“We endeavour to include a wide selection of hi-fi equipment in Hi-Fi Choice, ranging from so-called entry-level systems right up to those exotic items that most of us can only drool over,” begins Neville Roberts in the magazine’s October 2016 issue.

While both the entry level and the middle ground of the hi-fi spectrum are well catered for, at the top end there sits a sparse range of audio elite “where price tags can often approach that of a small house”. Affordable only to a tiny minority, “do they really have 
a place in today’s audio lineup?” asks Roberts. It’s a good question and one that he pondered in depth at the recent UK launch of Clearaudio’s Statement v2 turntable – claimed to be one of the world’s finest – hosted by Dorset retailer Stone Audio.
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The August 2016 issue of What Hi-Fi features a ‘turntable special’, with “decks for every budget, from £120 to £1,700.”

Leading the pack is Clearaudio’s Concept, the only ‘table to scoop the full five stars across every rating. And not for the first time, since the Concept has already bagged a veritable glut of What Hi-Fi awards in recent years.

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