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Once more, with feeling • Have you crossed the line from ‘audio’ to ‘hi-fi’?

Sound + Image

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Gold & Carbon Limited Editions

REDISCOVER VINYL • Unsleeve an LP, wipe it, platter it, brush your stylus, start the motor, lift the arm and drop the needle. Why? Because it’s worth it.

Pro-Ject Primary E • Pro-Ject’s entry-level turntable may be entirely basic, but it delivers the sonic fundamentals required to make it a fine first turntable.

audio-technica AT-LP3 • Entry-level pricing and convenience features, yet with a remarkably hi-fi sound: the AT-LP3 is an affordable favourite that won’t disappoint.

Sony PS-LX310BT • Sony’s entry-level turntable offers four ways to play, including Bluetooth streaming to a wireless speaker or to headphones for a private vinyl experience, no other equipment required…

audio-technica AT-LP120XUSB • Direct drive brings DJ advantages of speed control and rapid start-up — how does that affect the sound of this deck for day-to-day replay?

Music Hall MMF-1.5 • With its combo of solid engineering and attractive cherry-veneer finish, this Music Hall turntable proves a stand-out model under $1000.

Sony PS-HX500 • This was Sony’s first turntable release in decades, bringing in longstanding Sony personnel to rekindle vinyl magic as well as a thoroughly modern feature set, including USB recording.

Pro-Ject Juke Box E • Pro-Ject loads Bluetooth and amplification into this entry-level turntable for a just-add-speakers solution.

Yamaha MusicCast Vinyl 500 • Yamaha also adds clever extras, installing its full MusicCast platform to create a wireless streaming multiroom turntable…

Pro-Ject X1 • The evolution of Pro-Ject’s first-ever turntable, the X1 shows how far it’s come in offering vinyl replay at this level.

Technics SL-1500C • Technics died, but has been reborn, now hitting its stride with impressive hi-fi turntables as well as its classic DJ fare.

Mo-Fi Electronics StudioDeck+ • From the company that brought you Mo-Fi audiophile vinyl comes the Mo-Fi Electronics StudioDeck+ package. It proves a fine performer.

McIntosh MT2 • From Binghamton, NY, comes this turntable in the company colours, and delivering also the McIntosh sound — precise, and rock-solid.

Rega Planar 10 / Apheta 3 • Rega’s top production turntable is the apogee of the company’s low-mass philosophy, showing there’s more than one way to deliver superb vinyl sound.

Yamaha GT-5000 • Tempted back to turntables by the rise of vinyl, Yamaha delivers a statement product for its 5000 Series of analogue-only stereo hi-fi.

SME Synergy • High-quality engineering delivering musical joy might be expected at this price, but SME also offers a complete package with remarkable ease of use.

Linn Klimax LP12 • The turntable that launched the ‘source-first’ philosophy nearly 50 years ago is still recognisably a Sondek LP12, despite countless iterative improvements made since the original.

The Origin Story

Record Doctor VI • Here comes the Doctor to suck your records clean of dirt. It’s easy to use, but how effective is the cleaning?

Power to please • A well-equipped former award-winning amplifier is upgraded to a...