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Acoustic Signature Double X NEO
Double X NEO
With its elegant appearance, the Double X already delighted the hearts of many analogists around the world, because it stood for the perfect synthesis of ultra-modern technology and classic design. Acoustic Signature’s Double X NEO continues this tradition and now elevates it to sound heights that no high mass turntable in this price range has ever achieved!
Special features:
- Quiet AC-motor with external, super stable multi-voltage power supply
- Integrated digital motor controller
- Innovative AVC technology level 1 (Automatic Vibration Control)
- Ultraprecise, extremely rigid and robust DTD® bearing with diamond-coated spindle (Dura Turn Diamond® Bearing)
- Exclusive silencer technology with 8 silencer modules for platter vibration reduction
- CLD technology (Constraint Layer Damping) for improved resonance behavior
- Optimized multi-sandwich chassis for higher rigidity and better acoustic properties
- Finish in piano black oder piano black with glossy Makassar top surface
- 3-point setup with height-adjustable feet
- 15-year warranty (with registration
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Professional Reviews 90/100
Deliciously Crispy
Sound Quality
93/100
Build Quality
91/100
Features Usability
83/100
Value for Money
85/100
The Double X NEO marries rock-solid speed with a remarkably quiet, revealing presentation: deep, articulate bass, airy treble and sharply layered images make records feel newly alive. Robert Taylor highlights its lively dynamics, while Ron Nagle found exceptional nuance and transparency. A substantial, resonance-controlled platform for a serious 9-inch arm and cartridge.
What Reviewers Are Saying
Pros
Lively, highly dynamic sound with deep, impactful bass, extended airy highs, and excellent image layering.
Exceptionally low perceived noise and rock-solid speed stability support clear retrieval of fine detail.
Strong transparency and nuance let a well-matched cartridge reveal the recording’s character.
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Cons
A costly performance-first system, with tonearm and cartridge adding substantially to the overall investment.
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 93/100
Reviewers describe a notably lively, transparent and highly dynamic presentation, with unusually powerful bass, airy treble and convincing soundstage depth. Pitch is reported as rock-solid and the deck is exceptionally quiet in use, while the supplied evidence says less specifically about the arm on its own.
Overall Sound
96/100
The Absolute Sound heard lively, quick music-making, extended and airy highs, exceptionally deep and impactful bass, and sharper performer images with excellent stage layering and depth. Ron Nagle similarly praised the retrieval of nuance, detail, airiness and transparency, describing a system that hides very little of the recording.
Speed Stability
93/100
The Absolute Sound explicitly calls speed stability “rock solid,” a finding consistent with the strong rhythmic assurance and dynamic contrasts heard in listening. The belt-drive design also provides fine speed adjustment for 33 1/3 and 45rpm playback.
Tonearm Performance
90/100
The review of the Double X with Acoustic Signature's TA-2000 arm and Dynavector cartridge found that the combination hid nothing and conveyed the cartridge's interpretation cleanly. The Double X NEO platform is specified for one 9-inch tonearm, though the reviews provide limited isolated assessment of the arm or mounting interface.
Noise Isolation
93/100
The Absolute Sound calls it incredibly quiet and the quietest turntable it had used in its system. Ron Nagle detected slight motor noise through a stethoscope at the plinth, but found no detrimental contribution during music playback and credited the heavy platter, Silencers and mat with suppressing residual vibration.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
91/100
Reviewers note the attractive composite MDF plinth, lacquered finish and rosewood inlay, while Audiophilepure praises the deck's Teutonic precision. Its execution includes a 10.3kg anodized-aluminum platter with Silencer modules, a high-precision Dura Turn Diamond bearing, and a substantial sandwich chassis of MDF, steel and plywood.
Features Usability
83/100
This is a focused manual record player, with integrated controls, external power supply, fine speed adjustment and straightforward 33 1/3 and 45rpm operation. Three height-adjustable feet aid installation, but there is no indication of convenience features such as a phono stage, automatic operation, USB, or bundled cartridge.
Value for Money
85/100
At a listed price range of $5,990 to $8,995, the Double X NEO is positioned in a serious high-end segment. The reviews express enthusiasm for its musical result but do not directly compare its price against competing turntables or make a clear case for exceptional value.
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