Naim introduce a turntable - the Solstice Special Edition

Funnily enough, the ARO remains the worst tonearm I have owned. I couldn’t wait to get rid of it!

Using Clearaudio to build a high mass turrntable in the German style (Brinkmann, AMG etc) is a surprising choice for Naim. They have always been associated with the British school of fleet-sounding lightweight turntables - Linn (of course) and Rega mostly, which are probably the two brands most represented on the turntable threads in their own forum, but also Michell and Roksan.

The plodding sound of high mass turntables (I have owned an AMG and a Kuzma) really seems contrary to the Naim philosophy. It will be interesting to see what owners think of them.

The ARO was certainly an ergonomic challenge. But my real objection was that it sounded awful - thin, lightweight, no bass. Typical of the worst aspects of unipivots. I much preferred the Ekos I that preceded it and the Ekos II that replaced it.