SOME SECTOR RIVALRIES are more than merely competitive. This Group Test ignites one of the fiercest. If you plan on spending between £1,200 and £1,600 on a turntable and are prepared to focus your search, you’ll be surveying some of analogue hi-fi’s real-world superstars and inveterate over achievers. Measured by reputation and solo reviews, we’re swimming in topdrawer talent, here.
The decks from Rega, Pro-Ject, Avid HiFi and Technics should need no introduction to vinyl fans and ably represent brands at the top of their game. And Marantz? Audio royalty, maybe, but not a name obviously synonymous with enthusiast vinyl playback. TT-15S1 doesn’t exactly trip off the tongue, either. One look tells you it’s special, though – designed in conjunction with German turntable specialist Clearaudio and manufactured by it, too.…