Rega’s Planar 3 has been our go-to mid-market turntable recommendation for more years than we care to remember. It was first introduced way back in the late 1970s and since then has been carefully developed through numerous generations to remain the defining product in its market sector.
Compare the current deck to the original, and the two look remarkably similar with just the different tonearm attracting our attention. But take a more careful look and you will find that just about every aspect of the design has been improved over the years. It is certainly a slicker-looking product than before even if it remains the same in essence.
Pro-Ject’s Debut is a longrunning model too, but not quite as long. It started life in the late ’90s as the company’s entry-level deck and has remained a firm budget recommendation of ours since then. The massive commercial success of the
