Due to the strong US dollar, the price of some products like Brinkmann have been adjusted. So now is THE time to buy a wonderful Brinkmann turntable/arm. On demo has been the world- renowned Brinkmann Bardo with 10.5" tonearm. None other than Michael Fremer gave it a rave in Stereophile. What once was costing $20K as a reference package has now entered the more affordable price of $16,180, so prepare to enter the big leagues in turntables and check that off your bucket list. The package I refer to is the Bardo table/10.5 arm/and Ront tubed power supply. Yes, for some of you $4190 is a lot to pay for a separate power supply. The Brinkmanns do come with a solid state power supply as standard. Helmut Brinkmann listens with a special set of ears, and for listeners everywhere this pays off, for the Ront takes the table to another level. With many preamps, etc, that have separate power supplies, you don't really get a chance to listen with a standard and then the special separate. With a Brinkmann you can indeed do that, and it's not subtle to even the most deaf among you. The Ront is like handing someone a warmed towel in a chilly bathroom. It cradles you and the music in a warmth of naturalness you have to hear to fully grasp.
Now I know many of you are scoffing at even the lowered price of the Bardo package, and I can understand. It's not where you want to put your money, even if you had it to spend. Yet reference pieces are there, and here at the Haven, for a reason - to show one the possibilities, to get a glimpse of what the best designers are achieving. And more importantly, to show what a great source can do for any system.
After all, if all you knew was the screechy soprano in your local church choir, how could you understand the accolades thrown at a soprano like Renee Fleming?
Now I know many of you are scoffing at even the lowered price of the Bardo package, and I can understand. It's not where you want to put your money, even if you had it to spend. Yet reference pieces are there, and here at the Haven, for a reason - to show one the possibilities, to get a glimpse of what the best designers are achieving. And more importantly, to show what a great source can do for any system.
After all, if all you knew was the screechy soprano in your local church choir, how could you understand the accolades thrown at a soprano like Renee Fleming?
The Brinkmann Bardo with reflective glass matt, sporting an EMT JSD 6 Gold cartridge...to hear it is to know it
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