Bergmann Galder Turntable

Never even heard of this.

I heard the Bergmann  Galder table at a show. Impressive euro tech  demoed by an aloof, off putting euro guy that played only classical LP's. It had a linear arm _I don't recall the brand.

I requested we put on one of my R&R LP's  and was immediately told "Ve don't pley Rock& Roll music here. I had some other music-Jazz/Classical but wanted to get re energized after hearing so much audiophool demo music.

How can you respect a company that won't play a Zeppelin cut? I had a freshly cleaned(US)
ZEP I, and wanted to hear "Good Times Bad Times" played REAL loud. I even explained to him the pedigree of my LP-no go.

Sat for a few minutes of some dull piano piece I wasn't familiar with. It was VERY convincing nonetheless. It was played thru some over-the-top  all glass speakers.

Glass speakers. Far more pretentious than an unwillingness to play Led Zeppelin LPs. What a stupid idea!

Whatever about the guy doing the demo, question was about the turntable.

It is a very nice turntable but. It is not a true air bearing. It is a spindle bearing floating on an air thrust cushion. Kuzma is the only company making a true air bearing turntable. The Bergmann has a very nice vacuum clamping system. The turntable is not very well suspended, isolation is questionable. The tonearm is problematic as all air bearing straight line trackers are. For this kind of money I would jump on a Dohmann Helix 2 in a heartbeat. The only thing that is missing is vacuum clamping and my understanding is that it is forthcoming. 

As a follow-up, I finally demo’d the Bergmann Galder.  

First off, I'm lucky to be in ATL with all the purveyors of audio equipment in and around town.

Listened to (demo'd) the Linn LP12, Brinkman Taurus, Transrotor Rondino, Oracle Delphi MkVI, McIntosh MT10, and the Bergmann Galder.  

In the end, the Bergmann with the linear tracking tone arm, vacuum hold down, and air bearing platter and arm won out. First off, just one look at this turntable and you see that it is built and designed extremely well, and shall I say, Smart.

I could not believe how well this turntable got out of the way. I brought in a stack of records from home - good quality pressings of well recorded, and sometimes older recordings. Both 45rpm & 33rpm pressings. Wow. 2nd track played convinced me it was the cats meow (Patricia Barber's Impex One Step Cafe Blue, side one, track two). Played tracks at all positions of the LP - it’s track & last track - with no difference is sound quality or distortion.

I put my ear up to and on the vacuum/air box (it's not small in stature) and couldn't hear a thing. It has the same cartridge I use on my current table - Sumiko Palo Santos Presentation MC Cartridge.

 I will get the same reaction from everyone when they look at my system - "Nice, how much did that cost?" But it will be a lovely addition.

Be Well,

@pgaulke60

Congratulations - no substitute for using your own ears - we all hear differently and its always great to see what happened from the OP.