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VPI Traveler Plants American Flag on Mid-Entry Level Turntable Territory
Michael Fremer  |  Jul 10, 2013
Imports crowd the $1500 turntable price-point with entries from Rega, Pro-Ject, Music Hall, Clearaudio, JA Michell, Marantz (made by Clearaudio), Acoustic Signature and some others.

Until VPI surprised the turntable world last year with the Traveler, the only American-made ‘table manufactured at this price that I can think of is the SOTA Comet, which comes with an OEM Rega tonearm.

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Origin Live Resolution Mk3 Turntable and Illustrious Mk3C Tone Arm Still Captivates
Michael Fremer  |  Aug 05, 2013
U.K. based Origin Live has been building its iconoclastic line of turntables and tone arms for decades now and though its American visibility remains relatively low, it has managed to attract a small but enthusiastic and growing consumer fan base .

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The Pro-Ject Xtension10 Turntable— More Than a "Lifestyle" Product!
Michael Fremer  |  Jan 25, 2014
Just as moving downhill is easier than going up, scaling down an expensive design is far easier than building upon a modest one.Yet Pro-Ject, which began in1990 with a homely, grey/black Soviet-era Czech Republic-made “people’s ‘table”, has managed quite well to both upgrade its budget offerings and to produce mid-priced ‘tables of distinction.
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U-Turn’s Remarkable $179 Orbit Turntable is A Crosley Killer!
Michael Fremer  |  Mar 06, 2014
Investors in U-Turn’s Kickstarter-funded Orbit turntable get more than their money’s worth in this remarkably well-designed record player manufactured in Woburn, Massachusetts.

One can only imagine why the principles chose the name U-turn™, but I’d like to think it means a reversal of direction from the low resolution MP3 digital hell into which a generation or two has been led, back to high resolution vinyl heaven.

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Rega Research RP8 Turntable Aims For Mass Extinction
Michael Fremer  |  Apr 09, 2014
Rega Research sold more turntables last year than in any of its previous forty odd years and is on target to do so again this year.

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