Product of the year
Best turntable £500-£800
Rega Planar 3/Elys 2
Want the best value turntable on the market? This is it.
Best buys
Best turntable £1200+
Rega Planar 6/Ania
“The Rega Planar 6/Ania’s masterful handle on rhythm and subtle detail is better than before, with refinement adding to the deck’s customarily musical and insightful performance”
Best turntable under £200
Audio Technica AT-LP3
“An almost-all-in-one, budget turntable that treats your records as music and not a mere curiosity”
Best turntable £200-£500
Rega Planar 1
“Even as an entry-level turntable, this is the kind of player that could feasibly be the last of your system’s components you’d feel necessary to upgrade”
Best turntable £800-£1200
Clearaudio Concept
“It’s difficult not to be enamoured by the precision of the Concept’s timing. It’s incredibly fast, yet consistently in control, never stumbling or tripping over its laces”