25'th Anniversary Balance
The »25'th Anniversary« is the best sounding »Balance« ever. No small feat, considering that this turntable has been in production for 25 years. And that it is used - in its standard incarnation notabene - as an absolute reference turntable by renowned audio publications. Therefore, the »Anniversary« special edition, limited to 25 individually numbered turntables, counts only as half a debut. Which of course does not mean that Brinkmann is doing things by halves. Quite the contrary. The »Anniversary« consists of a »Balance« turntable equipped with a new tonearm base which for the first time (in 25 years!) allows the use of 12-inch arms on this turntable. Add to this a »12.1« arm, an »EMT-ti« cartridge, a tubed »RöNt« power supply for the drive circuit and a solid-state supply for the bearing heater plus a custom base built by HRS specifically for the »Anniversary«. Moreover, Helmut Brinkmann has optimized the »Anniversary« in many details (for instance the ebony collar on the arm base or different caps in the drive circuit) until he was sure that in all those 25 years, no »Balance« has ever sounded better. And he takes pride in tuning each of the 25 »Anniversary« turntables personally. The »Balance Anniversary« turntable features its individual number engraved in the arm base, costs $43,900 and is available now, though there are only a handful left.
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