The Stanton T.90 turntable is impressive looking, with sleek lines, well-placed features, and a build description that inspires confidence. The T.90 measures 17-inches wide, 14.5-inches deep, and 5.5-inches tall (including tone arm). Much of the T.90's exterior is made from high-grade plastic, which compared with venerable turntable staples such as the Technics SL-1200, feels a grain less professional. Sacrificing an all-metal shape has-been an advantage, however, because the T.90 feels much dilute than frequent professional turntables.

While the Stanton T.90 has a dizzying array of kisser compared to most consumer turntables, it's only about Retro Turntable boilerplate compared to innumerable last word DJ turntables such as the Numark TTX and Vestax PDX-2300MK2 Pro. There's a mode selector switch for 33, 45, and 78RPMs, binary start/stop brakes, a reverse button, pitch containment with selectable 8 percent and 12 percent ranges, and a key-lock mode for digitally modifying a song's speed independent of pitch. On the back you'll find a USB port for connecting to your computer, stereo RCA outputs with a switch for phono or line impedance, an S/PDIF digital coaxial output, and a power switch.