Reviews Thorens TD 1500 Turntable: Review Does the Thorens TD 1500 merely pay homage to one of its classic decks or is there something more here? Ian WhiteJanuary 3, 2024
Reviews Grado Labs Prestige Red3 Phono Cartridge: Review The $190 Grado Labs Prestige Red3 might be the affordable cartridge upgrade your turntable needs. Ian WhiteDecember 30, 2023
Articles Goldring Eroica HX Phono Cartridge: Editor’s Choice 2023 Does it make any sense to spend more than $400 on a phono cartridge? The Goldring Eroica HX makes a very strong case once... Ian WhiteDecember 15, 2023
Podcasts Podcast: Andover Audio Has an Affordable and Unique Solution for Your Hi-Fi Budget Blues Bob Hazelwood, of Andover Audio, shares all the ways their all-in-one record player music systems are making music listening fun and easy. Mitch AndersonDecember 6, 2023
News 3 Turntables and a Microphone: CAF 2023 There were very few affordable turntables at CAF 2023 and that was a huge mistake. Did any of the tables on display strike our... Ian WhiteNovember 26, 2023
Articles Andover Audio SpinStage & Rega Fono MM MK5: Editor’s Choice 2023 The Rega Fono MM MK5 and Andover Audio SpinStage offer a significant upgrade over any internal phono stage in your AVR or integrated amplifier. Ian WhiteDecember 2, 2023
News Music Hall’s Acquisition by Turntable USA Gives Music Direct and MoFi Distribution a Bigger Slice of the Pie Music Hall is under new ownership. What does that mean for the turntable brand going forward? Ian WhiteDecember 13, 2023
Articles Goldring E4 MM Phono Cartridge: Editor’s Choice 2023 The Goldring E4 combines excellent clarity, speed, timing, and resolution for one of the best deals in MM cartridges below $300. Ian WhiteNovember 30, 2023
New Products Rega Fono MM MK5 Phono Preamp is Amazingly Affordable Looking for an affordable MM phono stage that will definitely not suck? The brand new Rega Fono MM MKV is here and well worth... Ian WhiteNovember 18, 2021
New Products The Record Doctor X from Pangea Audio Remains Affordable and Adds an Important New Feature The Record Doctor X now cleans both sides of the record at the same time and it's $400 less than the VPI HW16.5. Robert SilvaNovember 26, 2023
New Products MoFi’s MasterDeck Turntable Aims to Deliver Reference Quality Vinyl Playback Below $6,000 MoFi's new MasterDeck Turntable features more of Allen Perkins' turntable design ethos and the $6,000 asking price should worry the competition. Ian WhiteNovember 23, 2023
New Products Nagra’s HD PHONO or a Porsche Taycan? Do you have $87,500 burning a hole in your pocket? We think you could buy two really solid high-end systems and a lot of... Ian WhiteNovember 3, 2023
New Products REKKORD’s F100 Turntable Feels Oddly Similar to Some Other Tables and That’s Not a Good Thing If the REKKFORD F100 Turntable looks and feels somewhat familiar to some of you this morning — you are not alone. The $399 USD... Ian WhiteOctober 31, 2023
New Products Andover Audio SpinDeck Max Completes the Circle…For Now Andover's upgraded fully automatic turntable comes ready out of the box with a pre-mounted Ortofon OM10 cartridge. Ian WhiteOctober 7, 2021
Articles Empire’s Troubador Turntable is Making Some Incredible Music in the House: Exit to Vintage Street The Empire 598 Troubador is a classic vintage turntable in great demand. Long live the Empire and listening to vinyl! Eric PyeOctober 29, 2023
New Products Vertere Introduces XtraX and Dark Sabre High-Resolution Phono Cartridges Looking to upgrade your vinyl playback? Vertere's Dark Sabre MM and XtraX MC cartridges promise a lot for a very steep price. Ian WhiteOctober 19, 2023
New Products Musical Fidelity’s M8xTT Turntable Feels All Too Familiar The Musical Fidelity M8xTT Turntable is now being distributed by Focal Naim America, but there is some rather obvious Pro-Ject DNA in this one. Robert SilvaOctober 2, 2023