Introduction to Acoustic Signature

Maybe the world needs less people who want the best.

And more people actually building it.

NOVUM

It’s not a turntable. It’s the most advanced musical code-breaking machine on the planet.

CHALLENGER Mk3

Once upon a time in a small town in Southern Germany, near where the motorcar was invented, there lived an engineer who wanted to own the perfect turntable.

Since he couldn't find it anywhere on the planet - and believe us, he traveled far and wide - he decided against building himself a spaceship and for building the machine he was looking for all by himself, as this seemed to be the most sensible engineering option.

And when he succeeded, and heard more musical detail than anyone, ever, elsewhere, he decided to make a business of this, as he correctly figured there might be some other enthusiasts who would value absolute precision, total commitment to detail and the mastering of the fine arts of metal work, too.

Twenty years later, that's still what our founder and his flock do. Building the perfect turntable, in each price class. By hand. Right in the heartland of German precision (think Porsche or Mercedes, who’re assembling their spin-friendly marvels close to our GÜppingen premises).

12 turntable systems that are as close to perfection as it gets. 16 tone arms, for each and every possible demand. And 6 pickups to make your heart sing. Test for yourself what Gunther and his crew have accomplished. And what we mean when we say TEUTONIC ENGINEERING. With tongue in cheek. And a minty record spinning.

One turntable to rule them all: You sure have heard of our famed INVICTUS. Best in the world, says THE ABSOLUTE SOUND. A piece of rocket science that makes audiophile hearts beat faster.

“Simply put, this ultra-expensive bit of Teutonic engineering is the best record player that I have heard in my home. And the difference between it and other rivals isn’t trivial or a matter of nuance.”

Jonathan Valin, Absolute Sound

479 precision moving parts. 6 motors. Up to 4 tonearms. How else would you expect to raise a composer from the dead?

INVICTUS

Being reasonable can be serious fun, too.

WOW XL

Teutonic Engineering being justly celebrated worldwide: Bangkok, Chicago, Hamburg, Hanoi, Hongkong, Los Angeles, Munich, Saigon, Seoul, Stuttgart, Sydney, Taipeh, Tokyo, Warsaw.

That’s engineering: R&D and meticulous construction in one place, by our dedicated German specialists, in our GÜppingen manufacture.

The perfect instrument.

Unlike your usual Stradivari available in 9”, 10” and 12”.

TA-1000

God is in the details.

Comparing notes with head engineer Gunther Frohnhรถfer.

MC 1, MC 2 and MC 3

That’s handmade precision: Anything we build is built by us, and us only, down to the very last nut and bolt.

That’s commitment: We care for everything, down to the finest detail. What we especially care for is extreme accuracy.

And the resulting perfect sound.

We know how to do it right.

Our teutonic tinkerers.

Gunther Frohnhรถfer Jacqueline Dawo The Brain

The Heart

Maurice M.

Otto H.

Thomas G.

Stefanie M.

Fatih D.

Dardan G.

Programming CNC machines

Goldsmith, assembly turntables and tonearms

Sabine A.

Bianca C.

Assembly tonearms

Purchase manager, production planning

Head of production

Watchmaker, assembly tonearms

Elke M.

Accounting

Assembly turntables

CNC production

Michaela K.

Logistic, shipping

Are you ready?

INVICTUS

NOVUM

ASCONA

THUNDER Mk2

STORM Mk2

CHALLENGER Mk3

TRIPLE X

BARZETTI

MANFRED Mk2

WOW XXL

WOW XL

PRIMUS

TIDORFOLONÂŽ bearing Our legendary bearings combine the virtually uncombinable: exact fit, extremely low noise, very low friction and long term stability. The platter bearing axle is manufactured from special hardened and precisely grinded steel. The bearing housing uses perfectly matched sinter bronze inserts which are self-lubricating. Ensuring a perfectly smooth run and tight fit of the axle.

Silencer Technology Invented by us in the year 2000, our revolutionary Silencer Platter has been continously improved, using state-of-the-art CAD technologies. Today, our Silencers give you the best possible performance, absorbing both needlecaused internal vibrations and loudspeakercaused resonances. While greatly improving the optical performance of the system when not in use, too.

Manufacture We think it ourselves. We construct it ourselves. We build and wrap and send it to you ourselves. All parts of our turntables are designed by us. 90% are built inhouse, 10% by the hands of small and trusted swabian companies. Each and every product is painstakingly assembled, by hand, by one of our 22 very focussed people. Who fork out a mere 1.200 pieces a year - to make 1.200 audiophiles perfectly happy.

Bearing housing

Self-lubricating sinter bronze inserts

Platter resonance without Silencer.

Platter resonance with Silencer.

Whatever works.

INVICTUS

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