JBL TT350 Classic Price: $1999 + Clean and neutral sound + Lovely looks + Upgradeable styluses – Phono-level only – Prominent silver cankles From the other turntables in this group it's a bit of a price jump to our final vinyl spinner this issue. But

Lenco LBT-225 Price: $699 + Great looks and build + Solid fundamental sound + Phono stage, Bluetooth & USB – Bluetooth issues on our sample – Some noise on USB output It's a clear trend that in this group, three of our four lowest-priced turntables a

1990s FLASHBACK WARNING! Yamaha is tempting us back to the silver stuff with a new five-disc CD changer that brings a twist to the classic carousel arrangement. Not only does the new CD-C603 let you play or shuffle through potentially 5 × 74 minutes

Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Evo Price: $1099 + Top-rank sound at the price + Electronic speed change + Design maturity & colours – No extras – Not without rivals It's no surprise to find a second Pro-Ject turntable in our group: the company has more models

Reflective and inventive return from the art-rock master. Each full moon they came, materialising from the sonic ether — one new Peter Gabriel composition every four weeks or so, slow-building over almost a year into his first full-length album of ne

If Wilson Audio fans want cinema-like immersion, it would be easy enough to stick five or seven Wilson Chronosonic XVX speakers around the room for surround. But how would you position the middle one for the centre channel without hiding the screen?

Pro-Ject Primary E Price: $499 + An enjoyable temperament + Nails the sonic basics – Entirely free of frills Pro-Ject's most affordable turntable may come with a ‘Primary’ moniker which implies it resides in some ‘My First Turntable’ category. And ye

One of the most famous scenes in Rob Reiner's 1986 classic Stand by Me sees our four kid heroes - Chris (River Phoenix), Gordie (Wil Wheaton), Teddy (Corey Feldman) and Vern (Jerry O'Connell) - gingerly set out to cross a 100ft-high railway bridge th

When you're navigating the intricate world of hi-fi turntable cartridges, stylus shape emerges as a pivotal factor influencing audio performance. The shape of the stylus determines how well it fits into the groove — a shape that better matches the co

Rega Planar 1 Plus Price: $849 ($899 walnut) + Clean lively sound quality + Good built-in phono stage + Very easy set-up – No phono-level output It would be a strange turntable round-up that didn't feature Rega, so here's the Rega Planar 1 Plus. This

Every time we put together an issue of Sound+Image focused on vinyl, I plan to open it up with a comment piece extolling the joys of LP records and how much pleasure this surviving music format brings to my life. But it seems that every time, somethi

Hisense 65U8KAU Price: $2499 + Consistent strong image + Good blacks and local dimming + Image pings in Standard mode + Excellent VIDAA interface with extras + Gaming features – Less impact in HDR modes – TV sound lacks dynamism Hisense is a company

Cambridge Alva ST Price: $1199 + Great performance + aptX HD Bluetooth + Onboard phono stage – Fully manual – Counterweight markings Despite having been in the hi-fi business since 1968 in some form or other, Cambridge Audio is another company which

Roksan Attessa Streaming Amplifier Price: $3499 + Rich, powerful sound + BluOS streaming + Remote and app control – Minijack headphone Roksan is a UK brand which goes back to 1985, when its graduate founders launched the Xerxes turntable at a UK hi-f

Vinyl LPs are, amazingly, the fastest-growing category in Australian music. Last year's ARIA sales figures won't come out until March, but in 2022 vinyl sales increased 23% in volume in Australia, while subscription streaming services rose only 8.9%

When we first visited Sonus faber's product page for the Duettos (they've since changed it), it was led by an artily-faded image of a young couple facing a pair of these luxurious-looking speakers on their dedicated stands, flanking a leafy bay windo

At the time they recorded American Idiot, Green Day were finished, washed-up, done. The California trio could still fill a room on the fumes from 1994’s ‘Dookie’, an album that had chimed with a rock scene that needed cheering up after Kurt Cobain's

An off-hand comment about a new Bluetooth codec brought us an invitation to talk with audio engineers at Fraunhofer, the world's leading applied research organisation. We took them up on the offer to talk about their new pair of codecs, while also di

Sony PS-LX310BT Price: $288 + Vinyl on Bluetooth headphones + Good sound for the very low price + Four outputs for versatility – You could spend more to get more Like many other companies, Sony all but stopped selling turntables during vinyl's years

When we think of design icons in hi-fi and AV, we might turn first to Denmark, or perhaps the US, UK and Japan. But if you ask a photographer the same question, it's more likely to be Germany, and specifically Wetzlar, home to Leica Camera AG, makers

Few hi-fi components offer as much value for an increase in spending as turntables. These complex mechanical systems showcase profound differences between entry-level, mid-level, and high-end options. If you're considering allocating extra funds in y

CLASSIC MOVIE Ah, young love… a time of first dates, awkwardness and violently getting your junk stuck in your zipper and having to rely on the fire department to help pry yourself free. Odds are you can relate to at least the first two things on thi

Described as “a High-End turntable with radical concepts and innovations originating from its legendary predecessor, the M1 from 2004,” MF's return to vinyl replay certainly looks very similar to the 2004 model, but being now a sister company to Pro-

Over the last few years Yamaha has completely rebuilt its soundbar offerings. Gone are the likes of the YSP-5600B which won our Sound+Image Awards in 2018 with its final reinvention of Yamaha's unusual ‘Intellibeam’ concept where literally dozens of

JBL Spinner BT Price: $649.95 + Good sound for the price + Great looks + Phono stage & Bluetooth streaming included – Unconventional looks JBL was founded in 1946, but seemingly hasn't had the urge to produce a vinyl-playback machine until now. And i

We often say of Arcam's hi-fi components that you can tell an Arcam instantly from its look. While the UK-based company's designs have evolved over the years, you'd never mistake them for anything else. So the all-new Radia family is not only news in

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