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In the latest The Absolute Sound

In the latest The Absolute Sound there is an add by Axiss Audio with the Transrotor Apollon turntable with 3 tonearms. I have a similar setup minus the 3 tonearms, I do have 3 motors, 80mm platter, Transmotor Magnetic Drive (TMD) spindle bearing and quartz controlled power supply.

I can't wait for anyone of the reveiwers to get a hold of one of these to write a review. It would be interesting to see how it compares to the likes of the Walker Gold, SME20 and 30, and the VPI top dog, HRX. The brushed aluminum is absolutely stunning to look at and easy to clean.

It has been out in Germany for about 3 years now.

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warrenh
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Albert, when you say expensive what kind of money are you talking about? I remember, back in my vinyl days, cleaning my records with some kind of thing I held in my hand and I swirled it around the record. Zerostat? can't think of it. Maybe on of you guys could explain to me the complexities and conerns when evaluating a great vinyl cleaner? I see these babies in AS and Stereophool in ads, but they never get into anything about them. Happy Christmas to you all, warren :)
thomasheisig
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The cleaning machine from AP is based on the Keith Monks. Made from the former Importer of Keith Monks.
The KM is absolutely the best machine ever made and this one is Version based on it. Different name.
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warrenh
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Thomas, why, pray tell? Best ever made? Please, I'd love to know more. Don't have a clue. Come on big guy, try and tackle this query..thanks, warren
nilthepill
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Audioquest4life,

Yes Apollon is georgeous piece of equipment. I am sure it sounds great too. I have audition various Transrotor TTs. The Sirius, The Orfeo, The Leonrado, The Tourbullion and The Gravita. Of thoes the Orfeo and Gravita sounded great, so much as to form couple of the my few reference sounds! I wonder too, why no US mag reviews these fine mahines.

As to the cleaning machines, I too Have Clearaudio matrix which does a great job of cleaning records, My only regret: I should have bought the double matrix!! Plus the matrix looks great.
audioquest4life OP
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Nilthepill,

Sounds like you have a lot of experience with the Transrotor turntables. The Orfeo looks a lot like the Apollon except the Orfeo is mostly acrylic with an acrylic platter and 2 acrylic sheets, whereas the Apollon has a star-shaped chassis and is manufactured as a multiple layer construction; 2 polished aluminium plates enclose a black plate made of carbon-acrylic. The platter mat is made of a carbon-acrylic/vinyl composition rests on top of in my case a 80mm aluminum paltter, the 60 mm aluminiumplatter is standard. The tonearmbases are made of a 20 mm aluminium alloy.

Ciao,
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