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Cambridge Audio Alva TT

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Record player | £1500 | whf.cm/AlvaTT

We can’t remember the last time we reviewed a Cambridge Audio turntable, so the £1500 Alva TT comes as quite the surprise. This is no ordinary turntable. It offers features and functionality that we don’t tend to see at this price point, including a built-in phono stage, direct drive and Bluetooth connectivity.

Bluetooth turntables have become a fashionable product category, picking up popularity on the back of the vinyl revival. It sounds like an awkward marriage of old and new technology, but it’s undeniably convenient. Rather than investing in

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