{"id":134719,"date":"2021-08-06T18:14:26","date_gmt":"2021-08-06T17:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=134719"},"modified":"2021-08-06T18:14:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-06T17:14:26","slug":"burmester-217-turntable-with-double-belt-drive-and-anisotropic-composite-tonearm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/burmester-217-turntable-with-double-belt-drive-and-anisotropic-composite-tonearm\/","title":{"rendered":"Burmester 217: Turntable with double belt drive and anisotropic composite tonearm"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Burmester 217 is the first turntable\u00a0released\u00a0by the company in four years after the 175 turntable in the Burmester Reference line.<\/p>\n

The model was presented at the High End Audio Visual Show in Hong Kong along with the\u00a0BC150 acoustics<\/a>\u00a0.\u00a0In addition, the German brand has promised repeated updates to its portfolio over the coming year.<\/p>\n

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As in the 175th model, the turntable used a belt drive. However, unlike its predecessor, the Burmester 217<\/a> has a twin, not a quad. The pair of motors are housed in a spacious low-resonance aluminum casing with an \u201ciconic chrome bezel\u201d as Burmester described it. At the same time, the design of the device turned out to be extremely simple.<\/p>\n

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Straight 9-inch swivel gimbal is made of unidirectional fiber composite material combined with aluminum parts.\u00a0According to Burmester, the arm naturally curves due to the headshell geometry.<\/p>\n

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The needle is Shibata sharpened, the system is supplemented with a composite leather mat, and the output signal to the phono stage is transmitted through a proprietary cable directly connected to the cartridge.\u00a0The Burmester 217 will cost \u00a3 16,800 in the UK.<\/p>\n

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