Brinkmann simply makes some of the finest turntables we've ever come across. Second only to the Continuum Reference (which is nearly four times the price!) the Brinkmann Balance is impeccably and precisely crafted for the ultimate experience in vinyl playback. The Balance features a super-precise bearing and an optional tubed power supply. This turntable will make you appreciate your vinyl collection all over again! Make an appointment today at Sound By Singer to give it a listen!

Brinkmann Audio has produced the Balance turntable for over 15 years and has continuously worked to optimize it. Their aim was to combine timeless beauty, high sound quality and perfection in workmanship. The turntable is available in a design of black and stainless steel.

The ‘Analog Package’ includes turntable chassis, Brinkmann tonearm base machined specially for the Brinkmann tonearm, platter, record clamp, motor, switch unit and the transistorized power supply for oil platter bearing temperature control and motor as well as tools for adjustment and all cables.

Additionally available are: separate tonearm bases for many other tonearms, the vacuum tube power supply and a platform support made from aluminum / granite. We recommend the HRS (Harmonic Resolution Systems) isolation platform.

The chassis is milled from a 40mm strong dural-plate and is equipped with attachments for the bearing and the tonearm base. The tonearm base has a special clamping technique to enable the customer to change between various tonearms; each one installed on a separate base, within a few moments and adjusts each one precisely.

The Brinkmann Balance turntable features an attachment for the tonearm base that fits with a machined culet and can be fixed or loosened via a single screw. This enables the user to adjust the effective length of the tonearm while the base is being allowed to be moved freely.

Surely the most precise element of the turntable is the bearing, especially with the BALANCE it was most important to drive the 20kg weighing plate without any reeling. Brinkamann reduced the temperature dependence of the material with the help of an electronic temperature control to nearly nothing to guarantee a smooth turning of the table. A power mosfet, installed beneath the bearing, produces with the help of a control circuit power dissipation that is needed to create a stable temperature.

The tonearm base can be equipped for various different tonearm mounts (each precision machined for a specific tonearm) according to the needs of the customer for tonearms with a length of 9 to 10.5 inches. The internal tonearm wiring is soldered directly from the tonearm to a pair of mounted RCA (un-balanced/asymmetrical) cable sockets or XLR (balanced/symmetrical) sockets on the Brinkmann Balance arm base.

The crystal glass platter gives a very smooth and even surface; therefore the record clamp for a safe placement of the records is included and suggested to be used. A plastic ring in the middle of the plate lifts the crystal glass minimally and is pressed back onto the plate by the record clamp at the outer rim of the label. That way, there is a good contact between record and platter, minimizing the resonance quickly from the record to the platter.

The motor with its switch unit is placed separately beside the turntable. A motor control constructed specially for this turntable drives the Pabst motor electronically to the speeds 33 and 45, both speeds can be fine adjusted separately with two rotary switches. A precisely cut round belt transfers the drive from the motor to the plate.

The turntable is delivered with its own transistorized power supply, but is optimally driven by our vacuum tube power supply additionally giving the motor the purest source.

The TONEARM 10.5 is ideally suited for this turntable.

An analog-loving audiophile chooses a first class turntable for several reasons. Usually the first objective will be for the table’s ability to produce whatever has been recorded onto the LP to the highest level of accuracy and resolution.

The second is that the table (arm and cartridge) is musical and gifts the listener with the impact, and power, and soul of the music. The solidity of a turntable is a must. Absolute mechanical stability combined with extreme precision is the requirements for that musical transparency that goes beyond the usual. A certain number of people use various tonearm-cartridge combinations for the different musical needs in order to get the best out of whatever record.

To comply with this demand, Brinkmann has designed and developed the new LaGRANGE turntable for music lovers who use two tonearms.

Tonearms with lengths from 9 to 12 inches can be installed and adjusted optimally according to their effective length. A special clamping technique of the tonearm-base to the turntable plinth allows arms to be changed and set properly within seconds.

The turntable features an intake for the tonearm-base that fits like a draw-in culet and can be fixed or loosened via a single screw. This enables the user to adjust the effective length of the tonearm while the base is being allowed to move freely.

The right hand base/arm board is constructed for short arms (9 or 10.5 inches) and the left hand base/arm board for longer arms (10.5 or 12 inches). Our own Brinkmann tonearm fits onto both of the bases, making it possible to combine it with longer as well as shorter tonearms.

The turntable is supplied with a transistor power supply, for even better results their optional vacuum tube power supply should be used and is available as an option.

The TONEARM 10.5 is ideally suited for this turntable.

Of course, the LaGrange is also available in a one arm version; happily for those on a budget, it is also less expensive.

The Brinkmann EMT Titanium Moving Coil Phono cartridge features very short signal paths and is modified using special non-electrically conductive materials with a solid titanium mounting platform and is a medium-weight, medium-compliance cartridge. It was designed for use with high-quality tonearms.

The Brinkmann modifications are designed to control resonance and in doing so, to increase clarity and extension beyond the original studio EMT cartridge. The result is dynamic, lively, extremely detailed and full-bodied music transducer perfectly matched to the Brinkmann 10.5 tonearm and the Balance, LaGrange and Oasis turntables.