Kronos boldly goes where no turntable has gone before
Kronos Pro
MSRP: 42,000 USD
Specifications
Net dimensions: | 22 in (W) x 14 in (D) x 11 in (H) 56 cm (W) x 36 cm (D) x 28 cm (H) |
Net weight: | 90 lbs / 41 kg |
Crate dimensions: | 25 in (W) x 17 in (D) x 15 in (H) 64 cm (W) x 43 cm (D) x 38 cm (H) |
Shipping weight: | 120 lbs / 55 kg |
Rotational speed: | 33.3 rpm and 45 rpm |
Tonearm length: | 9 to 12 inches |
Power supply: | dual channel pure class A linear DC |
AC voltage input: | 110V or 220V factory set |
DC voltage output: | 0 to 5 volt, dual cpu controlled, |
DC transmission: | factory calibrated pico 3 pin cable |
Data input/output bus: | RS232 |
Transmission: | pico 4 pin cable |
Motors: | 2432 precious metal brushes dc motors (qty 2) |
Motor mounts: | delrin enclosure, height adjustable |
Speed guidance system: | continuous open loop feedback |
Sensors type: | optical diode I/O (each platter) |
Correction cycle: | every two rotations. 1.5% max. 0.05% min. |
Monitoring: | twin real time speed LED display |
Command input type: | 1 capacitance sensor on/off (left) 1 capacitance sensor 33/45 (right) |
Platters type: | composite layers and encapsulated, balanced |
Platter weight: | 30 lbs / platter |
Drive: | 2 silicone/viton 1.8 sting belts / platter |
Compensation pulley: | teflon and chrome steel bearing |
Lubricant: | synthetic grease |
Service interval: | 1 year (clean and re-grease) |
Main bearings: | dual hydraulic isolated inverted sleeve and ball |
Shaft type: | grounded heat hardened tool steel pvd coated |
Ball type: | ceramic top platter, steel lower platter |
Lubricant: | 8 ml. variable viscosity synthetic oil |
Service interval: | 5 years (clean and re-oil) |
Suspension: | full floating top suspended |
Elastomers: | 317 o-rings , viton/silicone mix |
Service life: | lifetime |
Reviews
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Lam Seng Fatt
AV2Day.com
The best analogue source turned out to be a turntable with two platters – one spinning the normal way and the other spinning the opposite way...
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Peter Breuninger
AV Showrooms
I award the Kronos one of our nine Publishers Choice awards for 2012 – it remains as enjoyable to listen to as the day it arrived...
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Dato' Danon Han
Mono and Stereo
As it stands, I have yet to hear a better turntable than the Kronos Pro Ltd.
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David McCallum
My Hi-Fi Life
... (the Kronos) is probably the best sounding current production model turntable I’ve heard.
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Alan Sircom
The Absolute Sound's Hi-Fi+
The Vinyl Frontier
Kronos boldly goes where no Turntable has gone before...
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Sam Ho
HiFi Review
hearing the Kronos turntable will make your heart thirst till the day you finally own it....
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Joey Weiss
HP Soundings
We have never had better sound in our main listening room as we do today, and the Kronos is a major factor. The music has never come through with such an ease, appearing as if limitless, and with a sound that inspires.
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Tradition • Passion • Innovation
Magazine Son et Image
...Kronos Audio fait état d’innovation repoussant les limites technologiques inhérentes aux platines analogiques
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AnalogAholic
Tone Audio Review
I award the Kronos one of our nine Publishers Choice awards for 2012 – it remains as enjoyable to listen to as the day it arrived...
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Marc Philip
Magazine-audio
Innovation Award
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Paul Bolin
The Audio Beat
...save tens of thousands of dollars by hearing one for yourself. It is absolutely top class...
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Turntable - Canadian Elegance Revisited
Viking Vintage
An engineering Anaylisis of the dual platter design ....
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