holds the stylus, which is a needle attached to a cantilever arm. The vibrations of the stylus are transferred into electrical energy by a magnet ...

That means few vibrations making their way to the stylus, and better ... very well put together, and the arm feels very premium. It certainly feels like a turntable that costs a whole lot more ...

As for other details, the turntable’s 8.6-inch acrylic tonearm is red and shaped like a lightning bolt. The little handle — used to place the stylus on the record (and then lift it off) — is shaped ...