Inspire Eclipse SE12 V2 Turntable with Opera Consonance 12 inch arm & outboard PS.

[speedracer]

Price drop, now £1550

This is a very reluctant sale, but a combination of its large footprint along with my growing pile of mono records means I have to let this turntable go to pastures new.
It is the top version, with extended plinths to accommodate the 12 inch arm, upgraded inner platter with bearing platter & spindle machined from one piece of stainless steel, upgraded top platter made from stainless steel & acrylic, & outboard power supply. It is in stunning condition, the acrylic plinth is free from any marks or scratches, save for 2 small ones on the bottom plinth which are covered by the top plinth & cannot be seen. There are no nibbles to the edges, which are still straight & sharp, cosmetically I would say 9.5/10. The arm is a Opera Consonance 12 inch carbon tubed & damped unipivot, which I have found to be a delight to use, easy to set up, & has great sonic qualities, far exceeding the X200 arm normally found on Inspire turntables. It can be used undamped if required, although I find I prefer the sound with it damped. The outboard power supply, an optional extra, looks like a Heed Orbit to be without branding, & has performed faultlessly. This package retailed at well over £4k, I am selling the total package for £1550, which for the quality of the engineering, style & sound quality is a bit of a bargain in my opinion.
I would describe the sound as neutral, it is louder than most decks I have had too, it digs out lots of detail without being too analytical, provides a wide sound stage & truly excellent imaging. It comes with a phial of bearing oil, some silicone damping fluid, & a full sized acrylic cover, which isn't perfect but doesn't have any cracks or bad scratches, a spare Rega fit armboard, & a beautifully machined record weight.
I would consider selling TT & arm separately, but they go together so well I don't know why you would want one without the other.
I do have the original box & would post at a push, but would much rather it be collected, where it can be demoed, or maybe a half way meet depending on distance.
The cartridge is not included & not for sale separately. Many more pictures by request.

[speedracer]

No interest in this guys? It is a stunning turntable both visually & sonically in pretty much as new condition.

I will tweak the price a little if that helps, now £1550.

[speedracer]

Well over 200 views but no interest beyond that it seems. I will bump it up this once & then eBay me thinks.

[WESTLOWER]

Give it a bit longer Brook..

Well over 200 views but no interest beyond that it seems. I will bump it up this once & then eBay me thinks.

[Non-Smoking Man]

Was over at Brook's yesterday for a comparison between my highly regarded Cranfield Rock/Alphason HR100MCS (rewired)/Ortofon Cadenza Blue and the front end advertised here. (We are regular visitors to each others place and also some south coast bake-offs on another forum.)

THis Impulse combo was up there with the Rock. I would say it was swings and roundabouts between them. Brooks front end also looks superb.

I know he was thinking of withdrawing this from the sale after our session because he knows how good the Rock has sounded in 3 other systems including my Scalford Show demo so if you are teetering on the brink of making an offer bear this in mind.

Jack NSM

[speedracer]

I am prepared to listen to reasonable offers for this beautiful and fab sounding TT & arm.

[speedracer]

This is now sold.