One of the best budget hi-fi makers just launched an irresistible Bluetooth turntable, and there's only one color you should buy it in

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Kanto Audio Obi3 turntable in green on a light colored shelf next to a light blue Kanto speaker
(Image credit: Kanto Audio)
  • The Kanto Obi3 launches for $199 / £179 (about AU$300).
  • Bluetooth 5.3 for speakers and headphones
  • Stripped-back design with two-speed belt drive

Lots of musical things have come from Canada, including The Weeknd, Celine Dion, Avril Lavigne, Michael Bublé and Kanto Audio. And the latter has just announced the rather gorgeous new turntable you can see in the photo above. It's called the Obi3 and it's the first in a whole series of turntables the firm intends to design and manufacture.

We already know Kanto for its excellent wireless speakers such as the five-star Kanto Ren, and the Obi3 has been designed to complement them: it has Bluetooth 5.3 to stream to active speakers or Bluetooth headphones as well as the obligatory RCA outputs.

Kanto Obi3 turntable: key features and pricing

The Obi3 has a minimalist design and comes in three colors: black, white, and the sage green shown in the photo. That's the one I'd buy, because it shows off the stripped-back design rather well.

The belt drive turntable has a built-in switchable pre-amp, two speeds and – unusually for this price bracket – pitch control so you can make Justin Bieber sound like a chipmunk. The Bluetooth is 5.3 and the pre-installed cartridge is an Audio-Technica AT3600L; the J-shaped tonearm is aluminum and so is the weighted platter.

The Obi3 is priced very aggressively: $199 / £179 (about AU$300). That puts it up against some of the best entry-level turntables from the likes of Sony, Audio-Technica and Pro-ject. You'll be able to buy one from November 2025.

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