British analogue specialist AVID celebrates its 30th anniversary year in style with a landmark all-new turntable, the Relveo, its first in 12 years.
AVID, British founder-owned-and-run analogue Hi-Fi manufacturer, announces the launch of Relveo, its first all-new turntable in 12 years.
The new ground-up-design Relveo is the brainchild of AVID’s founder/owner Conrad Mas. Designed, engineered and handmade in England, the new Relveo marks a significant evolution for the company,blending AVID’s acclaimed engineering pedigree with a new suspension system, reimagined platter and advanced external power supply.
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The Relveo has been launched to commemorate AVID’s 30th anniversary and draws from three decades of analogue design innovation. Every component, from its high-mass precision-machined platter to its separately housed DSP-controlled power supply, has been refined for accurate speed and enhanced musicality, explains the maker.
The turntable features a newly developed conical, resiliently-coupled suspension system providing isolation and stability while also simplifying setup for a range of end-users.
Conrad Mas, founder, owner and CEO of AVID says, “The new Relveo embodies everything AVID stands for: engineering without compromise, enduring beauty, and a profound connection to music. It distils three decades of breakthrough technologies into a single, powerful statement piece for the modern music lover.”
The Relveo is described as offering excellent value for money for a handmade British turntable, shipping coming complete withAVID’s multi-award-winning Altus V2 tonearm (itself £1,650), a design that inherits technology from AVID’s reference tonearms.
The Altus V2 features micron-tolerance bearings and AVID’s recently introduced unique dual adjustable bias compensation system, engineered to extract every nuance from vinyl collections; the turntable can also be purchased bare for existing tonearm owners.
End user prices are quoted as Relveo with Altus V2 tonearm (as supplied): £6,900; $10,995; €8,995; Relveo (bare): £5,500; $8,995; €7,495
