Anyone listen/own to the Yamaha GT-5000 Turntable?


There’s not a lot of reviews outside of seeing it at various audio shows. The think looks like a tank. I’d be curious how the 5000 performs against other TT’s in the price range (VPI, etc). The turntable is beautiful to look at.

https://www.musicdirect.com/turntables/Yamaha-GT-5000-Turntable
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@lewm : I only said that the " novelty " came at least from 1985 when Viv or other today same designs had nothing yet. The rSA 1 ( I owned ) was unipivot and his headshell rotates, diferent from the Yamaha  and certainly the Viv ( magneto-oil floating bearing. ) .

R.
Dear @lewm  :  ""   I do like about it is the very novel and interesting underhung tonearm....""

It's not a " novel " tonearm, Yamaha made perhaps the first ( that kind of " novel " design. )  tonearm type design in 1985.
Yes the vintage GTs were DD nad coreless motor.


Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONs,
R.