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Turntables & Tonearms Where Analog still Rules |
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Torqueo Audio + Audio Creative
Hoping for some feedback on these two companies.
www.torqueo-audio.it https://audio-creativeshop.nl/groovemaster-2019/ Thanks.
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Living Rm: O/96, REL S/510, MC275vi, C2700, MT5, Lumin T2, Jay's Audio CDT2-MKIII Family Rm: Elipsa, A-48, C-2450, DP-430, Auralic Aries G1, Denafrips Venus II Home Office: KEF LS50, Schiit Vidar, Modi-Multibit, Sys, Loki, REL T/7i Home Gym: KEF LS50W-II Office: ZuAudio Dirty Weekend, BluSound Powernode, Schiit Mani, Fluance RT85, REL T/5i |
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Not sure...but are all Torqueo turntables “direct drive” ? The website is a bit confusing.
I do like the look of them...thank you for introducing this Brand |
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Website has pretty pictures but could offer more detail. Been chatting with them regarding possible direct purchase, will pass along any info I get.
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Living Rm: O/96, REL S/510, MC275vi, C2700, MT5, Lumin T2, Jay's Audio CDT2-MKIII Family Rm: Elipsa, A-48, C-2450, DP-430, Auralic Aries G1, Denafrips Venus II Home Office: KEF LS50, Schiit Vidar, Modi-Multibit, Sys, Loki, REL T/7i Home Gym: KEF LS50W-II Office: ZuAudio Dirty Weekend, BluSound Powernode, Schiit Mani, Fluance RT85, REL T/5i |
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I had a bad experience with Torqueo. I ordered a Pilastro base from them and the armboard arrived damaged. They ship in a mini crate but going from Italy to the US is a long trip. They didn't isolate the components in the crate and the base ended up dinging the armboard.
I communicated directly with Oscar of Torqueo and he accused me of "dropping" the armboard. Accuse is a rather conservative description of the tone he used. He couldn't fathom how it could be damaged in shipping although I sent him a picture of the crate that was damaged in shipping. Very poor pack job. After a few e-mails he eventually sent a new armboard. This was my test of a new manufacturer since I was looking for a new idler as my next turntable. He failed and I ended up ordering an Artisan Fidelity 301, oh well. If you order from them go through a Dealer so you have a layer of protection. |
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As for Audio Creative... I bought one of their Groovemaster II Ti tonearms, good customer service, quick shipping, no fuss. I did have a hum from the captive silver interconnect that I could not cure so I sold the arm. The manufacturer provided support to the best of their ability. Not really the arm's fault but was a lesson that I need a DIN connection with a well shielded cable in my system.
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Thanks for sharing your experience with both companies.
I have been emailing with Oscar as well, but hesitant to deal direct. Seems they don't have US distribution. I may take another look at AF as well. Good feedback on the Groovemaster too...thanks again. Paul
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Living Rm: O/96, REL S/510, MC275vi, C2700, MT5, Lumin T2, Jay's Audio CDT2-MKIII Family Rm: Elipsa, A-48, C-2450, DP-430, Auralic Aries G1, Denafrips Venus II Home Office: KEF LS50, Schiit Vidar, Modi-Multibit, Sys, Loki, REL T/7i Home Gym: KEF LS50W-II Office: ZuAudio Dirty Weekend, BluSound Powernode, Schiit Mani, Fluance RT85, REL T/5i |
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I thought that I Believe in Hifi (Joshua Masonsong- Nice Guy) was their US Distributor.
https://www.ibelieveinhifi.com/distribution |
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Not getting a good vibe about this. Thanks for the link, I will reach out to Joshua.
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Living Rm: O/96, REL S/510, MC275vi, C2700, MT5, Lumin T2, Jay's Audio CDT2-MKIII Family Rm: Elipsa, A-48, C-2450, DP-430, Auralic Aries G1, Denafrips Venus II Home Office: KEF LS50, Schiit Vidar, Modi-Multibit, Sys, Loki, REL T/7i Home Gym: KEF LS50W-II Office: ZuAudio Dirty Weekend, BluSound Powernode, Schiit Mani, Fluance RT85, REL T/5i |
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