The Reference II
25 years after the first Reference, we introduce a very limited series of 25 Reference II turntables with a degree of refinement and a number of new features never seen before.
Technical Description
- Supporting table of extreme rigidity and inertia (250kg) with 100cm platter height for easy manipulation
- Dynamically balanced 20 kg platter with level and concentricity calibration to <1/100mm
- 5-layer platter design (3 metacrylate and 2 brass) with 12 lead damping inserts
- Ultra-high precision Swiss-made axis using the 25-years experience in Reference rotational parts design
- Cog-free motor with lowest electrical and mechanical noise, shielded and dampened by 15kg of brass
- Liquid-nitrogen-rectified belt, as the original Reference - Servo speed capture by optical encoder
- Touch controls integrated in the tabletop for the turntable (33 / 45 / 78 rpm) and the T8 tone arm
- 3 optional pivoting tone arm supports at 120 deg (supports even the 12" SME tone arm)
- Specially designed new Goldmund T8 straight-line tone arm with total weight of 7 kg
- Using the revolutionary Goldmund "Spherical inserts" (Goldmund patent) for zero-play and zero-vibration
- Ultra-precise ball-circulation Linear carrier with zero-play and micron precision
- Stylus, pivot and counterweight perfectly aligned for optimal dynamic balance
- Universal joint machined from a block with Mecasyl-lubricated zero-play ultra-precise ball bearings
- Hyperbolic tracking correction using endless speed-adjusted translation with 1 micron precision
- 7-layer tone arm tube with progressive lengths, including custom ultra-thin carbon tube
- 3 built-in Teflon tubes carrying signal wire with no vibration and no magnetostriction effect
- Unique hardened-Aluminum headshell especially designed and machined in 3D for zero-resonance
- The headshell holds the cartridge and the preamplifier first stage to increase the noise-floor ratio
- Motor-driven VTA adjustment with remote-control, allowing height calibration within 1/10 of a millimeter
- Calibrated micro-metric Azimut adjustment and electronic stylus alignment
- 2-layer Titanium counterweight with 2-step adjustments, auto-locked for perfect Mechanical Grounding
- Off-angle measurement by progressive analogue optical detector without Led avoiding radiated noise
- Exclusive integral limited edition Phono PH8 Preamplifier using the new Goldmund 140dB A/D circuit
- Analogue output using the latest new Goldmund Alize 6 D/A circuit with 140dB of dynamics
- Digital output using "Swiss Chrono" zero-jitter 96kHz 24 bit connection to Universal Preamp
- Built-in digital processor providing RIAA correction, and complete time/phase cartridge compensation
- Protected by the Goldmund GPS (Goldmund Parallel Suppressor)
- Each turntable installed by a Goldmund Team, with complete calibration included
- Limited edition of 25 units only sold on subscription with a maximum production of 5 units per year
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