The Goldmund Reference was a wonderful table, but don't buy the T3F arm at any price....I've had a Rockport Capella now for 12 years and am done. Nice thing is Rockport is out of the turntable business, but will continue to support them and is very much in the audio business.....Just eleven of the early Capellas out there total so they are pretty rare....I had a Goldmund Studio with a Shreve Rabco on it and the Rockport ate it as must be 20db quieter.....Had a friend with a Goldmund Reference and his early Sirius ate the Reference with the Goldmund arms.....The Rockport as I say is likely 20db quieter than most anything else....Not sure I would do a big table (550 pounds) again as something like the RPM would likely do me fine and be a lot more portable.....CD sound has also improved quite a bit in the past 12 years so don't think I would recommend a huge table......No mine isn't for sale.....
Out of production reference turntables
Hi Folks:
I am sure that there are a sizeable bunch of us who have no qualms about purchasing a piece of gear who's manufacturer no longer exisits but the sound and build quality is fantastic and reliable.
In the analog realm the modern turntable that is my benchmark for the sound I prefer is the VPI TNT.
When I was first seriously getting into this hobby, I remember reading about a few top end tables that, at the time, were considered the best. I would like to get some opinions as to how the following reference tables compare to gear made today using the VPI "signature sound" as a comparison.
1. Goldmund Reference
2. Forsell Air Reference
3. Rockport (any model except the Sirius)
4. Oracle
Thank you for reading.
D.H.