Best Bluetooth turntables

Bluetooth out, not in

A Bluetooth turntable is a transmitter: it sends the record to a Bluetooth speaker, soundbar or pair of headphones. Don’t count on sending to a phone, TV or laptop: Sony’s footnote says devices with no Bluetooth audio receiver function, “including TVs, smartphones, and computers, cannot receive streams that are sent from your turntable” (Sony).

Some record players work the other way round. Pro-Ject’s Juke Box E1 is a turntable with a “BT receiver” and an amplifier: Bluetooth is one of its inputs, for playing your phone through your speakers (Pro-Ject). Victrola says every Victrola player has Bluetooth input; the Eastwood II (pick 6) is one that sends too, with what Victrola calls Vinyl Stream (Victrola).

• Out (transmitter)Sends the record to Bluetooth speakers or headphones. All six picks do this.
• In (receiver)Plays your phone through the record player’s own amplifier or speakers. Pick 6 does this as well.
• Wired as wellEvery pick also has an RCA output for a stereo or powered speakers, so Bluetooth is never the only way out.

Codecs: what both ends share

Bluetooth squeezes the music with a codec. SBC is the basic one; aptX, aptX HD and aptX Adaptive are Qualcomm’s. A turntable and a pair of headphones use a codec that both of them have, so a turntable’s aptX HD only helps if your headphones or speaker list aptX HD too. Audio-Technica writes that the AT-LP60XBT connects to devices “that support the high-quality Qualcomm aptX audio codec” (Audio-Technica), and Cambridge Audio says its earbuds without aptX HD “fall back to standard aptX when used with a source that supports aptX HD” (Cambridge Audio).

As each maker lists it, checked 27 Oct 2026. “Not listed” means the codec isn’t in the maker’s list for that model. Where a maker’s own pages disagree, we show both: Audio-Technica’s European page for the AT-LP60XBT adds aptX Adaptive to the SBC and aptX on its US page and in its manual; the AT-LP3XBT’s manual adds SBC to the two codecs on its product page; and the 2020 manual for the AT-LP120XBT-USB lists only aptX and SBC. The Alva ST’s Bluetooth light shows which codec is in use: long solid intervals mean aptX or aptX HD (Cambridge Audio).

Wired too: RCA and the preamp switch

All six have an RCA output. Five have a built-in phono preamp and let you choose the output level: on Line, the turntable plugs into any line input, such as AUX or a pair of powered speakers; on Phono, it needs an amplifier with a phono input or a separate phono preamp. Our speakers for vinyl guide sorts speakers by which of those they need. The Eastwood II lists no switch; its manual labels the RCA socket a line output (Victrola manual).

From each maker’s spec sheet and manual, checked 27 Oct 2026. Output levels and gain are as published, under each pick.

Cartridge and stylus: what you can replace

All six use a moving-magnet cartridge, the common kind. The stylus is the part that wears; Audio-Technica’s rule of thumb is to replace it after 400 hours of use (Audio-Technica). Beyond the stylus, the picks differ in what you can change:

• Stylus onlyThe AT-LP60XBT: Audio-Technica calls its cartridge integral. Pick 1.
• The cartridgeThe T1 EVO BT takes any cartridge with half-inch mounting holes, says Pro-Ject; the headshell is part of the arm. Pick 3.
• A whole headshellUnlock it and fit another, so a second cartridge can wait on its own headshell. Picks 2, 4 and 5.

The AT-LP3XBT and AT-LP120XBT-USB take any stylus in Audio-Technica’s VM95 Series, which the maker describes as “a wide choice of options for every budget and application” (Audio-Technica). Cambridge Audio names no replacement stylus for the Alva ST, and Victrola doesn’t say whether the Eastwood II’s cartridge can be changed.

As each maker publishes it, checked 27 Oct 2026. The Eastwood II’s stylus is from Victrola’s stylus guide.

Automatic or manual, speeds and USB

• Fully automatic: picks 1 and 2. Press Start and the arm plays the record; at the end, “the tonearm will automatically return to the tonearm rest”, says the AT-LP60XBT’s manual (Audio-Technica).
• Manual: picks 3, 4 and 5. You lower and lift the arm with the lift lever. The Eastwood II’s manual also shows a lift lever, plus an auto-stop switch for the platter.
• 78 rpm: the AT-LP120XBT-USB and the Eastwood II list it; the others play 33⅓ and 45.
• USB: only the AT-LP120XBT-USB, at 16-bit and 44.1 or 48 kHz. Audio-Technica says the USB cable connects to a computer “without need for special drivers” (Audio-Technica). For any other turntable, a phono preamp with USB does the same job: see the ART USB Phono Plus PS in our phono preamps guide.
• Dust cover: all six list one.

The picks in detail

Each pick says what it suits and what to watch for, using only the published specs below it. Where a maker doesn’t publish a spec, we say so rather than fill it in.

How we picked

• One clear setup per pick: the simplest automatic, an automatic with a better codec and a headshell to swap, a manual deck with aptX HD, a step up with a removable headshell, recording records to a computer, and an all-in-one with its own speakers.
• Bluetooth out first. Then which codecs, the wired output and its preamp switch, the cartridge and stylus, automatic or manual, speeds, USB and what comes in the box.
• Specs from the maker. Every number on this page comes from the maker’s product page or manual, checked on 27 Oct 2026 and linked under each pick. Gaps are marked “not published”. Where a maker’s own pages disagree, we show both.
• On sale today. On 27 Oct 2026 Thomann listed none of the six, so the shop links go to the makers. Audio-Technica’s European store showed all three Audio-Technica picks in stock, Pro-Ject’s shop offers the T1 EVO with its BT option (Pro-Ject), Cambridge Audio lists the Alva ST with a retailer finder, and Victrola’s store showed the Eastwood II for sale.

We have not listened to or measured these turntables for this guide, and we don’t give scores. Where Max has used one himself, his notes will appear under that pick. The full method is on How we pick.

Not published by the maker:

• Audio-Technica AT-LP60XBT: which preamp switch setting to use for Bluetooth
• Pro-Ject T1 EVO BT: which preamp switch setting to use for Bluetooth
• Cambridge Audio Alva ST: Bluetooth version, replacement stylus
• Victrola Eastwood II: codecs, built-in preamp, what you can swap, operation, what’s in the box

Considered but left out: Audio-Technica AT-LP70XBT (automatic with aptX Adaptive, but Audio-Technica says its cartridge cannot be removed and its EU store showed it out of stock; the AT-LP3XBT adds a removable headshell); Sony PS-LX310BT (fully automatic with a gain switch, but Sony’s UK product and specification pages list no Bluetooth codec or version); Pro-Ject Juke Box E1 (an amplifier with a Bluetooth receiver: it plays your phone through your speakers, but Pro-Ject lists no Bluetooth output to send a record to headphones); Pro-Ject E1 BT (aptX HD and aptX Adaptive, but Pro-Ject’s own shop now sells the newer E1.2 in Standard, Phono and Clear versions only, and its product page and manual name different cartridges); Cambridge Audio Alva TT V2 (aptX HD with a direct drive and a high-output moving-coil cartridge, a bigger step than most Bluetooth listeners need; the Alva ST has the same codecs); Cambridge Audio Spira (new, with a removable headshell, but Cambridge Audio lists only “Bluetooth: Yes”, with no codec).

Questions

Pictures and sources

• The pictures are our own drawings: we found no reuse-licensed photo of any of the six.
• Sources for every spec are linked under each pick. Bluetooth out, not in: Sony PS-LX310BT product page (UK), footnote 12, Pro-Ject Juke Box E1 product page and Victrola Eastwood II product page, FAQ. Codecs: Audio-Technica AT-LP60XBT product page (US), Cambridge Audio FAQ: Do the new Melomania headphones support aptX HD? and Cambridge Audio Alva ST manual. Wired and Bluetooth together: Audio-Technica AT-LP3XBT user manual. Stylus life: Audio-Technica AT-LP60XBT user manual. Victrola’s line output, lift lever and auto-stop switch: Victrola Eastwood II owner’s manual (VTA-74), whose pages are images, read by eye. All checked 27 Oct 2026.