Who it comes up against
17 lost · Anchored, Artisan, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Silent Path
Against the Anchored brief, the Vertere DG-X Sabre Lite Pack keeps the slot decisively.
With the Vertere Groove Runner X, the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.
On its own merits the AVID Acutus Reference SP (no arm) is the stronger record deck — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the Vertere Groove Runner X gives up mechanical hush under the Anchored weighting.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.
Acutus retrieves massive amounts of data from discAVID Acutus Reference SP + VintageSonics LP12 comparison
15 lost· 2 won · Anchored, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Silent Path, Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the AVID Acutus Reference SP (no arm) takes the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the AVID Acutus Reference SP (no arm) is the stronger record deck for that brief.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.
Acutus retrieves massive amounts of data from discAVID Acutus Reference SP + VintageSonics LP12 comparison
7 lost · Anchored, Artisan, Cavity-Native, PRaT, Reference, Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Michell Gyro 2025 keeps the slot by a whisker.
With the Michell TecnoArm 2, the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.
On its own merits the AVID Acutus Reference SP (no arm) is the stronger record deck — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the Michell TecnoArm 2 gives up mechanical hush under the Silent Path weighting.
Acutus retrieves massive amounts of data from discAVID Acutus Reference SP + VintageSonics LP12 comparison
2 lost · Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Origin Live Calypso Mk5 (no arm) keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the AVID Acutus Reference SP (no arm) is the stronger record deck — but it loses here on fit: the way it sits with the rest of this system under the Twin Arms weighting.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.
1 lost · Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Origin Live Resolution Mk5 (no arm) keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the AVID Acutus Reference SP (no arm) is the stronger record deck — but it loses here on fit: the way it sits with the rest of this system under the Twin Arms weighting.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.
1 lost · Silent Path
Against the Silent Path brief, the Origin Live Sovereign Mk5 (no arm) keeps the slot by a whisker.
With the Origin Live Encounter Mk5, the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.
On its own merits the AVID Acutus Reference SP (no arm) is the stronger record deck — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the Origin Live Encounter Mk5 gives up mechanical hush under the Silent Path weighting.
Acutus retrieves massive amounts of data from discAVID Acutus Reference SP + VintageSonics LP12 comparison
1 lost · Twin Arms
Against the Twin Arms brief, the Origin Live Aurora Mk5 (no arm) keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the AVID Acutus Reference SP (no arm) is the stronger record deck — but it loses here on fit: the way it sits with the rest of this system under the Twin Arms weighting.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.
0 lost· 1 won · Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the AVID Acutus Reference SP (no arm) takes the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the AVID Acutus Reference SP (no arm) is the stronger record deck for that brief.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.
0 lost· 1 won · Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the AVID Acutus Reference SP (no arm) takes the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the AVID Acutus Reference SP (no arm) is the stronger record deck for that brief.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.