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Audio Grail

Audio Grail specialises in restoring Garrard turntables. Its work returns vintage mechanisms to service within systems assembled from several independent makers.

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Denver / United States

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Design / integration

ESP hi-fi lists Audio Grail in its source / playback setup. The equipment details below reflect the venue record.

  • Turntables: 401, restored by Audio Grail (Garrard / Audio Grail)

Inside the system

Audio Grail-restored Garrard 401 turntables with 12-inch Thomas Schick arms feed a Condesa Carmen rotary mixer. Two Line Magnetic 845IA single-ended Class A integrated amplifiers accompany vintage Klipschorns and lowboy Cornwalls. The main horn speakers and back-bar Cornwalls give the installation separate listening positions within the same loudspeaker family. The combination of efficient speakers, valve amplification and restored turntables is the defining feature of the analogue chain.

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