Turntables — AVID ACUTUS DARK IRON

AVID's Acutus Dark Iron is a belt-driven deck with a heavy aluminium platter and a power supply housed in a separate box. It belongs to the Acutus line, which pays particular attention to speed stability and vibration isolation.

Key specs that matter

Playback speeds are 33 and 45 rpm. An AC motor drives a 10kg aluminium platter. The turntable weighs 19.0kg and measures 460 x 400 x 210mm, while the separate power supply weighs 3.5kg and measures 250 x 215 x 95mm.

Engineering and use context

Housing the motor power supply apart from the platter assembly is intended to keep electrical noise and vibration away from the groove.

Pairing

No tonearm or cartridge is specified, as the deck is supplied as a base platform onto which the buyer fits a tonearm, such as AVID's own Nexus V2.

Alternatives

The AVID Relveo is a belt-drive turntable at another tier of the brand's range.