The heart of the show, of course, was the equipment being demoed. I promptly went to hear what Dr. Vinyl (aka Jose Ramirez), who was not wearing a lab coat, had on offer. What he was offering can only be described as iridescent—a $21,750 Reed 3C turntable with a $5600 Tru Glider Pendulum tonearm that looks like it could pretty much be mounted anywhere on the surface of a turntable. The always effervescent Dr. Vinyl, who prides himself on his set-up skills, explained that the Tru Glider doesn’t even need anti-skate, as it has a kind of spring suspension system mounted behind the cartridge that always compensates for any skating forces as the tonearm navigates across the LP. I’m not qualified to weigh in on the merits of this approach. But I will say that the sound that this critter delivered was nothing to sneeze at. It seemed uncannily resolute and smooth. Like not a few rooms, this one also employed the CAD grounding system, which has been making waves in the audio world.
By TAS Staff
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