Brinkmann Bardo

Lew

Unfortunately Ian and myself live 1000km's away from each other. Its a big country downunder. But Jasper and Ian both live in Melbourne - so you never know in the future.

the p3 frankly is too big to move easily, the Monaco is considerably smaller in the real estate it uses.

Does anyone know the differences (outside of plinth) of the GP Monaco and Brinkman tables on the DD side of things?

Question for Wjsamx - what was tonarm and cartrige on Bardo and Artemis during the demo?
Thank you.

Answer to Homosapien - I brought my own tonarm and cartridges to be completely fair. New Ortofon AS-212s with 3 Ortofon LH-9000 headshells, one with a very low hour Micro Acoustics 2002e, one with a low hour Clearaudio Maestro Wood, and one with a low hour Ortofon 2M Black. Both tables set up using a Freikert alignment protractor, VTF set to exactly 1.25g for Micro Acoustics, 2.2g for the Clearaudio, and 1.5g for the Ortofon 2M via digital scale, VTA and azimuth set at level by using 2 Millennium turntable cartridge alignment blocks (http://www.m-puck.de/interanlageblockseite.htm). Both TT's leveled (at separate times) on same platform connected to the same sound (tube) system. In general, the Brinkmann to me seemed to have more toe tapping, Artemis seemed to me to have that too but gave a more emotional and natural presentation.

To homosapien, forgot to mention both TT's speed was checked and adjusted using a KAB speed strobe.

Best Regards

Dear Wjsamx, That has to be the most well controlled and precise comparison of two turntables that I have ever read about. If only audiophile publications would ever do as good a job. In the end, your opinion is subjective, but at least YOU know that the differences you heard must arise from differences in the two turntables.

Someone asked about the differences between the Bardo and the GP Monaco. The Monaco has an incredibly elaborate motor control system and uses a very expensive motor, but beyond that you probably can find the info on the GP website. One question would be whether the Monaco motor is coreless, etc. Obviously, the two tables differ in platter mass and construction and in overall mass. I would expect them to sound different.