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HIGH-END 1: VINYL + STREAMING

SYSTEM TOTAL

£14,006

We begin our selection of more expensive systems with a turntable and streaming system that edges comfortably into a five-figure budget, especially when you consider the supports you’ll need for all those high-end electronics and standmount speakers.

As a third of the total price is going on the turntable, that seems as good a place as any to begin. The Rega Planar 10 with Apheta 3 cartridge is as close as you’ll get to the company’s £30k limited-edition Naiad deck for this money, offering a good slice of the latter’s performance, but at a far more approachable price.

It is quite some engineering statement. Visually, it’s as striking

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