Skip to contentPro-Ject’s VC-S has, in my opinion, been the most efficient, quietest, and best value vacuum record cleaning machine on the market since the initial £349 model launched in 2016. The 2017 MK2 improved the vacuum arm, clamp and motor, and in 2019 the VC-S2 ALU brought a complete re-design with an aluminium enclosure and better internal components, widening the gap between the VC-S and the competition even further. A more compact version, the VC-E, was also launched. The Brexit aftermath, European import costs and rising material costs pushed the price of the VC-S2 to £449 by...…Skip to contentPro-Ject’s VC-S has, in my opinion, been the most efficient, quietest, and best value vacuum record cleaning machine on the market since the initial £349 model launched in 2016. The 2017 MK2 improved the vacuum arm, clamp and motor, and in 2019 the VC-S2 ALU brought a complete re-design with an aluminium enclosure and better internal components, widening the gap between the VC-S and the competition even further. A more compact version, the VC-E, was also launched. The Brexit aftermath, European import costs and rising material costs pushed the price of the VC-S2 to £449 by...WW…

Skip to contentThe review below was kindly contributed by Nipper Varney. This review was written some time ago and is referenced in his recent phono stage comparison contribution. The Spartan 10 has now been discontinued, replaced by the Spartan 15, so I am publishing this as a kind of retrospective as there are certainly plenty of Spartan 10s out there ‘in the wild’. What follows is Nipper’s content unedited. Take it away, Nipper!When I was a wee Nipper, as strong as soup but only knee high to a sensible thought, I used to race bicycles. Within walking distance of my front door were a...…Skip to contentThe review below was kindly contributed by Nipper Varney. This review was written some time ago and is referenced in his recent phono stage comparison contribution. The Spartan 10 has now been discontinued, replaced by the Spartan 15, so I am publishing this as a kind of retrospective as there are certainly plenty of Spartan 10s out there ‘in the wild’. What follows is Nipper’s content unedited. Take it away, Nipper!When I was a wee Nipper, as strong as soup but only knee high to a sensible thought, I used to race bicycles. Within walking distance of my front door were a...WW…

Skip to contentI try not to let my derision for the audio industry show, but it’s becoming harder by the day. As prices rise, whether by necessity or a convenient excuse, and consumer audio marches ahead in leaps and bounds, I fear the audiophile industry may soon find itself in hot water. The audiophile industry preys on the gullible, with blatant lies and false advertising perpetuated by the press to sell psychological ‘upgrades’ at vast profits. Unscrupulous manufacturers rely on technical terminology incomprehensible to the general consumer to sell product ‘upgrades’ to fix deficiencies...…Skip to contentI try not to let my derision for the audio industry show, but it’s becoming harder by the day. As prices rise, whether by necessity or a convenient excuse, and consumer audio marches ahead in leaps and bounds, I fear the audiophile industry may soon find itself in hot water. The audiophile industry preys on the gullible, with blatant lies and false advertising perpetuated by the press to sell psychological ‘upgrades’ at vast profits. Unscrupulous manufacturers rely on technical terminology incomprehensible to the general consumer to sell product ‘upgrades’ to fix deficiencies...WW…