A turntable ready for balanced connection. Noel Keywood looks at the Pro-Ject X8. With this turntable Pro-Ject X8 talk up the fact that it comes with True Balanced Connections, for lower noise and increased dynamics. So I looked for an XLR connector at rear and couldn’t find it! This puzzled me, but I suddenly realised what they were doing here. … Read more
Triangle team up with Pro-Ject for their first vinyl spinner. John Pickford reports. I knew in advance that Triangle’s first foray into vinyl replay was in collaboration with a highly respected turntable specialist, however I was surprised when it turned up in a box bearing the Pro-Ject logo. Unboxed, the turntable looked smart enough with … Read more
It’s no secret that listening to LPs can be addictive. In her comic novel, The Pursuit of Love, Nancy Mitford depicted Lord Alconleigh, a thinly disguised version of her aristocratic father, as an eccentric who began each day at 5 a.m. by loudly playing his favorite phonograph records—“Drake Is Sailing West, Lads,” the mad scene … Read more
Will the Lenco LS-55 turntable give you a decent entry to vinyl replay? Noel Keywood thinks not. Read our LENCO LS-55 Review. so you have CD or a streamer, or hundreds of music files on the phone. You are a thoroughly modern listener, not at all interested – even wary of – the vinyl LP. … Read more
Arguably the toughest ask in the vinyl spinner retail arena is to sell a turntable for around £ that isn’t a Rega Planar 2 or a Pro-Ject Debut Carbon Evo. Hats off to Edwards Audio, then, because that’s exactly what it’s doing here. Unlike those that have unsuccessfully come before it, this is a product … Read more
There is an easily understandable path through Dr Feickert’s turntable line. The Volare is the basic nine-inch arm model, the Woodpecker has an adjustable arm base allowing for up to 12” tonearms, the Blackbird (that we went with) adds a second tonearm option (up to 10”) and adds an extra motor, and the Firebird extends … Read more
Teac fit their new TN-5BB turntable package with balanced outputs. Noel Keywood explains why. A beautifully built and finished Teac turntable” I thought to myself after unpacking. Then I turned it around and looked at its rear. Oh! Balanced outputs. Teac’s TN-5BB turntable has a more attractive rear than name, that’s for sure – if … Read more
Pro-ject’s new Debut Pro has performance worth hearing, thinks Noel Keywood. Read our PRO-JECT DEBUT CARBON PRO Review. The name says a lot about :his turntable: Debut. Make an entry in other words, an entry into vinyl. That can be expensive but Project ease the pain by pricing this complete package at just £. For … Read more
In 1957, Switzerland-based Thorens introduced the TD 124 turntable, a record player destined to become a classic. (TD is an initialism for tourne disque, French for turntable.) A Thorens brochure from that same year itemized the TD 124’s “11 main elements that result in 41 advantages.” It noted the turntable’s “strongly ribbed, solid chassis, crafted … Read more
Who wants the inconvenience of having to get up and lift the needle out of the groove at the end of every LP? Thankfully, Thorens has a retro solution to an age-old problem. Read our Thorens TD 148A Review. [wpsm_toplist] DETAILS Thorens TD 148A Germany Automatic beltdrive turntable 7.9kg (WxHxD) 430 x140 x370mm 33/45/78rpm TP95 tonearm Ortofon … Read more
[wpsm_toplist] Audio-Technica enjoyed enormous success with the original AT-LP5 (HFC 405) and five years later has updated it to the LP5X. This is still a direct-drive turntable with a J-shaped tonearm that is fitted for use with a detachable headshell, but the bearing and platter have been revised and the motor that acts on it can now … Read more
Pro-Ject’s RPM 9 Carbon turntable with balanced output gets close attention from Noel Keywood. Read our PRO-JECT RPM 9 CARBON DC Review. [wpsm_toplist] Superficially about Pro-Ject’s high-end RPM 9 Carbon DC turntable, this review is also about the whole idea of junking the conventional way of connecting a turntable for a better one that eliminates … Read more