Palmer Audio 2.5 Turntable

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The palmer 2.5 is the latest turntable from palmer audio. We suggest the Audio Origami PU-7 arm, to be ordered separately. Palmer arm bases compatible with the majority of the best arm are available ( contact us).

The Masterpiece of Jon Palmer
It is not really appropriate to break down a palmer turntable to its specification in as much as they are all "holistic" designs. for instance, I would suggest that the drive system is not simply an appropriate motor, but the motor, housing, belt, pulley, platter, plinth, mat, main bearing etc as all these items have to combine harmoniously to realise the results I am looking for.

I use AC synchronous motors which may be somewhat unfashionable these days AC motors are used to accurately power clocks and medical equipment, surely a fine indication that they are very good timekeepers. They rely solely upon the frequency that they are provided with and cannot deviate from that.

A DC motor needs a feedback loop to tell it to either go faster or slow down. However, it can only be told to do this once the error has occurred and so may be in a constant state of change however small.

We supply only the amount of power required to maintain the constant stable rotation of the high mass platter. Anything more than this is simply "noise".

Like a fine watch movement, it is a delicate balance that provides a state of harmony between the drag and inertia
Starting a palmer turntable requires you to interact with it, much like winding a mechanical watch It soon becomes second nature to spin the platter with just the right amount of force so that it is running to speed instantly.

So then, an Holistic approach to turntable design, every component is considered in how interacts with its neighbour so that the sum of the parts is exceeded by the whole.

Comment of Gene Rubin, a Palmer Audio dealer
After 32 years of selling, enjoying and hearing practically all of the very best LP turntables, I have finally found a turntable that is so remarkable, it is like entering another world.

The Palmer 2.5, as you see it here, comes with the Scottish Audio Origami tonearm. I am using it with the Dynavector XX2 cartridge. I had been hearing incredible reviews about the Palmer from my sources in the UK. Jon Palmer sent this table for me to use at Stereophile Show in Newport Beach. Within minutes after I set this turntable up, I was listening with my jaw dropped. I practically can't describe how incredible it is. Pure silent background, music that is so real you just can't tear yourself away from it. I played nothing but LP's the entire show. Visitors to the room would sigh a breath of relief at finally being able to relax in a room with real music. Some listeners spents hours and came back over and over to revel in the sound of this table with the LFD amp and Harbeth speakers.

Listening comments
The high mass platter is nicely balanced by the rigid, multi-ply birch plinth, resulting in a big but very nimble presentation, with plenty of PRAT, density, texture, dynamic presence, and tonal nuance. Just makes you want to play record after record, without a glance at the CD player.
Certainly there is a very low noise floor, which translates into outstanding resolution, dynamic contrasts, and "U R There" presence. The sense of atmosphere with live jazz recordings, for example, is special. The high mass platter, in conjunction with a low-noise bearing and quiet AC motor, is probably responsible. The motor is low torque, in fact you have to "push" the platter up to speed to get started. Not really a problem, since you can flip and change records on the fly, as recommended by Jon Palmer.

- External dedicated power supply with speed regulation, included.
- Palmer Audio Clamp included.
- Options: magnetic rotation + 799 euro, silver platter, black platter ( + 300 euro).
- Palmer mounts are available for the majority of arms.

Permanent demo c/o Musicale Alta Fedeltà / PlayStereo Store and other authorized resellers.

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04/01/2019

Una sinergia invidiabile

Quando un giradischi si impone non soltanto per l’eccellenza della progettazione e per il livello assoluto delle prestazioni, ma anche per l’eleganza estetica, non si può che sentirsi dei privilegiati.
Ovviamente, il Palmer 2.5 è qualcosa di più della somma di questi fattori: è anzitutto una macchina “importante”, un giradischi in grado di cambiare la vita (in meglio) anche agli analogisti smaliziati. Personalmente installato a regola d’arte dal patron di Playstereo, Gerardo Ventura, a casa mia (un gesto di serietà e di amicizia verso il cliente, certo, ma anche un segno di amore per i propri prodotti e per il proprio lavoro di cui gli sono grato), ha manifestato subito le sue doti, secondo me, migliori: la capacità di scomparire sonicamente dallo spazio, restando solo ad accarezzare l’occhio di chi ascolta, e la versatilità al servizio di qualunque programma musicale. Il tutto a un livello così elevato da convincere senza fatica anche qualche amico in visita, “vinilista” di lunga data e detentore di macchine di pregio.
Ricordare, incidentalmente, che si tratta del giradischi scelto da Herb Reichert di Stereophile come riferimento personale, può contribuire a rendere l’idea di una macchina di valore indiscutibile; ma assistere dal vero alla produzione di quel silenzio, di quella nerezza di sfondo dalla quale il messaggio musicale proviene come da un’origine tanto misteriosa quanto immediatamente disponibile e, al contempo, di ammaliante discrezione, rappresenta davvero un’esperienza fuori dal comune. Qui il merito va attribuito senza dubbio alla maturità del progetto (il mio 2.5, fra l’altro, monta anche il perno di rotazione magnetico offerto come optional) e il privilegio è certamente da spartire con la mia MC Murasakino Sumile e con il braccio PU7 di Audio Origami (a cui rimando per le note d’ascolto relative), che contribuiscono a creare un sistema analogico di prim’ordine, forte di una sinergia invidiabile, e perfettamente a suo agio con ogni genere musicale.
Il silenzio e lo spazio messi a disposizione dal Palmer, infatti, consentono alle grandi pagine sinfoniche per orchestra di dispiegarsi in un tessuto armonico ricco e credibile, articolato in piani sonori discernibili con facilità intuitiva e grande senso delle proporzioni, ma anche al quintetto jazz o al gruppo rock di disporsi – in studio o sul palco, purché l’incisione sia all’altezza – in modo appropriato. E, ogni volta, la sensazione palpabile di quel momento di sospensione che si offre all’ascolto all’apertura del sipario a teatro, o nella condensata concentrazione di un esecutore sul palco prima della prima nota, rappresenta un’emozione che questo giradischi è in grado di valorizzare. Un sistema pensato, insomma, secondo una filosofia “olistica”, come piace dire a Jon Palmer (col quale su questo tema ho avuto anche modo di scambiare personalmente qualche idea via e-mail), che merita assolutamente l’accoppiamento con componenti di qualità per poter esprimere pienamente le sue preziosissime doti.

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11/27/2018

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Hello, the Palmer 2.5 power supply is 220V.

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11/27/2018

Hello

This is 100V or 220V ?

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