Hi-Fi + Editors Choice 2020 Vertere DG-1 Dynamic Groove

We’re delighted that the DG-1 Dynamic Groove has been awarded Hi-Fi + magazine’s Editors Choice 2020. “Brain-child of turntable expert Touraj Moghaddam, Vertere began life as a maker of very high-end turntables, tonearms and cables. Over time, the innovations found in those top end turntables have trickled down to more attainably-priced models, but the Dynamic Groove (DG-1) turntable with built-in ‘Groove Runner’ tonearm is something completely new, and instead of ‘trickle down’, there are technologies in the DG-1 that will ‘trickle up’ to later high end turntables and arms. Suddenly, where Vertere’s turntables and arms were taking on the highest of the high‑end, the DG-1 is a challenge to the middle-range of high-performance vinyl. The DG-1 also proves that with something as mature as the vinyl record, there is still a lot more to be discovered, at all price points. We’re not going to give away too much because you need to tune into issue 183 to find out more. But, any turntable that features the AC motor from the excellent RG-1 flagship by the company, an innovative and unique flat sandwich construction for the arm and chassis, and a clever low-maintenance bearing is worthy of note. When all these are only some of the aspects that make the DG-1 an innovative turntable, and it sounds as good as it does... well, you just need to check back and find out more!”