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Best cartridges 2025: budget and premium options for your turntable
By Kashfia Kabir last updated
best buys You can improve your turntable without buying a brand new model – upgrading the cartridge can have remarkable results.

Technics SL-1500C
By What Hi-Fi? last updated
Updated This beautiful fuss-free turntable shows that the Technics brand is beginning to hit its stride.

Update your LP12 turntable with the first-ever plinth upgrade from Linn - but it comes at a cost
By Kashfia Kabir published
The Bedrock plinth aims to improve any LP12's performance

Technics SL-1300G
By What Hi-Fi? published
Technic’s direct-drive SL-1300G turntable is an unfussy and tempting alternative to the belt-driven establishment.

The best turntable deals 2025: lowest prices on great record players
By Kashfia Kabir last updated
Deals We've rounded up the best deals on some of our favourite turntables

Rega Planar 3 vs Planar 3 RS Edition: are the upgrades to the iconic turntable worth it?
By Becky Roberts published
The Planar 3 is a What Hi-Fi? Award winner at its price level, but now that we have reviewed the pricier RS Edition, can we say that its upgrades justify the premium?

Rega Planar 3 RS Edition
By What Hi-Fi? published
With clever upgrades and a bespoke plinth design, Rega has pushed the performance of the iconic Planar 3 to an impressive degree in this elevated design.

Best budget record players 2025: affordable turntables tried and tested
By Kashfia Kabir last updated
Best Buys You don't have to spend a fortune to get a great record player, so here are the best budget decks we've tested and can fully recommend.
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