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However you got here, welcome. Vinyl is one of the most rewarding—and, if we’re being honest, high-maintenance—ways to enjoy music. Unlike digital music streaming, a turntable is a mechanical system.

Did our Listening Test week light up the fire inside to dust off some old records and whip a turntable back into shape to start enjoying them again? It’s really easy, and cheap. Here’s how. If you saw ...