Wrapped in a thick-walled aluminium chassis that registers 23kg on the scales, the SU-R1000 must surely be an old-school beast of a Class A/B amplifier. Nope. Not by a long shot. We get our first ...

I want sonic excellence from my hi-fi system but in these trying times where space is at a premium and it can be tricky ...

As with the Technics, the moving-magnet phono module ... This means the 5050s can get the best out of budget amplifiers yet really come into their own when fed by the likes of the Arcam A5.