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https://www.hifichoice.com/content/pro-ject-debut-evo-2

The new cartridge is a considerable step forward too. Ortofon’s 2M Red was one of the weaker aspects of the original EVO and I found that it truly gave its best when I moved to a 2M Blue (HFC 375). The bundled Pick It MM EVO is closer in performance to the Blue and, given that the cost of that stylus upgrade largely covers the cost between the EVO 1 and EVO 2, it has to be seen as great value.

This is because those other upgrades all make a difference too. Playing the demanding but sublime Origins by Skalpel, the Pro-Ject combines that gratifying level of detail retrieval with a general togetherness that can elude relatively affordable decks. At a point where some rival models can begin to sound fractionally disjointed and congested, the EVO 2 still generates a genuinely impressive soundstage that places material in a way that feels completely self-explanatory. It is tonally believable and manages the neat trick of flattering less than stellar pressings while also delivering the goods with truly excellent ones.

https://pt.audio/2025/03/28/technics-sl-1300g-turntable-review/#google_vignette

Through all of my listening sessions, I was reminded of one of the main reasons why I respect Technics turntables such as the 1200G and now the 1300G–and that’s the simple, precise way everything works. The Technics SL-1300G is a fantastic turntable for those vinyl lovers who find themselves clumsy and nervous around something like the J. Sikora, which requires that you be incredibly mindful about it whenever you’re within a couple of feet from your equipment rack. One careless swipe of the hand and that free-floating unipivot arm is going to start bouncing all over the place. Cueing with the Technics, however, is almost fool-proof in comparison–the movement of the level corresponds exactly with the lowering of the stylus and the positioning of the arm is low enough to plinth to eradicate any feelings that the cantilever of the cartridge, the Aidas in particular, is just way too far out in free space.

https://www.whathifi.com/features/10-worlds-most-expensive-turntables

High-end hi-fi never comes “cheap”. Jump over to our Temptations reviews and you’ll regularly see speakers, streamers and of course record players with price tags as big as the deposit on a small house, or high-end sports car.

But having reviewed many of the top options in the upper echelons of hi-fi we can confirm many of them justify this by delivering incredible sonic performances that can make even the most ardent of audiophiles weep with delight when matched and set up well.

That’s why we often describe them as the super-cars of hi-fi. And in this list we’ve penned a guide detailing the 10 most expensive turntables we’re aware of.

https://www.soundstageultra.com/index.php/equipment-menu/1262-linn-klimax-lp12-turntable

At the beginning of this piece, I wrote that meeting your heroes often risks disappointment, but thankfully the Klimax LP12 exceeded my expectations by some margin. Given the LP12’s towering reputation, which has been sustained for over 50 years, this is no mean feat. I’ve had some truly exceptional turntables pass through my system over the past couple of years, from the SME Model 60 to the AVID Acutus Dark Iron last month. The LP12 predates all of them by decades. Yet, by continually refining its design, Linn has maintained the LP12’s position as one of the most enjoyable ways of playing back a vinyl record since 1973.