Does the Thorens TD 1500 merely pay homage to one of its classic decks or is there something more here? Does familiarity truly breed contempt? Having invested a sizeable amount of money over the past ...

For the last few years, music consumption on vinyl has enjoyed a steady rise and after a bit of a dip during COVID-19 lockdowns last year, vinyl records have registered a 94 percent increase in ...

Thorens is having a busier High End show than most. Not only is it showing off its majestic New Reference turntable built around an innovative isolation system, but it is also releasing a ...

Vinyl’s unexpected resurgence has been a welcome shot in the arm for the music industry, and one that has even surprised even the most passionate audiophiles who have never given up on turntables but ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. With its acquirement by Gunter Kürten and consequent relocation to Germany last year, classic ...

Daddy, what are those black things in your closet? Which black things, son? You know, the ones that look like licorice pizzas. Oh, those are long-playing phonograph records, we called them LPs. How do ...

We’re living in a vinyl renaissance — there’s no doubt about that. Vinyl sales continue to break year-over-year records (and have done so since 2005); its popularity has grown so much that more and ...

Core turntable design has remained remarkably unchanged since we first started testing them in the 1970s. In fact, many of the same brands – such as Denon, Rega, Thorens and Pioneer, which were ...