A belt-drive design featuring an Ortofon 2M Red cartridge, Paul Rigby reviews this budget turntable I recently reviewed Fluance’s RT81 turntable, priced at the bottom end of the budget sector. Despite…
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Placed within the upper end of the budget price bracket, Paul Rigby reviews this twin-speed turntable NAD is surprising us – well surprising me, at any rate – with its intriguing…
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Ever bold in aesthetic terms, Paul Rigby reviews this Italian midrange turntable Yes, Gold Note never shirks from its design responsibilities. Especially when that pertains to adding a certain chic effect…
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A fascinating turntable with plenty of innovative design highlights, Paul Rigby reviews the iota Prima turntable I have to admit spending time just looking at the Prima turntable before I even…
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A lifestyle turntable positioned at a budget turntable price, this ‘semi-automatic’ is reviewed by Paul Rigby Fluance has been around since 1999 selling surround sound equipment but you’d be forgiven for…
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A limited-edition direct drive turntable design, Paul Rigby reviews the HW-40 in its ‘Anniversary’ configuration This is a big turntable. The plinth is large and imposing. You could throw two…
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This midrange turntable comes all the way from Germany. Paul Rigby reviews AVM’s Rotation R 2.3 I’ve reviewed a few turntables from Germany now and largely have been impressed by their…
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Got a Rega Planar 3 hanging around, not doing much? Fancy transforming it into a high-end turntable? Paul Rigby looks at a possible method as he reviews the Rage 1 upgrade…
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A high end turntable based on a thoughtful and intriguing design, Paul Rigby reviews the AVID Acutus SP turntable My experience of the Acutus began before it was upgraded by AVID…
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It’s the beast from the East. Well, east of this review location, over in Germany. Paul Rigby reviews the Acoustic Signature Storm Mk.II My goodness, this is a strong, tough and,…
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Positioned as the entry point for its Prime range, Paul Rigby reviews the VPI Prime Scout I’ve already reviewed VPI’s might Prime Signature turntable so I wondered how the entry-level design…
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If you’re in the market for a quartz-controlled direct-drive turntable, check out Paul Rigby’s latest review subject, the Reloop Turn 5 When you move up the price point ladder from sub-budget…
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Looking for a quality budget turntable? Paul Rigby reviews NAD’s latest, the C558 Let’s dive straight into this one. The NAD C558 turntable has been sourced from Pro-Ject and I expect…
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A rather cultured direct drive turntable from German outfit STST, Paul Rigby reviews the Motus II We’ve been trained to hear the words ‘direct drive’ and then to, Pavlov-like, shout back,…
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The Juke Box range has a second entrant at a higher price, Paul Rigby reviews the Pro-Ject Juke Box S2 and the larger system package When I was a kid in…
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Looking for a lifestyle-oriented turntable with a semi-automatic action? Paul Rigby reviews a likely candidate, the Thorens TD 295 Mk 4 What happens when you love music but you don’t love…
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Looking towards a midrange turntable? One industry secret is this intriguing model, the Little Super Deck. Paul Rigby reviews that very design but with an upgraded tonearm, the FX3 He was…
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Offering an array of intriguing design elements and stylings, Paul Rigby reviews the Gold Note Mediterraneo Designed and built in Italy, this two-speed, belt-driven Gold Note Mediterraneo is certainly the product…
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Just how good is the Avid Diva II SP as a source platform? Paul Rigby pushes the turntable to its limits Although the company produces all kinds of hi-fi electronics and…
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Offering a Planar 1 turntable with a modified Fono Mini A2D phono amplifier built in, Paul Rigby reviews the Rega Planar 1 Plus. And then wishes he hadn’t I recently reviewed…
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A venerable Xerxes 20 Plus turntable with a Nima arm and the new Corus2 cartridge with the Caspian VCS 2 Vinyl Control System? Paul Rigby reviews the lot, tells you why…
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Got a Rega 3 but want more…and better? A fully kitted out upgrade from The Funk Firm might be your thing. Called Rage II, Paul Rigby wanted to see just what…
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With the latest turntable from Austria’s EAT, Paul Rigby applied a range of cunning detective abilities to review the C-Major Super Pack EAT (European Audio Team) produces a range of turntables,…
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Moving beyond the original Prime design, Paul Rigby reviews the sturdy Prime Signature turntable from VPI The two initial impressions I had of the Prime Signature turntable didn’t reflect in any…
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It’s not what you think. Paul Rigby reviews the Technics SL-1200G and is made aware of a few home truths OK, look, let’s race to the point here and get a…
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Fitting neatly into the market’s midrange slot, Paul Rigby reviews Clearaudio’s Performance DC turntable with Clarify arm and Virtuoso MM cartridge A vastly experienced and long-standing German hi-fi company, Clearaudio’s range…
