Brinkmann Bardo

Well put Wjsamx. I could not agree more with you. This is why I bought the Bardo.

Dbjain: "I definitely like it more than the Balance, which I found to be too "damped" and a bit boring to listen too."

You are very good at describing sound. I only heard the Balance at shows but some (not all) of these heavy platter tables have a sonic signature that's leaden and over "damped and boring." It's mostly in bass overhang and a kind of constipated quality that's hard to describe. I prefer a Bruce Lee kind of sonic presentation not Arnold Schwarzenegger, if that makes sense. Jump factor, you know.

I usually don't like to dwell on sonic descriptions but I remember hearing a Shindo 301 once at a store and it has a solidity, body, and earthy quality that makes many low torque belt-drive tables sound like the musician is missing a testicle.

Glad you are enjoying the Bardo.

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Good thread. LOL

I had the opportunity to demo both the Bardos and the Artemis TT's. I'm very impressed with both. If I had to briefly describe them, I would say that the Bardos is detailed, wide-open, and quiet. The Artemis is too but adds some element of magic, being more romantic, rich, warm, and smooth. The Bardos is definately tranparent, and the Artemis seems to be voiced like a finely manufactured and tuned instrument. There were LP's I brought that sounded better on one than the other. Looks like I need both :)

Downunder, you guys should get together to compare the P3 with the GP Monaco. I would love to hear about that comparison, notwithstanding the difference in tonearms that is inevitable.