Best Turntable: Acoustic-Signature, Amazon Refere



Best Turntable: Acoustic-Signature, Amazon Referenz, Galibier Design, Sota Millenia

Please offer your experience with the sound quality and character of the following tables:

· Acoustic-Signature Mambo
· Amazon Referenz
· Galibier Design Gavia or Stelvio
· Sota Millennia

I am most interested in the performance with a Schroeder Tonearm. Please advise what arm and cartridge you listened to. Please also advise what turntable that you compared and liked better, and what was better about it.

Thanks,

Mark
duffydawg
I have not listened to the above tables other than hearing the SOTA in an unfamiliar system. I did much research and people that are in the know seem to love and respect the SME20/2. I changed from a Basis Debut Gold w/ Graham 2.2 to an SME20/2 w/TriplanarVII. The improvement was dramatic. The SME / Triplanar combo had far better resolution, better dynamic contrasts, blacker quieter backgrounds, much greater transparency with a more open 3D stage.
I have used several tables over the years. Suspended, low mass etc. I have not owned any of the tables you mentioned except my new Galibier Gravia. I have heard some of the others at shows. The Galibier is the finest table I have heard. Thom is fantastic to work with. I can not stress enough the level of service Thom provides.
I am using a VDH black beauty cart with a Mikro Seiki(sp?) arm while I await my Schroeder Reference.
I may try out an ZYX Universe after the Schroeder arrives.
What do I like better about this table? Everything.
After I receive the Schroeder I will post my impressions vs. the other tables I have owned over the past 30. years.
Doc
Hi Bkonig and Docsavage,

Thanks for your feed back and comments. I am looking forward to your review Doc.

Thanks,

Mark
Well, if you've got something in the area of $60,000 to spend, some might say it's the Walker Audio Proscenium Gold Signature turntable system.