Own one of the best sounding and best looking turntables available.Beautiful Oracle Premiere Turntable with Tri-Planar Precision Tonearm and Goldmund Relief Mat. I bought it from TMR Audio, a verified and respected dealer on Audiogon. They received it from the original owner in excellent working condition. The Tri-Planar tonearm is a mk 2. It's effective length is 9.8 inches. TMR sent the arm to Tri Mai, and he updated it as far as possible. The upgrade is at a retail cost of $1550 and brings this tonearm nearly to Mk VI standards. It's been completely rebuilt and it's a $5000 tonearm. The only part that was not upgraded is the VTA Tower. VTA adjustment is still easily made however the dial on top is a little stiff to turn. My procedure was to place the tonearm in its rest, dial in the VTA, listen and repeat if I needed to make a small adjustment. Once its done, you are done! It works beautifully and does the job intended. What one will get with this combination is a Oracle Premier and Tri-Planar Tonearm with:
1) New Oracle maintenance kit with new springs installed.
2) Refurbished bearing and spindle by Oracle factory.
3) Polished bearing housing by Oracle Factory.
4) Brand new Oracle belt.
5) Beautiful sounding turntable with superb imaging, soundstage, detail, air and refinement. You will want to listen to your entire LP collection.
6) Tri-Planar Tonearm that has been rebuilt.
7) New tonearm/headshell, new bearing assembly and housing, new anti-skate.
8) New tonearm re-wire and RCA female jack connector. Use your choice of interconnect with RCA’s.
9) New everything on the Tri-Planar except the VTA tower.
10) Perfect electronics.
11) Perfect bearing.
12) Perfect tonearm.
13) Perfect operation. The combination of Oracle and Tri-Planar is simply outstanding. I would not sell this set up if I did not have the opportunity to go top of the line. Upon receipt I noticed a small nick in the turntable spindle. I sent the spindle/bearing housing to Oracle and they solved the problem in addition to opening the bearing housing, cleaning and lubricating the bearing. They also polished the outside and applied a fresh coat of clear lacquer. It looks and behaves like new. In the first image you will see the turntable as I bought it. In the second image it is placed on my listening platform and you’ll notice a one inch wide strip of foam wrapped around each suspension tower. Oracle suggested I try this little tweak to get a glimpse of what their MkVI Micro Vibration Stabilizer System (MVSS) does and how it improves the sound. I tried it and it indeed opens things up, better imaging, detail, decay – all the things we hope will be there. Amazing actually and only about a 30% to 40% window into the benefit of the MVSS stabilizer system. I planned on buying the MVSS upgrade but another turntable opportunity presented itself. Thus, this one is for sale. I will include the three pieces of foam and if you would like to read more about the MVSS you can go here: https://www.oracle-audio.com/parts-upgrades Scroll down to about page three. The turntable has a brand new belt and both 33.33rpm and 45 rpm speeds are dead on accurate. If the read out for 33.33rpm or 45rpm are not exact, (I have never seen this happen) it can be fine tuned on the back of the speed controller so the speeds and read out are precise. This is covered in the manual. Since purchasing I have put not more than thirty hours on this turntable. It is in the same condition as received from TMR Audio except for some very minor abrasions on the top of the headshell from cartridge installations. Actually, it plays even better since I had the bearing drained, cleaned, lubed and installed a new belt. Made a noticeable difference. Per TMR Audio:
Operational condition of this turntable, tonearm, and all other accessories is excellent… fully tested and no issues found. Sound quality and performance are outstanding. Included with this sale: Turntable, power supply, manuals, mat, clamp, tonearm with extra counter weights, other accessories and a brand new belt. Cosmetic condition rating is 7/10 - Very good cosmetic condition with some minor visible cosmetic imperfections on the platter top edge and some fine cleaning scratches to the top of the plinth. There are minor scratches to the top of the speed controller. None of these slight imperfections are a distraction or problem for me and I am very picky. I believe you will be happy. A turntable cover is not included. A cartridge is not included. Price is $3545 plus shipping and 3% for PayPal (only) fees. Shipping to Lower 48 States and Canada.
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