In recent years, vinyl has seen a huge spike in popularity. Of course, this is great news for DJs - in fact, finding a high-quality standard turntable has never been so easy. Just take a look through this catalog of standard turntables and you'll find meticulously-constructed models from the likes of Pioneer, Stanton, Reloop and many others. Whether you're a veteran of the club scene or a music lover who wants to revisit an old vinyl collection, there's a standard turntable for you in this section.

While any one of these standard turntables merits your consideration, the right one for you will ultimately boil down to your personal preference and how much you're willing to spend. There are many affordable models here that also happen to be best sellers, including the Stanton T.52B Turntable. This belt-drive turntable boasts a sturdy design, straight tone arm for easy scratching and tracking, RCA stereo outputs and many other professional features. It also comes with a quality Stanton 500.v3 cartridge that's pre-mounted into the headshell and a dust cover to shield your deck.

Or, if you're willing to spend a little more dough, you owe it to yourself to check out the Pioneer PLX-1000 Professional Turntable. Ideal for record enthusiasts and DJs who prefer the feel and performance of vinyl for music playback, this direct-drive turntable has a user-friendly layout and delivers first-class audio playback quality. Along other unique features like tempo control with variable width levels and detachable power and audio cables, the PLX-1000 is more than worthy of spinning your favorite vinyl records.

It's amazing to think that no matter how much technology improves, vinyl continues to be a preferred way of enjoying music for people around the world - and that can be said for DJs and listeners alike. As you can see from the choices in these pages, today's selection of standard turntables is far-reaching, so you'll have no problem finding a model that gets you excited about spinning some wax.