J. Sikoras toppspiller er også den "billigste" A+ spilleren Stereophile har ranket - Prisen er 48.000 USD (389.000,- i norge) + arm.
Michael Fremer hos Stereophile har testet J.Sikora Reference
EVERYTHING ABOUT THE J.SIKORA REFERENCE—ITS WELL-TUNED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, ITS OUTSTANDING INSTRUCTION MANUAL, ITS FINE POWER SUPPLY AND 40LB, MULTIMATERIAL PLATTER, AND OF COURSE THE SOUND MAKE IT A ”MUST AUDITION” TURNTABLE AT AND WELL ABOVE ITS PRICE.
The Reference turntable is an extreme development towards the same goals we set for the Standard turntable. This is a no-compromise turntable that can be considered a true reference in both name and performance.
No less than six types of materials and four centrally-controlled DC/PAPST motors are used. The platter is both dynamically and statically balanced and is constructed from three separate materials. The main bearing was improved with the use of steel, cemented carbides and zirconium. There is an option to use up to three tonearms, and again a wide variety of arms can be accommodated.
Recommended Components Fall 2024 Edition Turntables
Turntables:
A+:
J.Sikora Reference: $48,000 w/o tonearm
This Polish company’s top-of-the-line turntable is a nonsuspended, high-mass design, weighing 253lb. The dynamically and statically balanced platter alone weighs 40lb! Drive is with four square belts spun by four Papst DC motors. MF found that the plinth was immune to knuckle raps and motor start-up noises and wrote that the Reference was very quiet. He decided that this J.Sikora ’table had been superbly tuned to extract deep, well-controlled bass free of overhang or excess. The measured speed accuracy was impressive, as was its isolation from the outside world. Using J.Sikora’s own KV12 VTA tonearm ($8995) as well as SAT and Kuzma tonearms, MF couldn’t find fault with any aspect of the Reference’s sonic performance or its machining and physical presentation. He summed up: “For those willing to make the expenditure, add the J.Sikora Reference to the list of great mass-loaded turntables at this price.”
Michael Fremer hos Stereophile har testet J.Sikora Reference
EVERYTHING ABOUT THE J.SIKORA REFERENCE—ITS WELL-TUNED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION, ITS OUTSTANDING INSTRUCTION MANUAL, ITS FINE POWER SUPPLY AND 40LB, MULTIMATERIAL PLATTER, AND OF COURSE THE SOUND MAKE IT A ”MUST AUDITION” TURNTABLE AT AND WELL ABOVE ITS PRICE.
The Reference turntable is an extreme development towards the same goals we set for the Standard turntable. This is a no-compromise turntable that can be considered a true reference in both name and performance.
No less than six types of materials and four centrally-controlled DC/PAPST motors are used. The platter is both dynamically and statically balanced and is constructed from three separate materials. The main bearing was improved with the use of steel, cemented carbides and zirconium. There is an option to use up to three tonearms, and again a wide variety of arms can be accommodated.
Recommended Components Fall 2024 Edition Turntables
Turntables:
A+:
J.Sikora Reference: $48,000 w/o tonearm
This Polish company’s top-of-the-line turntable is a nonsuspended, high-mass design, weighing 253lb. The dynamically and statically balanced platter alone weighs 40lb! Drive is with four square belts spun by four Papst DC motors. MF found that the plinth was immune to knuckle raps and motor start-up noises and wrote that the Reference was very quiet. He decided that this J.Sikora ’table had been superbly tuned to extract deep, well-controlled bass free of overhang or excess. The measured speed accuracy was impressive, as was its isolation from the outside world. Using J.Sikora’s own KV12 VTA tonearm ($8995) as well as SAT and Kuzma tonearms, MF couldn’t find fault with any aspect of the Reference’s sonic performance or its machining and physical presentation. He summed up: “For those willing to make the expenditure, add the J.Sikora Reference to the list of great mass-loaded turntables at this price.”
