Brinkmann Audio’s Spyder is a radical new turntable that sets a benchmark for versatility in modern analog while upholding the company’s commitment to extreme precision and performance. This daring new design from Brinkmann’s founder and chief designer, Helmut Brinkmann, accommodates up to four 9”-‐12” tonearms and allows maximum flexibility of placement regardless of how many ‘arms are installed.
The Spyder shares many tried-‐and-‐true construction techniques and components with Brinkmann’s direct-‐drive Bardo and flagship Balance turntables. It’s a belt-‐ drive that employs the Balance’s advanced Sinus motor, and while it ships with the large solid-‐state power supply used in the Balance, substantial sonic improvements in every area of performance are achieved with Brinkmann’s optional RöNt II vacuum-‐tube power supply.
The Spyder employs the Brinkmann-‐designed zero-‐ maintenance hydrostatic bearing used in all Brinkmann ‘tables. The constructions materials are mostly anodized aluminum for fast transmission of harmful vibrational energy. The 22-‐lb. alloy/crystal-‐glass platter ensures speed stability and wide dynamics through the most complex musical passages.
The Spyder offers the precision, wide dynamics and emotional involvement Brinkmann ‘tables are renowned for in the most versatile turntable design available today.
Brinkmann Spyder, Single Arm: $14,000
Additional Tonearm Base: $3,000
Additional Tone Arm Base, Extended Top Plate: $3,400