TURNTABLES

PRO-JECT ESSENTIAL III

$566, project-audio.com

Really sounds great

for the money, with an expansive and enjoyable sound across a range of genres and volume levels. It also looks very pleasing, in a variety of high gloss finishes.

AUDIO-TECHNICA AT-LP5X

$549, audio-technica.com

This direct-drive

turntable comes with the AT-VM95E cartridge fitted to a

J-shaped tonearm that sounds great.

Build is very solid, there are phono and

USB outputs, and it can play 78s too.

ELIPSON CHROMA CARBON RIAA BT

$TBC, elipson.com

Elipson’s top-line turntable pulls down a lot of features from the truly high end.

You get a super-stiff carbon fibre tone arm and new digital belt drive motor, plus

AptX Bluetooth and USB.

TECHNICS SL-1210GR

$2,749, technics.com

The iconic DJ

turntable reimagined as a lustworthy slab of home hi-fi. While we wouldn’t take this out clubbing, it’s the ultimate deck for gently maturing ravers, and sounds excellent too.