We find a way into Clearaudio ownership that won't break the bank – the new £1,050 plug 'n' play Concept

Clearaudio update their popular budget hi-fi turntable with a special edition

Clearaudio is known for its strikingly individual turntables, tonearms and cartridges. It's hardly surprising, then, to discover that the company also makes record cleaning machines (RCMs). There's quite a range of them, of which the Double Smart Matrix is the latest addition.

You might have been mistaken for thinking that all the innovations in turntables had been long done with. Now well into its dotage, the senior format not only refuses to die off, but also continues to break new ground