In high end audio, value is difficult to justify. I own a preamp made in Serbia by Acoustic Invader as it is a beautiful sounding one and rivals makes by popular brands in the next tier. When one has not listen to a product and begin to make value comparisons and definitive claims that established and known brands are the way to go, small manufactories will not thrive and high end will always be dominated by the claims of their fans. Until you have a chance to listen and compare, your views remain yours and can be challenged and refuted. Thank you, Absolute Sound for giving this company a chance!
Good afternoon from Toronto ☕️🍩 I just pulled a Linn LP12 out of storage (nearly a decade ) wiped it off ,plugged it in …and …it actually still works😵💫 The $3k US is a very good price point in starting off in mid /high end turntable 👍. This is a great looking piece 👏 Have a great weekend 😊
Finally an affordable turntable with high-quality audiophile sound. It's refreshing to see reviews like this on the absolute sound. It reminds me when Bill Firebaugh came out with the well tempered turntable about 50 years ago.
@@febobartoli I’d argue there are dozens of choices of tables at $3k with no cart, many surpassing this one. And no table has ‘audiophile sound’. Tables have no sound at all, cartridges do. The best you can hope for from a table is that it spins at accurate speed, offers reasonable vibration insulation, and that it carries the cart at the angles and forces specified by the cart maker. A table is a cart delivery device, its job is to do no harm to the sound of the cart, not impart any sound whatsoever of its own.
Hi Michael. You state the tonearm is to the Rega standard but the specs on the Auris page state the PtoS distance to be 211 mm which is usually associated with Linn standard. The Rega standard has always been 222 mm. So, this tonearm would not be a good drop-in replacement for a standard Rega or similar turntable.
My friend gave me his audiophile table last week as he was buying a new one. It had no instructions and the box was not sealed. It's a problem. Did I mention he left the box on my front doorstep? Not happy
It appears fairly nicely made but apparently has primitive, basic speed control simply relying on a synchronous motor and the 50/60Hz mains frequency - I would want more for $3000!
No offense, but $3,000 usd isn't what most would consider "low budget". I only have about $4,500 in my entire phono stage, and it would be considered endgame by 99% of the US population. ...and you guys are calling a $3,000 usd tt "low budget". It is a gorgeous turntable, and I'd love to own one...but I can't afford it. I REALLY stretched it to get the $4,500 complete phono stage that I do own. lol
@@trackingangle929 I'm not offended. Was just stating an opinion, really. ...and I realize they cover components that cost far more than $3k. Still, $3k isn't low budget stuff. Not for the vast majority of the global population. That's all.
@@dizzle1119 the “vast majority of the global population” doesn’t listen to vinyl let alone read high end audio magazines/pay attention to them on UA-cam
@@joshuaschneck Technics 1200g has a lot of issues. Weak tonearm in its price range, lots of rubber (the absolute worst type of isolation), and switching noise in the psu. Not many will tell you this
That arm alone looks like something that Boeing would fail at manufacturing, lol! A space-worthy device that might be able to do duty on the International Space Station.
Michael, You kept repeating $3k and how good it is for that price. I wish you had put it into a broader “under $5k” category. Just like folks have already commented, we want to know if it’s competitive with the $4,300 technics. If we’re spending $3k we’re probably not capped at that price and are considering products under $5k. Please advise.
In this hobby 3k for a new TT is low budget. Is it a budget tt? No. But for 3k you’d be way better off buying a used SOTA, VPI, Linn LP12, or higher end Rega etc.
$3k, no cart, no speed control, no dust cover. I dont see the value proposition here. A Rega P6 has all those things for $2 to $2.5k. The P8 compares to this table using a $1k cart in terms of price, but will blow this away. This company seems to be taking the Rega design parameters and slapping high mass parts on it in contravention of the Rega design. Not to mention that Rega is a real company with a real track record and real engineering and real trickle down technology and deluxe touches like owners manuals and on line support. I’m not sure how you can recommend this (not that you were- you seemed at pains not to draw a conclusion) given the obvious comparable company.
When the penny drops and belt drives are realised to be antiquated technology there will be very very expensive belt drives suitable maybe as pottery wheels or anchors. Direct drive and coreless motors are so superior and cost effective as to make belt drives more or less a novelty.
Vinyl records are "antiquated technology" and for some reason records are still selling well compared to newer compact disc technology. Your sarcasm comes across as typical audiophile snobbery.
In high end audio, value is difficult to justify. I own a preamp made in Serbia by Acoustic Invader as it is a beautiful sounding one and rivals makes by popular brands in the next tier. When one has not listen to a product and begin to make value comparisons and definitive claims that established and known brands are the way to go, small manufactories will not thrive and high end will always be dominated by the claims of their fans. Until you have a chance to listen and compare, your views remain yours and can be challenged and refuted. Thank you, Absolute Sound for giving this company a chance!
Good afternoon from Toronto ☕️🍩
I just pulled a Linn LP12 out of storage (nearly a decade ) wiped it off ,plugged it in …and …it actually still works😵💫
The $3k US is a very good price point in starting off in mid /high end
turntable 👍.
This is a great looking piece 👏
Have a great weekend 😊
Finally an affordable turntable with high-quality audiophile sound. It's refreshing to see reviews like this on the absolute sound. It reminds me when Bill Firebaugh came out with the well tempered turntable about 50 years ago.
@@febobartoli I’d argue there are dozens of choices of tables at $3k with no cart, many surpassing this one. And no table has ‘audiophile sound’. Tables have no sound at all, cartridges do. The best you can hope for from a table is that it spins at accurate speed, offers reasonable vibration insulation, and that it carries the cart at the angles and forces specified by the cart maker. A table is a cart delivery device, its job is to do no harm to the sound of the cart, not impart any sound whatsoever of its own.
Hi Michael. You state the tonearm is to the Rega standard but the specs on the Auris page state the PtoS distance to be 211 mm which is usually associated with Linn standard. The Rega standard has always been 222 mm. So, this tonearm would not be a good drop-in replacement for a standard Rega or similar turntable.
It comes with no cartridge and no dust cover? I wonder if the Nad c588 is comparable?
I can’t speak for the c588 but I love my c558 especially for the price I paid at the time I bought it.
Recording in stereo?
I tell You a beltbdrive is no competition!
My friend gave me his audiophile table last week as he was buying a new one. It had no instructions and the box was not sealed. It's a problem. Did I mention he left the box on my front doorstep? Not happy
Hey Guys, it's Al Franken! whaddya know.
It appears fairly nicely made but apparently has primitive, basic speed control simply relying on a synchronous motor and the 50/60Hz mains frequency - I would want more for $3000!
No offense, but $3,000 usd isn't what most would consider "low budget". I only have about $4,500 in my entire phono stage, and it would be considered endgame by 99% of the US population.
...and you guys are calling a $3,000 usd tt "low budget".
It is a gorgeous turntable, and I'd love to own one...but I can't afford it. I REALLY stretched it to get the $4,500 complete phono stage that I do own. lol
In the context of "The Absolute Sound"'s usual fare, it's "low budget". The reference isn't meant to offend anyone...
@@trackingangle929 I'm not offended. Was just stating an opinion, really.
...and I realize they cover components that cost far more than $3k. Still, $3k isn't low budget stuff. Not for the vast majority of the global population.
That's all.
@@dizzle1119 the “vast majority of the global population” doesn’t listen to vinyl let alone read high end audio magazines/pay attention to them on UA-cam
It is not expensive for 2024
Reminiscent of the under-platter weights of the Gyrodec.
According to the web site. $3000.00 is the price without arm and cart. Whoops!
How would you compare to heavyweights like technics 1200G?
@@joshuaschneck Technics 1200g has a lot of issues. Weak tonearm in its price range, lots of rubber (the absolute worst type of isolation), and switching noise in the psu. Not many will tell you this
That arm alone looks like something that Boeing would fail at manufacturing, lol!
A space-worthy device that might be able to do duty on the International Space Station.
Michael, You kept repeating $3k and how good it is for that price. I wish you had put it into a broader “under $5k” category. Just like folks have already commented, we want to know if it’s competitive with the $4,300 technics.
If we’re spending $3k we’re probably not capped at that price and are considering products under $5k.
Please advise.
Wen are yyou going to review the new Technics SL-1300 for $3100.00
4:32 Rega standard? Why is there a label recess machined on the platter surface if a mat is used, or is the mat simply a dust cover?
I love the fact that you call this turntable LOW BUDGET?? 3000 dollars is low budget? Guess I’m out of my league here!!!
A nice turntable on a turntable 😊
I’m dizzy!😁
~$4,500CAD$ - tonearm looks very cheap on Auris Bayadere 1 Turntable - certainly nowhere near the quality of one you were holding
$3,000 is not low budget. Most people are living paycheck to paycheck and don’t have a spare $3,000 to drop on a turntable.
If you're living paycheck to paycheck, maybe take care of your life essentials first instead of thinking about hifi.
In this hobby 3k for a new TT is low budget. Is it a budget tt? No. But for 3k you’d be way better off buying a used SOTA, VPI, Linn LP12, or higher end Rega etc.
So why are you here?
Context matters. The Absolute Sound is a high-end audio mag. In that realm, this is, indeed, a low budget ‘table.
Then this channel is not for you. It's over my budget too but I still like to watch videos about hi end audio.
Keroc….aka Corian
Lol "low budget".
🤣🤣🤣
Is it counterweight the right way round?? it looks like it's the wrong way around, I suppose you could have it either way
I thought it better to have the mass at the back.
"You stole it from a jewelry store". Bwahh LOL
$3k, no cart, no speed control, no dust cover. I dont see the value proposition here. A Rega P6 has all those things for $2 to $2.5k. The P8 compares to this table using a $1k cart in terms of price, but will blow this away. This company seems to be taking the Rega design parameters and slapping high mass parts on it in contravention of the Rega design. Not to mention that Rega is a real company with a real track record and real engineering and real trickle down technology and deluxe touches like owners manuals and on line support. I’m not sure how you can recommend this (not that you were- you seemed at pains not to draw a conclusion) given the obvious comparable company.
The motor, sub platter, power connection box and controller all look like Rega... maybe they are?
@@mrcoolsun3142could be. Many people use rega parts as a base to start from.
Rega marketing guy working overtime...
@@ddzfung nah
Grumble grumble grumble
Don’t watch. Don’t buy. 🫤
Direct drive predates belt drive.
Looks like a turntable
Yea. A turntable on a turntable is annoying.
Thats to get rid of the wow and flutter.
When the penny drops and belt drives are realised to be antiquated technology there will be very very expensive belt drives suitable maybe as pottery wheels or anchors. Direct drive and coreless motors are so superior and cost effective as to make belt drives more or less a novelty.
Some people said the same about transistors.
@@Pascal15B I’m not sure if you agree or disagree?
Vinyl records are "antiquated technology" and for some reason records are still selling well compared to newer compact disc technology. Your sarcasm comes across as typical audiophile snobbery.
@@67Pepper I think you’ve missed the point entirely.
@@mitchparker7652 What "Point" did I miss? Please explain.