Let’s face it, most of us are lucky to snag a nice Technics 1210 with a decent cartridge and call it a day. Whether you’re a vinyl junkie, weekend crate-digger or hi-fi purist, your setup probably balances practicality, performance, and budget. These turntables, however, are in a league of their own. And no, they’re not built for DJing down the pub or warming up Room 2 at fabric, they’re monolithic, artful, and occasionally absurdly engineered machines that are designed to extract every possible sonic nuance from your most treasured records.
While they may be priced far beyond reach for us mere mortals (unless you’re…




