This episode sees Mike and David paying homage to the Rega Planar 3, a stalwart of the British hifi scene – and a seminal 'affordable audiophile' turntable.

The guys have each owned several examples of this classic vinyl spinner in the past, so are well placed to judge this very latest version. It's fair to say that, after all these years, they still love it – and reckon it's better than ever.

Each episode of HiFi Riff features the guys' unedited, unexpurgated views about all manner of weird and wonderful hifi designs. Mike has a wealth of knowledge from his hifi retail years, and David has written about hifi for thirty years. Now EditorinChief of StereoNET, he's picked up a few things along the way.

So brew up a cuppa or crack open a can, and relax and enjoy some onetake hifi riffing – and please leave your comments below. Oh, and don’t forget to hit the Subscribe button, this one goes up to eleven!

The eightiestastic title tune is called ‘UFO/Mike’s Jumper’, and used with the express permission of our old pal and rights holder Simon Lythe.