£7,945 mcintoshlabs.com
This rather stunning, high-end home audio system from McIntosh features vinyl playback and HD music streaming over Bluetooth, plus an amplifier. The belt-driven MTI100 is powered by an AC-synchronous motor with a two-speed pulley that plays both 33 and 45rpm. The chassis includes a Class D, 50W power amplifier, a valve preamplifier section (with two 12AX7 valves), shielded phono preamplifier, Bluetooth receiver, stereo speaker outputs and a headphone jack (powered by McIntosh’s High Drive headphone amp). The stylish unit is reassuringly solid – the platter on its own weighs 3.18kg with a machined-aluminium construction. There’s a matching tonearm and a 9.5mm-thick piece of glass on the plinth. This sits on a custom 6.35mm-thick metal plate.