Any new turntable brands we should pay attention to ?


Let's say those that appeared within the last five years or so.
Pear Audio appears to be one of them.
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I mentioned Pear Audio because these tables and arms are in fact a reincarnation and continuation of Tom Fletcher of Nottingham Analogue design ideas. They get good press too, and prices appear to be quite low for now.
I too wouldn't spend much on any new brand table, Pear Audio could be an exception if I got a good impression of the owner and their support team.

I don't know if they have been out for over 5 years but Shinola Runwell turntables look like a solid design to me. I think they partnered with VPI for the basic design.
https://www.shinola.com/audio/turntable.html
Probably the company wants the table to appeal to a younger generation of audiophiles. How many people under 40 yrs old know what a phono preamplifier does? Not to mention the fact that for 30+ years HT receivers did not even offer a preamp as a option for turntables. Now a great many do offer it.
Well, I'll pause and take the 'long view' rather than a *tsk*tsk* stance.  If y'all wind the clock back, I'd wager your first turntables were pretty crude by the lofty standards we hold today.  Much of your first systems likely matched them, and it's taken awhile for you to educate yourself on what could be...eventually.... *S*

'New vinyl', analogue, and 'tubes' is a new/old concept for those reared on s.s., CDs', cell phones ("They used to have to be wired to a wall....how Quaint..."), and laptops with a thumb drive that can hold your entire LP collection.  For many, it will be a passing fad, dropped like a hot rock with the advent of the 'next best thing'.

But there will be those that will be inspired, as we're being inspired to sample and venture into DACs', D amps, Bluetoothing, streaming, and all those other agents of Change.  And it won't go away, and it's just going to happen faster.

So, you can either embrace it, or avoid it. *S*  You could start a blog for the 'newbies' and give them some guidance...

...or go sit in your rocker with your blankie and wave your cane at the 'whippersnappers'.

Get with the flow.  Or be a rock in the river.

Yes, I'm being obvious Yet Again.  Somebody's got to nip at your heels.  It may as well be me.  I try to be Nice about it...;)