The new gear looks great, but the ?send an e-mail for pricing" looks scary

Jan 22, 2008 08:10 GMT  ·  By

Thesis Audio haven't been wasting time at all and the best way to prove that was the release of not one, not two, but three completely new versions for their acclaimed series of audiophile turntables comprising the entry-level Himalia, the mid-range Lysithea and the flagship Amalthea.

[admark=1]The new turntables sport the same classy and elegant design anyone could ever expect from such high-end gear manufacturers, with clean and shapely design with a simplistic and almost spartan approach to every functional aspect of these machines.

All three new Thesis Audio turntables come with large (and almost enormous) ultra-thick platters with a concave shape for a better contact with the vinyl record and the tonearm. While these new models sport very precise mechanisms, each comes with stone plinths for increased resonance damping and improved stability.

The entry-level Himalia comes with an aluminium alloy support with cut-outs capable to accommodate any type of tonearm, a separate high-torque motor, aluminium alloy clamp and a stone plinth with three-point support. The mid-range Lysithea boasts pretty much the same features like its smaller sibling but in a more complex design, targeted at more discerning audiophiles willing to spend some more bucks for even more class.

The high-class, flagship unit in the Thesis Audio series is the new Amalthea, a turntable whose producers claim it's one of the best in the world. Unlike the other two models, the Amalthea comes with a non-resonant stone sub-chassis for better stability and increased rigidity of the whole assembly. The three-point suspension is backed by semi-rigid coupling for incredible isolation and resonance damping, offering great playback with absolutely no interference and also allowing for almost any custom tonearm to be installed.

Prices for the new Thesis Audio turntables haven't been announced yet, but don't expect something you can buy each month.

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