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Direct-drive turntable product launches

Overview

The high-fidelity audio market has seen recent introductions of new direct-drive turntable models.

Argon Audio announced the Aurora, a direct-drive model featuring a brushless motor with an eight-pole coil structure and a 55mm thick MDF plinth. The unit includes an S-shaped aluminum tonearm and an Ortofon Concorde Music Blue pickup.

Andover Audio introduced the Andover-One DD, a $999 component turntable. This model utilizes a digitally controlled direct drive motor and features an 8.8-inch carbon-fiber tonearm equipped with an Audio-Technica AT-VM520xEB moving-magnet cartridge.

Entities

Henrik Sørensen · Argon Audio · Andover Audio · Nordic Hi-Fi · Ortofon

Timeline

  1. [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Andover Audio launches Andover-One DD direct-drive turntable

    Andover Audio has launched the Andover-One DD, a $999 direct-drive component turntable featuring an Audio-Technica AT-VM520xEB cartridge and a carbon-fiber tonearm.

  2. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Argon Audio launches Aurora direct-drive turntable

    Argon Audio has launched the Aurora, its first direct-drive turntable, featuring a brushless motor, resonance-dampened MDF plinth, and patented ATS tonearm technology.

Sources

ecoustics.com · hifipig.com · ljudochbild.se · lydogbilde.no