Bryston Turntable

James Tanner · « **on:** 13 Apr 2016, 07:05 pm »

Hi Folks,

Working on an idea for a Bryston Turntable:

james

James Tanner · « **Reply #1 on:** 13 Apr 2016, 07:11 pm »

Custom Bryston Power Supply:

FullRangeMan · « **Reply #2 on:** 13 Apr 2016, 07:14 pm »

The motor would be outboard.

James Tanner · « **Reply #3 on:** 13 Apr 2016, 07:18 pm »

Quote from: FullRangeMan on 13 Apr 2016, 07:14 pm

The motor would be outboard.

HI

Sorry you mean not on the table? The motor is attached to the chassis but the power supply is external.

james

1ZIP · « **Reply #4 on:** 13 Apr 2016, 07:57 pm »

….it was just a matter of time…bravo! All the bases covered…speakers, CD player, turntable, digital and all the supporting electronics. Can tubes be far behind

FullRangeMan · « **Reply #5 on:** 13 Apr 2016, 08:00 pm »

Quote from: James Tanner on 13 Apr 2016, 07:18 pm

HI

Sorry you mean not on the table? The motor is attached to the chassis but the power supply is external.

james

Yes not on the table to avoid motor-cartridges resonances.

PierreB · « **Reply #6 on:** 13 Apr 2016, 08:47 pm »

Hi James,
Is it possible to tell us more about your product. Where the arm comes from, the turntable (Clearaudio???), the materiel of the platter etc....
It looks like my Rega P3-24 with the TT-PSU.
Thanks

James Tanner · « **Reply #7 on:** 13 Apr 2016, 09:37 pm »

Quote from: PierreB on 13 Apr 2016, 08:47 pm

Hi James,
Is it possible to tell us more about your product. Where the arm comes from, the turntable (Clearaudio???), the materiel of the platter etc....
It looks like my Rega P3-24 with the TT-PSU.
Thanks

Hi

Its a custom table for Bryston by GoldNote in Italy. We are designing and building the Power Supply and they are doing everything else.

I will try and get you some tech info as well regarding arm and bearing and platter etc.

I have it playing in my system now and boy it is sounding good even if I do say so myself.

james

werd · « **Reply #8 on:** 13 Apr 2016, 10:19 pm »

Ooh Italy, does it come with da meatballs?

Grit · « **Reply #9 on:** 13 Apr 2016, 10:22 pm »

Approximate price point Bryston is shooting for?

James Tanner · « **Reply #10 on:** 13 Apr 2016, 10:52 pm »

Quote from: Grit on 13 Apr 2016, 10:22 pm

Approximate price point Bryston is shooting for?

$4000

James

Max 900 · « **Reply #11 on:** 14 Apr 2016, 04:56 am »

When?

James Tanner · « **Reply #12 on:** 14 Apr 2016, 09:15 am »

Quote from: Max 900 on 14 Apr 2016, 04:56 am

When?

Hi

If we move forward I would say 2 months.

james

Rocket · « **Reply #13 on:** 14 Apr 2016, 01:28 pm »

Hi James,

Can you inform us what the reason was to select gold note to partner with for this turntable? I have 2 gold note turntables and the customer service has been terrific.

Good luck with project.

Cheers Rod

Big Audio · « **Reply #14 on:** 14 Apr 2016, 01:35 pm »

So cool James. When do you start mastering and pressing vinyl?

Love the switchable speed on the power supply. Does that mean the speed is regulated by the power supply for better stability?

Samurai7595 · « **Reply #15 on:** 14 Apr 2016, 01:51 pm »

James,

Will a user be able to level the turntable using the feet on the turntable?

Also, will a user be able to replace the tonearm cable or will it be hard wired from cart to RCA plugs?

BTW, I really like the all black look in your first pic!

Big Audio · « **Reply #16 on:** 14 Apr 2016, 01:52 pm »

Quote from: FullRangeMan on 13 Apr 2016, 08:00 pm

Yes not on the table to avoid motor-cartridges resonances.

Looks like its independent from chassis as just sits in the plinth cutout without touching chassis.

James Tanner · « **Reply #17 on:** 14 Apr 2016, 02:04 pm »

Quote from: Rocket on 14 Apr 2016, 01:28 pm

Hi James,

Can you inform us what the reason was to select gold note to partner with for this turntable? I have 2 gold note turntables and the customer service has been terrific.

Good luck with project.

Cheers Rod

A friend I have had for 40 years is the importer for GoldNote and he and I have been discussing the possibility of a Bryston proprietary turntable for a while now. He is really an expert on all things 'turntable-ish' so I asked him to put together a value priced turntable (great bearing, platter and tonearm etc.) and we approached GoldNote with the idea and they liked the idea. The commitment to the number of tables is fairly large though based on the fact that it is not a model they currently manufacture so I want to make sure this works before I jump in with both feet.

I have the prototype unit at home now comparing t to a few tables I have and I have a dealer friend that is into really exotically priced tables which I am going to audition against as well. The one area the table seems to excel at is dynamics and quietness between the cuts.

james

Cf-105 · « **Reply #18 on:** 14 Apr 2016, 02:05 pm »

Very nice. I might finally have the chance to support Bryston! Great to see!

James Tanner · « **Reply #19 on:** 14 Apr 2016, 02:06 pm »

Quote from: Big Audio on 14 Apr 2016, 01:35 pm

So cool James. When do you start mastering and pressing vinyl?

Love the switchable speed on the power supply. Does that mean the speed is regulated by the power supply for better stability?

Yes we are looking at ways to really provide a real state of the art transformer based power supply rather than the typical wall-wart units currently used.

james