Analog-Viny

Indoctrinated as we are to worship belt-drive turntables above all others, it’s hard for many to accept that – even

Caution dictates that even the most fervent vinyl addict must contain himself when it comes to mono. For many of

Twenty-five years is a long time to wait for anything, especially when it’s something as trivial as a piece of

Periodic bursts of post-CD analogue creativity usually mean nothing more than coincidence. Typically, it’s the launch at the same hi-fi

Horrifyingly, we’re only one month shy of it being 10 years since I reviewed the Basis Debut turntable. Good Gawd,

OK, OK, so we didn’t make the World Cup Final. OK, OK, so Rolls-Royce is now German. OK, OK, so

‘Gorgeous.’ That’s the word I kept hearing, every time someone noticed the Quasar LE turntable in for review. And one

Long-time Oracle user Ken Kessler advances his player to Mk III status. How well is the Canadian turntable showing its age?

Not vinyl ‘whoosh’, not rumble. That low-level noise in the background is my sigh of relief. Aside from waiting for

Lydian, Clavis and now Parnassus — a genuine hat trick for a new(-ish) manufacturer. What’s most remarkable is that it’s