Finally after much anticipation it has arrived 


au.yamaha.com/en/products/audio_visual/hifi/gt-5000/downloads.html#product-tabs

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Business or pleasure?

Always dangerous, perusing Japanese hifi trading sites, HiFiDo etc...

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Aug 24, 2018 16:45:29 GMT 12 Citroen said:

Business or pleasure?

Lol definitely business but not in house only just announced

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Aug 24, 2018 17:02:37 GMT 12 Owen Y said:

Always dangerous, perusing Japanese hifi trading sites, HiFiDo etc...

The GT5000 is brand new launched this week lol

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Also interesting is it has a stright arm instead of the classic J

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Does the GT still stand for Gigantic and Terrific?!!

Gigantic and Tremendous 😁

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interesting this new gt is belt drive, like the new luxman pd-171a.

it will come to nz ?

i was surprised a few months ago to see the new ns-5000 speakers in a wellington shop.

Will find out details on Monday ie price and whether its coming to NZ

I think it will as its part of the 5000 series

It goes with the NS-5000 speakers and pre and power

Here's the link

Pre amp

au.yamaha.com/en/products/audio_visual/hifi/c-5000/index.html

Power Amp

au.yamaha.com/en/products/audio_visual/hifi/m-5000/index.html

Enjoy the audio porn 😁

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long live two channel !

Absolutely! its great when a well known epic hifi manufacturer releases a flagship range based on their original philosophy

This range is stunning, and I bet its going to sound phenomenal 😉

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Following Technics, the best days of Japanese hifi, back from the grave.

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I agree maybe if we are lucky Nakamichi will make a comeback with the a new Dragon series

Aug 24, 2018 20:57:29 GMT 12 Owen Y said:

Following Technics, the best days of Japanese hifi, back from the grave.

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Strange short tonearm, effective length 8.78 inches with what looks like no offset angle.

April 2019 release?

Aug 24, 2018 21:02:04 GMT 12 deano1974 said:

I agree maybe if we are lucky Nakamichi will make a comeback with the a new Dragon series

Aug 24, 2018 20:57:29 GMT 12 Owen Y said:

Following Technics, the best days of Japanese hifi, back from the grave.

extreme wishful thinking.

technics, yamaha, luxman et al still have people with the expertise to revive the brands' stereo fortunes but the nak ship has long sailed.

the latest ranges of home and car audio are rubbish.

Aug 24, 2018 21:21:37 GMT 12 michaelw said:

Aug 24, 2018 21:02:04 GMT 12 deano1974 said:

I agree maybe if we are lucky Nakamichi will make a comeback with the a new Dragon series

extreme wishful thinking.

technics, yamaha, luxman et al still have people with the expertise to revive the brands' stereo fortunes but the nak ship has long sailed.

the latest ranges of home and car audio are rubbish.

I know but one can dream 😁

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Aug 24, 2018 18:58:04 GMT 12 michaelw said:

interesting this new gt is belt drive, like the new luxman pd-171a.

it will come to nz ?

i was surprised a few months ago to see the new ns-5000 speakers in a wellington shop.

The NS-5000's haven't been in Wellington for a while now.

There's a pair @ Listening Post Christchurch, running for the most part on McIntosh kit.

The question is, when will Deano buy a GT5000 for home?

Damn dont tempt me, already spent a fortune on gear and vinyl this year

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Do elaborate on the tonearm offset angle when you get more info.

I see the headshell is slotted, so does provide for some user adjustable off set.

Aug 25, 2018 18:25:40 GMT 12 Citroen said:

Do elaborate on the tonearm offset angle when you get more info.

I see the headshell is slotted, so does provide for some user adjustable off set.

Will try and get as much info as possible

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Straight, zero angular offset tonearm:
You'll note that the tonearm has no Anti-skate mechanism.
ie. zero angular offset on the cartridge => zero inward Skating forces.

A few arm designers now recognise the tracking instability the skating/anti-skating introduces - which is audible.

IMHO, this is one of the big audible bonuses of linear trackers (arguably moreso than 'zero tracking error' of linear trackers).

See the Rigid Float tonearm by Viv Lab, a Japanese design.

PS. You can try zero-offset/zero anti-skating on your own tonearm - but check out the Viv Lab fitting instructions.

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Aug 25, 2018 18:25:40 GMT 12 Citroen said:

Do elaborate on the tonearm offset angle when you get more info.

I see the headshell is slotted, so does provide for some user adjustable off set.

Tonearm specs here

Tonearm - Static balance straight tonearm

Effective Arm Length 223mm

Underhang 17 mm

Acceptable Cartridge Weight
13.5-36 g (including headshell) / (25-36 g need sub weight)

Attached Cartridge Head-shell Weight 10 g (including screws, nuts and wires)

😉

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Video here but unfortunately in Japanese

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There are no reviews of this one yet, just curious. Also potentially this will lead to Yamaha developing a mid-range model following the Technics model (1200G->1200GR) so something around the 1500-2000 Euros price point would be really interesting. Let's see, Yamaha is such a great brand.