Turntables

Belt drive against direct drive, and what the money actually buys: plinth mass, motor control and a cartridge you will not immediately want to replace.

A satin black turntable with a straight tonearm, shown from above.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Attessa Turntable

Roksan

£399

A satin black belt-drive turntable with a carbon fibre tonearm.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Debut Carbon EVO

Pro-Ject

£439

A satin black belt-drive turntable with a carbon tonearm and new cartridge.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

Debut EVO 2

Pro-Ject

£599

A silver direct-drive turntable with a pitch slider and target light.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

SL-1200MK7

Technics

£799

A silver direct-drive turntable without DJ controls, with a built-in phono stage.

Worth being NRY

Provisional

SL-1500C

Technics

£899

Worth being NRY

Provisional

SL-1210GR2

Technics

£1,599

A black belt-drive turntable with a balanced output, tuned for single-ended use.

Nice, but

Provisional

Debut PRO S Balanced

Pro-Ject

£899

A black direct-drive turntable designed for home use from the Grand Class range.

Nice, but

Provisional

SL-1300G

Technics

£2,799

A black Grand Class direct-drive turntable with a heavy plinth.

Nice, but

Provisional

SL-1210G

Technics

£3,499

A black belt-drive turntable with a balanced output and an aluminium tonearm.

Better value elsewhere

Provisional

Debut PRO B

Pro-Ject

£729