Analog Source of 1998
Simon Yorke Designs Series 7 Analogue Disc Transcription System ($10,000; reviewed by Michael Fremer, Vol.21 No.6, June 1998 Review)
Finalists (in alphabetical order):
Graham 2.0 tonearm ($2250–$3000, depending on options; reviewed by Michael Fremer, Vol.21 No.2, February 1998 Review)
Grado The Reference phono cartridge ($1200; reviewed by Michael Fremer, Vol.21 No.3, March 1998)
Koetsu Urushi phono cartridge ($4000; reviewed by Michael Fremer, Vol.21 No.10, October 1998 Review)
Lyra Parnassus D.C.t phono cartridge ($3495; reviewed by Michael Fremer, Vol.21 No.10, October 1998 Review)
Music Hall MMF turntable ($299 with cartridge and arm; reviewed by Michael Fremer, Vol.21 No.10, October 1998)
Spotheim SpJ tonearm (Available with Spotheim La Luce turntable, $18,500; reviewed by Jonathan Scull, Vol.21 No.10, October 1998 Review)
Triplanar V Ultimate tonearm ($2550–$2710, depending on options; reviewed by Michael Fremer, Vol.21 No.2, February 1998 Review)
van den Hul MC-10 Special phono cartridge ($1200; reviewed by Michael Fremer, Vol.21 No.3, March 1998) It takes guts to unleash an all-out assault on the state of the art of a format that most would dismiss as, at best, moribund, but intestinal fortitude seems to be what the Simon Yorke Designs Series 7 Analogue Disc Transcription System—a custom-built, suspensionless turntable—is all about. Despite the audacity of such a move—or precisely because of it?—the payoff is a turntable that impressed our correspondents with its deep bass, frequency extension, and lack of "hi-fi" coloration. Because each turntable is built only to fill a specific order, it may be difficult to get a chance to audition one, but our crew deems it well worth the effort.
Graham 2.0 tonearm ($2250–$3000, depending on options; reviewed by Michael Fremer, Vol.21 No.2, February 1998 Review)
Grado The Reference phono cartridge ($1200; reviewed by Michael Fremer, Vol.21 No.3, March 1998)
Koetsu Urushi phono cartridge ($4000; reviewed by Michael Fremer, Vol.21 No.10, October 1998 Review)
Lyra Parnassus D.C.t phono cartridge ($3495; reviewed by Michael Fremer, Vol.21 No.10, October 1998 Review)
Music Hall MMF turntable ($299 with cartridge and arm; reviewed by Michael Fremer, Vol.21 No.10, October 1998)
Spotheim SpJ tonearm (Available with Spotheim La Luce turntable, $18,500; reviewed by Jonathan Scull, Vol.21 No.10, October 1998 Review)
Triplanar V Ultimate tonearm ($2550–$2710, depending on options; reviewed by Michael Fremer, Vol.21 No.2, February 1998 Review)
van den Hul MC-10 Special phono cartridge ($1200; reviewed by Michael Fremer, Vol.21 No.3, March 1998) It takes guts to unleash an all-out assault on the state of the art of a format that most would dismiss as, at best, moribund, but intestinal fortitude seems to be what the Simon Yorke Designs Series 7 Analogue Disc Transcription System—a custom-built, suspensionless turntable—is all about. Despite the audacity of such a move—or precisely because of it?—the payoff is a turntable that impressed our correspondents with its deep bass, frequency extension, and lack of "hi-fi" coloration. Because each turntable is built only to fill a specific order, it may be difficult to get a chance to audition one, but our crew deems it well worth the effort.
