Trying to find a good all-in-one turntable can be a challenge. While there are thousands of all-in-one turntables available on Amazon, most of them are low-quality and may damage your records.
While most turntable recommendation lists only recommend turntables without any speakers or amps, we’ve decided to make a list of record players that come with speakers so you don’t need to buy anything else to get your records spinning!
So without further ado, here’s our list of all-in-one turntable systems under $250 that won’t damage your records:
1. Seasonlife High Fidelity Record Player with Built-in Speakers
My general advice to people buying a turntable was to avoid built-in speakers. This has changed. In 2022, Seasonlife finally released a turntable with a magnetic cartridge, adjustable counter-weight, metal platter, dustcover and 4 built-in speakers. The magnetic cartridge allows the needle to track the grooves of your record at a lower weight than the ceramic cartridges found in low-quality turntables, resulting in lower record wear. The full-sized metal platter avoids the wobbliness seen in some plastic platters. The adjustable counterweight allows you to upgrade your cartridge at a future date should you wish to.
The turntable also features Bluetooth and RCA outputs to connect to a bigger stereo system should the four built-in speakers not be enough.
This is probably the best built-in speaker turntable available today. The hundreds of 5-star reviews on Amazon can’t lie.
2. Crosley T150C-BK
While a lot of other Crosley tunrtables feature (and rightfully so) on our list of turntables to avoid, this is one of Crosley’s better offerings. With a full-sized aluminium platter for your record to sit on while it spins, an Audio Technica AT-3600 moving magnet cartridge and a pair of 10W bookshelf speakers, this all-in-one turntable is the perfect entry into the world of vinyl for a new collector. It even has Bluetooth connectivity so you can listen to songs from your phone through its speakers.
It also has RCA outputs so you can plug it into your home sound system, soundbars, TVs or almost any other amp and speaker sound system if you decide to upgrade one day.
It’s only con is that it doesn’t have a dust cover. Make sure to keep it clean or checkout its slightly pricier but dust cover equipped cousin, the Crosley C62B-BK.
This is also the best-priced record player on your list, clocking in at under $160. An absolute bargain in our opinion.
3. DIGITNOW Bluetooth turntable
The DIGITNOW Bluetooth turntable is very similar to the Crosley above with some improvements that give it a slight edge over the Crosley. It has a dust cover, more powerful speakers and is a bit more aesthetically pleasing in my opinion.
The DIGITNOW comes with a pair of 36W bookshelf speakers that plug straight into the back of the turntable without any amp required. It also has RCA outputs so if you ever feel like listening on bigger speakers, you can plug it into your home sound system, a soundbar, or an amplifier of your own.
You can also connect your phone to the turntable to play music through the speakers via Bluetooth.
Like all record players we recommend, this one comes shipped with a moving magnet Audio-Technica AT-3600L cartridge, adjustable counterweight, and a full-sized aluminium platter.
All in all a great little turntable package for less than $200!
4. VOSTERIO Turntable HI-FI System
The Vosterio all-in-one system also includes the well-received Audio-Technica AT-3600L cartridge, Bluetooth, full-sized aluminium platter, adjustable counterweight and anti-skate as well as pitch adjustments to ensure your turntable plays at the perfect speed every time. It too comes with a set of bookshelf speakers as well as RCA outputs so you can listen to it on any sound system you like.
All this for a very good price too!
5. Jemonans Record Player
You know the drill by now, an Audio Technica cartridge, Bluetooth, full-sized plinth, RCA outputs, adjustable counterweight and an unknown brand name at an affordable price. In our browsing through the hoardes of plastic all-in-ones the Jemonan is another cute wooden all-in-one turntable that follows the same formula as the turntables listed above to provide decent sound for a low price without damaging your precious vinyl records.
Just like the Crosley, it doesn’t have a dustcover.
In conclusion, there are some decent all in one systems available online. They just tend to be few and far between. For a wider selection of turntables you might want to consider our list of budget turntables without speakers and add your own speakers later. We’re working on a list of powered speakers to add to those turntables so stay tuned for more!
The Budget Vinyl Collector 
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