What do you know about Avid turntables?

I haven't heard any, but they appear to have good design features. I would expect that they would sound good, and maybe great. At least they started off with the right basics.

I own one and I've been extremely happy with it. What specifically would you like to know about the table? It uses a lot of the technology from the Acutus turntable. I have the original version, he now has a newer version called the Volvere Sequel that adds the power supply from the Acutus which is supposed to improve performance even more. The table is fully suspended with a very heavy platter and an inverted saphire bearing. Let me know if you have any more questions.
Rock

Anything Larry endorses is probably stellar...he has been in the business a long time...and to no surprise...an analog guy...I would definitely check them out....

I was in the market for a 'table & when I spoke to Larry (from whom I bought my previous MMF5) he told me that if I wanted a budget but very good sounding 'table I should go for the Nott. Interspace & Interspace arm. *IF* I had the money, he told me, then I should buy the "mother of all 'tables" (his words) & buy the Avid Volvere & put a Wheaton Triplanar tonearm on it.

I did some searches on Google, Yahoo & the Avid site. This wasn't a planned research (i.e. I didn't keep the addresses of the websites) but whatever little I read (mostly on UK websites) I learnt that the Volvere is a solid 'table in both construction & sonic perf. that could very well be one's last 'table purchase.

In my research I also found that the Volvere costs 1400 UK Pounds & the Acutus 5000 UK Pounds. Today the USD-GBP exchange rate is 1GBP = $1.64USD, which makes the Volvere $2296! It is still being sold for $4000. Conrad Mas informed me that price was set long time back when the exchange rate was different! I'm sure that there is an import mark-up included in that $4000 price.

FWIW
Bombaywalla.
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