Opera Consonance Turntables - dist. by Grant Fidelity

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iGrant

Grant Fidelity becomes NA distributor for Opera Consonance Turntables and Tonearms. Product details coming very soon.

http://grantfidelity.com/site/Opera-Consonance-Turntables

Cheers,
Ian

Lyndon

Re: Opera Consonance Turntables - dist. by Grant Fidelity
« Reply #1 on: 19 Jan 2009, 06:06 am »
Ian,
Congrats!
I was amazed with Scott's (of St. Louis and G.A.S.)  setup with his Opera TT.  I forgot his arm, but I believe he mentioned it and the cartridges in his review the TT in Enjoy the Music.
Both great sound, and simply, a work of art.
Lyndon

Mariusz

Re: Opera Consonance Turntables - dist. by Grant Fidelity
« Reply #2 on: 19 Jan 2009, 02:27 pm »
Nice tables.
I just wonder......after J.T drop the Consonance line - are there any plans for distribution of other Consonance products, besides the turntables & tone arms?

I build something similar to Droplet TT.  I am using the same spindle, platter, motor and marble stand.
Plinth, I build myself. It sounds very good.
Parts were the leftovers from original importer when Ultra Violet took over.

Good luck with the Consonance Analog line.

Mariusz

iGrant

Re: Opera Consonance Turntables - dist. by Grant Fidelity
« Reply #3 on: 19 Jan 2009, 04:42 pm »
Nice tables.
I just wonder......after J.T drop the Consonance line - are there any plans for distribution of other Consonance products, besides the turntables & tone arms?

I build something similar to Droplet TT.  I am using the same spindle, platter, motor and marble stand.
Plinth, I build myself. It sounds very good.
Parts were the leftovers from original importer when Ultra Violet took over.

Good luck with the Consonance Analog line.

Mariusz

No plans at this time, but we are helping Opera as best as we can in their future directions in NA. I'd love to get my hands on their monoblocks :) If anyone needs some assistance with a product we don't carry at this time, we can at least communicate with the owner or the right people, or maybe order in something until the next distributor is assigned. If it's a CD Drive, you may be SOL, as lots of companies have been burnt by their CDP suppliers.

What bearing are you using? We spent a few years trying to get our own turntable built in China and the bearing was always the weak point. Opera's bearings are excellent and quite similar to the design we wanted. That turntable ended up being launched by another company (not going to name them) and then pulled from the market, due to 'problems'. Yup :)

Cheers,
Ian

iGrant

Re: Opera Consonance Turntables - dist. by Grant Fidelity
« Reply #4 on: 19 Jan 2009, 04:45 pm »
Ian,
Congrats!
I was amazed with Scott's (of St. Louis and G.A.S.)  setup with his Opera TT.  I forgot his arm, but I believe he mentioned it and the cartridges in his review the TT in Enjoy the Music.
Both great sound, and simply, a work of art.
Lyndon

Thanks Lyndon, finally I can spin some tunes, see above post :)

Cheers,
Ian

Mariusz

Re: Opera Consonance Turntables - dist. by Grant Fidelity
« Reply #5 on: 19 Jan 2009, 05:08 pm »
All parts are the original Consonance parts from 2years ago.
I purchase my own ceramic bearing that was missing from the package.
The plinth is made out of 9 layers MDF and Baltic Birch ply.
I do not have the original belt which is a problem.
Do you sell those or can get one or two in the future???

Thanks
Mariusz :thumb: 

iGrant

Re: Opera Consonance Turntables - dist. by Grant Fidelity
« Reply #6 on: 19 Jan 2009, 09:49 pm »
I'll get some belts in, do you know what size you need?

In a pinch and sometimes it works better, splice some cassette tape together, makes a nice belt. The DIY crowd likes it, so maybe thats what your using now? :)

Cheers,
Ian

iGrant

Re: Opera Consonance Turntables - dist. by Grant Fidelity
« Reply #7 on: 3 Feb 2009, 05:25 pm »

TheChairGuy

Re: Opera Consonance Turntables - dist. by Grant Fidelity
« Reply #8 on: 3 Feb 2009, 05:33 pm »
Handsome stuff - congrats and good luck, Ian  :thumb:

John