{"id":190349,"date":"2024-05-02T09:48:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T09:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=190349"},"modified":"2024-05-02T09:48:22","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T09:48:22","slug":"avid-acutus-dark-iron-is-the-brands-first-vinyl-player-in-six-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/avid-acutus-dark-iron-is-the-brands-first-vinyl-player-in-six-years\/","title":{"rendered":"AVID Acutus Dark Iron is the brand&#8217;s first vinyl player in six years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AVID\u00a0has announced its newest player in six years,\u00a0the Acutus Dark Iron\u00a0.<\/p>\n<p>As a direct replacement for its predecessor, the\u00a0Acutus Dark Limited Edition , the new product is the first to take advantage of the upgraded\u00a0AVID\u00a0engine design\u00a0, in which the engine is connected to the main chassis. The developers promise a tenfold increase in power compared to existing analogues on the market.<\/p>\n<p>The use of two round drive belts ensures free movement of the suspension without any vibration. The power supply uses\u00a0DSP\u00a0technology to generate frequency independently and provide precise speed control. The 80 VA mains transformer works as an integrated amplifier.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-190350\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AVID-Acutus-Dark-Iron.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AVID-Acutus-Dark-Iron.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AVID-Acutus-Dark-Iron-800x411.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AVID-Acutus-Dark-Iron-100x51.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AVID-Acutus-Dark-Iron-770x396.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AVID-Acutus-Dark-Iron-561x288.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AVID-Acutus-Dark-Iron-265x136.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AVID-Acutus-Dark-Iron-531x273.jpg 531w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AVID-Acutus-Dark-Iron-364x187.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AVID-Acutus-Dark-Iron-728x374.jpg 728w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AVID-Acutus-Dark-Iron-608x313.jpg 608w, https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AVID-Acutus-Dark-Iron-758x390.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mounted on top is a hefty 10kg aluminum disc, topped by a 10mm damping disc and a felt composite mat, with the option of replacing it with a polymer one should the user require it.<\/p>\n<p>Acutus Dark Iron\u00a0&#8216;s one-piece multi-layer aluminum casting\u00a0provides strength and controlled movement. Covered with damping material, the housing neutralizes vibrations, providing a linear and time-sensitive audio response.<\/p>\n<p>The vinyl record player costs $13,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AVID\u00a0has announced its newest player in six years,\u00a0the Acutus Dark Iron\u00a0. As a direct replacement for its predecessor, the\u00a0Acutus Dark Limited Edition , the new product is the first to take advantage of the upgraded\u00a0AVID\u00a0engine design\u00a0, in which the engine is connected to the main chassis. The developers promise a tenfold increase in power compared [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/avid-acutus-dark-iron-is-the-brands-first-vinyl-player-in-six-years\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":190351,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[642],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-190349","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hi-fi","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=190349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/190349\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/190351"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=190349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=190349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}