The latest creation from the Swabian luxury manufacturer Acoustic Signature is called Verona NEO. It’s a mass-produced drive unit that has a completly unpretentious, classic look, doesn’t flaunt its technology and yet is a (sensitive) powerhouse that outclasses most of what our author has heard so far.
The Verona NEO offers a tasteful high-end alternative to heavy metal.
I’ve never heard an analog source hold its grip and preserve a note’s shape and timing in the bass and treble as faithfully.
This record player makes the hearts of mechanical engineers, precision mechanics and analogue freaks smile. Here‘s a little story about unpacking, setting up, listening and marvelling.
With perfect weather replacing the previous day’s rain, we drove for a couple of hours past rolling hills and fields of bright yellow rapeseed flowers until we arrived in the small town of Süssen, home of Acoustic Signature turntables.
THERE’S THAT WORD AGAIN—“NEW.” Probably the most overworked adjective in high-end
audio and merchandizing in general, you see it everywhere and constantly—in advertisements, in manufacturer copy, in showroom banners (and salesmen’s mouths), and, God knows, in equipment reviews (including this one).
