Top vintage turntables, which would you choose?

[Peter Breuninger]

Top vintage turntables, which would you choose?

These are both currently available on A'gon.

Rockport
or
Goldmund

I've always wanted to test a Rockport. I had a Goldmund Studio with the T3F arm and found that I preferred the Pierre Lurne J1 (pretty much the same table but belt drive).

 

[ack]

Why not list more?

 

[Peter Breuninger]

This is a buy it now kind of question These tables are similar in design and fairly close in asking price.

 

[ack]

Something's telling me the Goldmund is the one to get

 

[rockitman]

Rockport if I had to choose.

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

Love the look of that Goldmund. Very nice!

 

[XV-1]

Rockport table cannot be classified as vintage as they were still selling it 15 years ago

Of the two, I would take Rockport1

Edit,
I mistook it as the Sirius 111. I might take the Goldmund now. Perhaps even better, the Micro Seiko SX111FV

 

[Mike Lavigne]

I'm pretty sure I use to own that particular Rockport Sirius II. I purchased a Chroma power supply for the Sirius II just like that one. I sold the Sirius II with the Chroma power supply in 2002 after I purchased the Sirius III.

having not heard the Goldmund it's hard to pick one. I'd say if the Rockport is operating optimally that it's 'more special' sounding.

there is a large performance difference between the Sirius II, and the Sirius III.....yet the II has that 'magic' for sure.

that particular Sirius II was originally sold new in 1992-1994; so it's at least 20 years old.

it's actually a Sirius II; Limited Edition (Sirius 2.5). I'm trying my best to recall what made it a limited edition; I think it had to do with the weight of the plinth, and the stainless cover over the belt (reduced mechanical noise). but I'm not sure. at one point I knew all the details. it's a bitch getting old. the 2.5 was Andy's final push at making the ultimate tt before he went all-in with the III with direct drive, air bearing and vacuum. I remember when I first got the 2.5 working properly how I was simply blown away by how it made great music. such authority and musical flow compared to anything else I had heard up to that point.

 

[mmakshak]

Memory

I'm pretty sure I use to own that particular Rockport Sirius II. I purchased a Chroma power supply for the Sirius II just like that one. I sold the Sirius II with the Chroma power supply in 2002 after I purchased the Sirius III.

having not heard the Goldmund it's hard to pick one. I'd say if the Rockport is operating optimally that it's 'more special' sounding.

there is a large performance difference between the Sirius II, and the Sirius III.....yet the II has that 'magic' for sure.

that particular Sirius II was originally sold new in 1992-1994; so it's at least 20 years old.

it's actually a Sirius II; Limited Edition (Sirius 2.5). I'm trying my best to recall what made it a limited edition; I think it had to do with the weight of the plinth, and the stainless cover over the belt (reduced mechanical noise). but I'm not sure. at one point I knew all the details. it's a bitch getting old. the 2.5 was Andy's final push at making the ultimate tt before he went all-in with the III with direct drive, air bearing and vacuum. I remember when I first got the 2.5 working properly how I was simply blown away by how it made great music. such authority and musical flow compared to anything else I had heard up to that point.

Memory might not be as age-related as you think, Mike, as people in their early 40's are talking to each other about their memory loss.

 

[JackD201]

I have no idea what these tables sound like but since you had the Studio Peter, I think you already know the Goldmund is ahead at least in ergonomics.