Brand: Garrard
The Garrard GT50 is a high-end turntable designed and manufactured by Garrard, a renowned British audio equipment company. It is part of Garrard's flagship GT series, which includes several other top-of-the-line turntables.The GT50 features a hand-built, heavy-duty MDF plinth with a beautifully finished high-gloss veneer. The plinth is filled with advanced sound-damping materials to minimize unwanted vibrations that can affect the sound quality.At the heart of the GT50 lies a custom-designed, handmade, and bronze-bushed subplatter that sits on three precisely machined stainless steel threaded bars, which are adjustable for optimal tracking force. The spindle is also made from high-grade bronze and corrosion-free for consistent tracking over time.The GT50 employs a 35mm-thick sawn steel chassis that provides exceptional rigidity and damping properties, resulting in a more precise and focused sound reproduction. The tonearm is a custom-designed, low-capacitance precision-bearing design, providing ultra-low friction and minimal voltage losses along the way.Moreover, the GT50 comes with high-quality passive preamplifiers, including RCA inputs and outputs, tonearm lifter, and optional phono stages to extract the best possible sound from a range of phono cartridges.With the GT50, Garrard continues to set the benchmark for turntable technology and performance. It is a finely crafted, precision engineered piece of audio equipment that delivers exceptional sonic performance every time it is played.