TURNTABLES

Whether you’re buying new records or dusting off old ones, these great players will do your vinyl justice

View offers: whf.cm/BestTurntables2024 Rega Planar 3/Nd3 £799 Rega’s Planar 3 was introduced in 1976, the same year What Hi-Fi? was born. Since then, it has remained one of our go-to recommendations for sensibly priced record players. While the deck hasn’t changed much in appearance since then, just about every part of it has been refined at some point. As far as this latest iteration goes, its performance remains class-leading, its build is impressive, as is the quality of the engineering – especially of the fitted RB330 tonearm; but it’s the change of cartridge from the Elys 2 to the new Nd3 moving magnet that earns it this Award. The Nd3 is the entry-level model in a three-strong range that Rega believes is the first to use neodymium in a movingmagnet…

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What Hi-Fi? (Digital) - 1 Issue, Awards 2024

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