The revered Japanese audio maker's first-ever record players are designed for DJs, musicians and serious audiophiles.

Cheaper suitcase-style record players are notorious for their use of inexpensive ceramic cartridges, which exact a heavy toll on the records they play (and for less-than worthwhile results).

But our panelists thought it had everything they’d want in an all-in-one record player. Still, the Orbit Special sounds absolutely stunning with its Ortofon 2M Red cartridge and acrylic platter.

The best record players we've tried Why you can trust T3 ... On the end of the tone arm is a not-too-shabby Ortofon 2M Red cartridge, not a cheap item in itself, which uses an elliptical stylus ...

The new Goldring GR3 promises to restore the middle ground. Goldring is best known for making phono cartridges, but no doubt buoyed by the steady growth in the analogue revival, the GR3 is the company ...