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Turntables from £500 to £999
The new TT5 (not to be confused with the TT5 Classic featured below) is the latest design from Edwards Audio, utilising their latest multi layered plinth design which is made from five constrained layers of acrylic, which results in a lightweight well damped chassis. The aluminium arm tube’d constrained uni-
More details to follow shortly.
Speeds: 33.3 & 45rpm, manual change (or electronic if you purchase the optional SC5 power supply)
Cartridge: Not included
Lid: Z shaped lift off cover
Finishes: Gloss Black, White, Red or Grey
Edwards Audio TT5 turntable & arm combination: £599.95
Edwards Audio SC5 Power supply (optional upgrade): £249.95
Rega Planar 3
The Iconic Planar 3 name is back for 2016 as the replacement for the very popular RP3. The changes over its predecessor are numerous and include a high gloss acrylic laminated plinth with improved bracing, an upgraded bearing assembly, new sub and glass glass platters, even newly designed feet.
Arguably the most important ingredient has also changed, the tonearm, always the stand out feature on Rega decks and this time it is no exception. The RB330 tonearm features a new bearing housing which allows lower friction in both horizontal and vertical movements, and it’s naturally combined with their trademark excellent one piece cast arm tube.
As with the previous model the turntable can easily be upgraded with the external TT-
Speeds: 33.3 & 45rpm, manual change (or electronic if you purchase the optional Neo power supply)
Cartridge: See pricing below
Lid: Included
Finishes: Black, Red or White.
Rega Planar 3 turntable excluding cartridge: £599.00
Rega Planar 3 with Rega Elys 2 cartridge package price: £685.00 (temporarily unavailable due to supply issues with the cartridge)
Rega Planar 3 with Exact cartridge, package price £799
Rega Neo TT-
The TT5 is the latest generation of turntables from Edwards Audio. It features the remarkable new EA5 tonearm (close up pictured below) which is a contained uni pivot design which combines low friction with good stability, making it a pleasure to use, and it’s ingredients are arguably far beyond what would normally be seen at this price level. RCA sockets on the rear allow different interconnects to be used, but it is supplied with a decent quality thick and well screened cable in the box.
The solid 18mm thick mdf plinth is available in various satin paint finishes and mounted to it are the 24v AC motor (an external wall wart power supply is included) and 18mm brass bearing housing. The pulley and sub platter are both machined from aluminium, and the platter is a machined 11m thick frosted acrylic platter.
Sonically the TT5 is open and airy, with great pace and a toe tapping sound that draws you into the music. It’s remarkably neutral for a deck at this price level too.
Speeds: 33.3 & 45rpm, manual change
Cartridge: Not included
Lid: Z shaped lift off cover
Finishes: Satin Black, White or Red
Edwards Audio TT5 Classic turntable & arm combination: £649.95
Edwards Audio SC5 Power supply (optional upgrade): £249.95
Pro-
The ‘Pro’ is a special 30th Anniversary edition of the iconic Debut turntable. It features various refinements including an electronic speed change power supply, damped aluminium platter and nickel plated brightwork.
Speeds: 33.3 & 45rpm/78, electronic change
Cartridge: Pick It Pro cartridge included
Lid: Included
Finishs: Satin Black
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The X1 offers a great combination of features, style and performance. Based around a thick mdf plinth which is finished in three great finishes, it combines the convenience of electronic speed switching with performance niceties of a thick acrylic platter and carbon fibre wrapped aluminium tonearm tube. It is packaged with the Ortofon made Pick-
Speeds: 33.3, 45 & 78rpm, electronic speed change
Cartridge: Pro-
Lid: Included
Finishes: Gloss Black, gloss white and satin waxed real Walnut veneer
Project X1 turntable: £749.00
The TT6 (not to be confused with the TT6 Classic featured below) is the latest generation of turntable designs from Edwards Audio. This stunning looking turntable that features a very novel plinth construction, made from seven layers of acrylic with an absorbent damping constrained layer between each one, it’s designed to offer a lightweight yet stiff base with a well controlled and low resonance spectrum of vibration.
The rest of the recipe is as you’d expect from Edwards Audio, a high grade 24v AC motor drives a precision machined aluminium hub upon which sits a 17mm thick machined acrylic platter.
The tonearm is an excellent contained uni pivot design that combines low friction with good stability and features an incredibly lightweight, low resonance and stiff pultruded (i.e. pulled and not woven) carbon fibre arm tube. I can well imagine many other manufacturers charging as much for this quality of tonearm as this entire turntable costs, the quality is exceptional.
Subjective impressions to follow shortly, but based on hearing development designs, this turntable should offer stunning performance its its price point.
Speeds: 33.3 & 45rpm, manual change (or electronic if you purchase the optional SC5 power supply)
Cartridge: Not included
Lid: Z lift off cover
Finishes: Grey, Black, White and Red gloss acrylic (all with translucent in-
Edwards Audio TT6 turntable without cartridge: £799.95
Edwards Audio SC5 Power supply (optional upgrade): £249.95
The TT6 is a seriously impressive turntable from Edwards Audio. The specification list leaves few stones unturned-
Perhaps where it’s particularly impressive however is the tonearm. This contained uni pivot design combines low friction with good stability and features an incredibly lightweight, low resonance and stiff pultruded (i.e. pulled and not woven) carbon fibre arm tube. I can well imagine many other manufacturers charging as much for this quality of tonearm as this entire turntable costs, the quality is exceptional.
The TT6 combines an open airy sound with great authority -
Few turntable at anywhere near this price level combine such a toe tapping performance with this level of refinement and resolution. The attack and decay of notes is very faithful and when this is combined with accurate timing the ultimate musicality on display becomes utterly engrossing. There’s no obvious tonal aberrations either, it seems remarkably low on colouration
The TT6 is a breath of fresh air at this price point impressive and comes highly recommended.
Speeds: 33.3 & 45rpm, manual change (or electronic if you purchase the optional SC5 power supply)
Cartridge: Not included
Lid: Z lift off cover included
Finishes: Satin Black, White, Red
Edwards Audio TT6 turntable without cartridge: £899.95
Edwards Audio SC5 Power supply: £249.95
Michell TecnoDec
The TecnoDec is the entry level Michell Turntable. It shares a lot of design elements with the more expensive Gyro SE, including a free standing DC motor (pictured below left), an acrylic/vinyl composite platter and oil pumping inverted bearing making it something of a bargain. As you’d expect from Michell it is beautifully engineered and very easy to setup and use thanks to its lack of suspension. The deck can be upgraded by the use of the Michell HR power supply (please see the power supply page for more details). The armboard (pictured below right) is a Rega cut and will accept both the original single point and newer 3 point fixings, and can be supplied with or without a range of tonearms, as priced below.
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