Top-8 Most Expensive Record Players – 2026 Ranking

Ultra high-end equipment never ceases to amaze with both its sound quality and the engineering ingenuity of its designers. Our new selection features eight of the most modern and very expensive turntables – a ranking of stunning turntables is here for you.

Audio Note UK TT-Three Reference

Pros – velvety sound, luxurious soundstage 

The Audio Note UK TT-Three Reference turntable is a fourth-tier model from the renowned British company and features a three-motor drive system based on Papst motors with 0.4 horsepower each. Combined with an 800-watt power supply, this delivers 470 kg of torque – a miracle when using a lightweight, one-kilogram Lexan platter. Three-point suspended design. Three-tonearm ready – everything is perfect here. The sound matches perfectly – with a fantastic soundstage and incredible fluidity.

Soulution 787 Turntable

Pros – precise presentation, a wealth of detail

The Soulution 787 turntable utilizes a linear tracking concept, which utilizes a moving (sliding) platter and a conventional pivoting tonearm, which operates with minimal deflection. This approach reduces tracking error to less than 0.15 degrees. The eight-inch tonearm is mounted on an isolated sub-chassis with a resonance-cancelling system. The platter assembly, with its sintered magnetic bearing and precious metal brush motor, slides laterally beneath the tonearm on polished axles to ensure the tonearm remains aligned along the linear tracking track. The Soulution 787's architecture eliminates the friction and unbalanced forces inherent in tangential tonearms, where the tonearm moves due to lateral forces from the outer edge of the groove to its center. Essentially, the Soulution 787 offers all the benefits of low-friction pivot tonearms, but without the lateral forces, tracking errors, and alignment issues inherent in traditional pivot tonearms. The resulting sound is truly magnificent, with a flurry of previously unheard details.

Kalista DREAMPLAY Twenty-Twenty

Pros - beautiful sound, rich tonal image

The use of a combined belt-magnetic drive in the Kalista DREAMPLAY Twenty-Twenty turntable delivers a sound you'll fall in love with immediately - a rich tonal image and a flurry of emotions that leave a lasting impression. The turntable body rests on three adjustable magnetic fluid bearings, and a 16-kilogram copper platter ensures high torque. The factory-installed tonearm, with its sophisticated three-counterweight system, is also included.

VPI The Titan Direct

Pros - king of rhythm and dynamics

The VPI The Titan Direct turntable uses a proprietary, latest-generation direct drive and delivers incredibly muscular and dynamic sound. It features a 300 mm, 11.3 kg aluminum platter mounted on a 300 mm kingpin and comes standard with a 3D-printed Fatboy Gimbal 12-3D tonearm. All internal wiring is provided with Nordost Reference Wire.

Gold Note Bellagio Conquest

Pros - excellent scale, perfect black tone in pauses.

The 100-kilogram behemoth of a Gold Note Bellagio Conquest is equipped with a 270-mm spindle made of C40 carbon steel alloy and a remote control unit for the AC synchronous motor. The bearing-to-spindle tolerance is an incredible 1/100th of a millimeter. The model uses a unique design with thirteen different curved plinths designed to achieve maximum rigidity and resonance deflection. The tonearm must be purchased separately, but it's worth the candle; in terms of scale, this turntable has few equals.

Esoteric Grandioso T1

Pros - three-dimensional soundstage, reference-level detail

The Esoteric Grandioso T1 turntable uses the patented Esoteric MagneDrive System contactless drive with a Magne-Float washer, which inductively synchronizes the rotation of the magnetic drive and platter, reducing spindle bearing friction and reducing the effective platter mass from 19 kg to 4 kg. Sound can be further enhanced by synchronizing the 10 MHz clock rate with an external Grandioso G1X Master Clock. The three-layer aluminum and wood chassis provides excellent vibration damping. The sound is truly luxurious – precise and three-dimensional.

Acoustic Signature Invictus NEO

Pros - open and rich sound, supreme fidelity

Another 130-kilogram giant, the Acoustic Signature Invictus NEO literally reveals the soul of the music to the listener and immerses them in its emotions. This model is based on a "lifeless" DTD (DuraTurn Diamond) bearing, a six-motor system (with AVC Level 3 synchronization and vibration cancellation), and a three-point magnetic levitation support system. The platter, of course, uses the company's signature vibration-damping insert system. The cabinet is damped using CLD (Constrained Layer Damping).

Wilson Benesch GMT One

Pros – simply one of the best turntables available today

A truly ultimate turntable, the Wilson Benesch GMT One boasts over thirty patented innovations, but the heart of the model is, of course, the Omega Drive magnetic drive. The system uses a synchronous motor, and its RMS torque ripple is as low as 0.001342 Nm, thanks to ALPHA Drive technology, which ensures low torque. A new motor startup algorithm is controlled by a microprocessor that compensates for the significant air gap between the stator and rotor in the OMEGA Drive. The OMEGA Drive then spins up to the desired speed, which is then maintained by the ALPHA Drive microprocessor, which feeds three pure sine waves through three Class A linear amplifiers to the 21 magnetic poles in the OMEGA Drive. The sine wave accuracy is regulated by an onboard 11.2896 MHz quartz crystal oscillator. The player's sound literally transports you to the world of audiophile nirvana.