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Rega livens up the timeless aesthetic of their Planar 3 turntable with a special gloss red finishRega have always done things a little differently. The turntables that made a name for the British hi-fi company originally stood out as peculiar given their single, solid plinth – quite a departure from the suspended-chassis approach of comparably-priced turntables in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. While many turntable manufacturers have now embraced Rega’s use of a simple plinth as a foundation, Reg …

Thorens are one of the oldest names in the turntable industry, manufacturing their first phonograph in 1903 and their first electric turntable in 1928. The Swiss company is mostly known for the sturdy, easily-modifiable turntables that they produced throughout the 1970s and 80s, but a few of their recent turntables demonstrate that the Hi-Fi pioneers are still in the business of excellence through innovation.The Thorens TD 309 turntable is one of their most remarkable new turntables, using …

The ProJect Classic....Celebrating 25 Years!Exciting news is that ProJect,the famous Austrian turntable designer and manufacturer,has announced that they are celebrating their 25th Anniversary with the release of the ProJect Classic turntable.Strikingly similar to the Linn Sondek design,the smart wooden frame contains specially designed sorbothane discs,while the tonearm tube is made of carbon covered aluminium.Both horizontal and vertical bearings have also been given a cosmetic upgrade on …

Why Should You Buy a Turntable?It's a mystery that compact disc eradicated the turntable in the 1980's......but there is a reason...everyone's experience of  record playing in the 1980's was of a $300 plastic turntable that didn't reproduce music in a great way.....in fact it spent most of it's time damaging the records .......not many people ever experienced  a $1500 turntable that would have changed their paradigm......now we have turntables that will enhance that experience ......fo …

The Difference Between Low Priced and Higher Priced TurntablesThere are very important reasons why turntables vary in price.They vary from the quality of the design,the build quality of their components,the materials of which they are made and the engineering expertise that has been incorporated into them.Back in the 1970's/1980's when turntables were in their heyday,most people owned a mass market turntable that really didn't do justice to playing records and deceived people into believing that …