Me and the lady have decided we're going to start a joint vinyl collection - mainly old stuff for now, I've been meaning to start a soul and jazz collection for ages and she's into old Rock 'n' Roll, but I'll probably end up buying a few modern bits to have a mix with every now and again so I guess I need a turntable that's vaguely DJ friendly and that I can put another one alongside at some point.
I genuinely know NOTHING about record players. The last one I had broke when I was about 15 (the same number of years ago) and I only ever got that because my older brother decided he needed a better one.
Assume I need direct drive, but apart from that I'm just staring blankly and trying to guess from prices!
Good makes? Bad makes? Essential features? Stuff I'm never likely to use?
Help me SNH, you're my only hope.

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