I have heard and owned quite a few airbearing turntables and many air bearing tonearms. I have owned an early walker and a mappanol also a forsell and the versa dynamic my current turntable has an air bearing I have heard the rockports and the Vyger extensively, I have owned a rockport series 6000 and airtangent tonearms. The air bearing turntables always seem to have a uniquely grainless sound obviously they are all different and platters and plinths etc and motor drives vary but I always here a sense of freedom. The tonearms can sound magical not always the best in the bass department but the midrange can be fantastic will no mechanical signature. I find they take alot of messing around with effective mass adding mass etc and some have better bass than others the rockports show that it is possible to develope a turntable that does it all sadly may not be done again. The Rockport series 6000 was no where as good as the airtangent in the bass dept. One thing for sure the magical midrange and freedom always flows I remember fondly my Forsell years with its truly captivating midrange and sense of freedom that was simply captivating. The only thing with my forsell was the condensation problems I had and just the constant faffing around. The Halbo looks promising and has some nice ingredients.
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