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Goldmund Studio - still relevant today?

In today high-end world (very small, and shrinking every day), is Goldmund Studio still relevant? Is it's performance still on par with similarly priced tables, or is it a dinosaur? Is it's value still in performance, or is it mainly a collector's item? What do you guys think? I refer to late models with all-acrylic body, and JVC motor, and T3F arm, which actually work, not the early ones, which seemed to have a mind on their own :-)) They normally command at least $2500 on used market, up to $4000 for perfect examples.
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tonykay
856 posts
 
harold,

I just sold my Luxman PD444. Thanks for reminding me what a mistake it was to sell it (LOL).
ptss
1,649 posts
 
My Studietto still makes utter magic.

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nandric
3,263 posts
 

In order to understand the design philosophy of those Goldmunds

one need to read about Pierre Lurne . Lurne is physicist who got

involved in our hobby as we deed: ''pure passion''.

After his work for Goldmund he started his own company called

''Audiomeca''. I owned the Audiomeca J1 which was for me a

kind of revelation after Linn LP 12. I hope I will not get a reprimand

from Lew, who, for some reasons, dislike Lurne. Strange in some

sense because both admire Newton. Anyway all involved parameters

in his designs are based on Newton. Even those ''beefies springs''

Fleib has ever seen. In search for even a better TT I moved to

Kuzma Stabi Reference which, to my big surprice, looked like

a copy of the Audiomeca J1.


harold-not-the-barrel
799 posts
 
tonykay,

So you like it. Have no worries, there are plenty of them for sale right now. I think I saw one with a full warranty on the German site (Audioscope ?) just recently... yes it´s absolutely true (smile).
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nandric
3,263 posts
 

Harold, You obviously misinterprete tonykay's comment. As you

deed with my complaint about my cart which you borrowed and

destroyd with your ''perfect linear tracker''. You refused any

responsibility for the damage you made in my case as you refuse

any responsibility for your comments on TT's about which you

know nothing. You are a kind of second hand Raul as far as I

am concerned. The other members will discovere this sooner or

later but anyway for sure.


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