I tested this ready-to-go turntable and its high-performing minimalist design is a future-proofed – and with compelling sound

Avid Ingenium Plug&Play turntable on a wooden stand.

Avid Ingenium Plug&Play: two-minute review

The Avid Ingenium Plug&Play is a belt-driven unsuspended turntable and it’s the very smallest and simplest turntable that the company makes. This might sound surprising for a turntable with a price tag of £1,500 (about $2,500 / AU$2,500, where available) but it is a reflection of quite how far up the Avid range goes.