Munich 2014

Turntable and tonearm manufacturer AMG debuted the $9,900 Giro turntable, which comes complete with 9" AMG 9W2 tonearm. Built in Germany, the belt drive 'table features a combination of aluminum and synthetic materials, the new 'table also incorporates the higher priced Viella's decoupled spindle design and a scaled down version of the Viella's platter bearing and 33 and 45 via electronic speed control. The Giro is expected to ship third quarter of 2014. AMG is imported to America by Musical Surroundings.