For the first time in 12 years, British manufacturer Avid is presenting a new turntable. Positioned between the Ingenium Plug&Play and the more massive Acutus Dark Iron, the Relveo uses the principles of the latter in a more compact version.
On three legs, a subchassis cast from large-grain aluminium is decoupled from a main chassis in a structure thought through at length by the company’s CEO, Conrad Mas, to optimise stability and suspension perfectly. The solid aluminium platter weighing 7.0 kg helps to limit vibrations, its rotation being managed by a double-belt system thanks to a motor connected to an external power supply, with a DSP to optimise speeds of 33 or 45 rpm.
Presented to mark the brand’s 30th anniversary, the Relveo draws on all the company’s expertise and can be combined as standard with the Altus V2 arm, featuring micrometric tolerance bearings and a double-adjustable polarisation compensation system. The new turntable is priced at 8 995 € ($10 995 ; £6 900) with the arm (without cell), and 7 495 € ($8 995; £5 500) without the arm, with an adaptor to also use other brands’ products.
15/07/2025
