Проигрыватели виниловых дисков — Andover Audio The One MK2

The Andover-One MK2 from Andover Audio is an all-in-one record player that combines a belt-drive turntable, a stereo amplifier and a built-in speaker array in a single cabinet. It is a semi-automatic design with an automatic stop function, and Andover presets cartridge alignment, downforce and anti-skate before shipping. An optical sensor stops the motor shortly after a side ends, which spares stylus and record from needless wear. The list price is USD 2,699, and the box weighs 18.6 kg for shipping.

Key specs that matter

The 24-pole AC synchronous motor turns a 12-inch cast aluminium platter topped with an anti-resonant silicone mat through a belt, with digitally synthesised electronic control of 33.33 and 45 rpm with a fine adjustment range of 3 percent in each direction. Wow and flutter stays below 0.2 percent. The carbon fibre tonearm carries a removable headshell held by a locking collar, fitted with an Audio-Technica VM95E dual moving magnet cartridge set to 2.0 g. A set screw at the arm pivot now allows vertical tracking angle adjustment. Six drivers - four 3.5-inch woofers and two Air Motion Transformer tweeters - receive 200 W in total, split as 70 W per woofer and 30 W per tweeter, and the stated range is 55 Hz to 30 kHz within 3 dB. The cabinet measures 216 mm high, 457 mm wide and 343 mm deep and weighs 15.9 kg.

Engineering and use context

A split plinth isolates motor vibration from the speaker enclosure, and the platter is aluminium where the One E used steel and the original One used acrylic. Because the speakers sit inside the same enclosure as the deck, the unit needs no separate amplifier, phono stage or loudspeakers, and the arrays are laid out to cover a 270 degree spread. Beyond vinyl it accepts other sources - an RCA analogue AUX input, a 3.5 mm jack that doubles as an optical input at 24-bit/96 kHz, and a digital input working either as coaxial S/PDIF up to 24-bit/192 kHz or optical TOSLINK up to 24-bit/96 kHz. Bluetooth reception supports aptX and aptX HD. A bidirectional Mini-B USB port handles playback from a computer and ripping records at 16-bit with 44.1 or 48 kHz. New for the MK2 is a fixed-level TOSLINK output at 24-bit/96 kHz, joined by stereo preamp outputs. A dedicated Class A headphone amplifier delivers 150 mW into 16 ohm.

Pairing

A dedicated sub output with a 200 Hz low-pass lets an active subwoofer be connected to reach below the lower limit of the built-in drivers. The optical output can feed a compatible streamer such as the Andover Songbird HR for playback in other rooms, and the removable headshell lets owners mount a different cartridge later.

Alternatives

Andover Audio also makes the SpinDeck 2, a standalone turntable meant to be connected to a separate amplifier and speakers.