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Rega's Planar 3 Eco Special is an eco-friendly turntable with a £200 discount but the same five-star performance
By Kashfia Kabir published
Planar 3 gets the Green Grade treatment and a special finish

Clearaudio brings luxury hi-fi pedigree to a wider audience with its competitively priced turntable
By Harry McKerrell published
Clearaudio targets the more affordable end of the market with the belt-driven Compass deck.

The best turntable deals 2025: lowest prices on great record players
By Kashfia Kabir last updated
Deals We've rounded up the best deals on some of our favourite turntables

Best turntables 2025: top record players tested by our expert reviewers
By Kashfia Kabir last updated
Best Buys Treat your vinyl record collection with a brilliant budget turntable or a premium, high-end record player, all tested and rated by our experienced in-house reviewers.

Best phono preamps 2025: budget to high-end, tried and tested
By Kashfia Kabir last updated
Best buys To be able to listen to turntables through your system, you'll need a phono stage (also called a phono preamp). These are the best models we've reviewed across all budgets and types.

Inside the Clearaudio factory: building £145,000 turntables and assembling cartridges by hand
By Harry McKerrell published
We take a trip to Erlangen to see how German manufacturer Clearaudio assembles some of the most luxurious decks in the world.

First look: Chord Electronics unveils flagship Ultima Phonostage at High End Munich 2025
By Kashfia Kabir published
Officially launching later this year

"A boron cantilever in a moving-coil cartridge priced below £1000... I think that’s pretty magic." Meet the driving force behind Ortofon's new MC X range
By Ketan Bharadia published
We speak to Ortofon's Product Director, Peter Wieth Hjordt, about the company's new MC X moving coil range and the future of cartridges
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