Relative price
above typical
Among the 40
turntables in the catalogue,
this one is above typical.
A band places a component against its peers and carries no price. It is deliberately the only
price indicator on this page: a second one, measured against a different set, would narrow the
two together far enough to give the figure away.
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 clearly.
With the Vertere Groove Runner X, the pairing gives up most on mechanical hush.
On its own merits the Vertere MG-1 MkII (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.
surface noise completely inaudibleThe Ear (Butler) 2019
17 lost · Anchored, BBC Sound, Cavity-Native, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Silent Path, Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the Technics SL-1200G keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Vertere MG-1 MkII (no arm) is the weaker record deck for that brief.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.
surface noise completely inaudibleThe Ear (Butler) 2019
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 Vertere MG-1 MkII (no arm) is the weaker record deck for that brief.
surface noise completely inaudibleThe Ear (Butler) 2019
1 lost · Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the AVID Volvere SP (no arm) keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Vertere MG-1 MkII (no arm) is the weaker record deck for that brief.
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 Vertere MG-1 MkII (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.
surface noise completely inaudibleThe Ear (Butler) 2019
1 lost · Vocals-First
Against the Vocals-First brief, the Technics SL-1500CS (with cart) keeps the slot by a whisker.
On its own merits the Vertere MG-1 MkII (no arm) is the weaker record deck for that brief.
It sits well above the share of the budget this brief aims at the record deck position.