AMG Giro MK II
Built for vivid, spacious vinyl playback, the Giro MK II combines a weighty POM platter and quiet drive with speed stability and fine-detail retrieval. Stereophile found it adept at separating dense mixes and exposing ambience, while its adaptable arm platform and precision engineering make it a compelling foundation for a bespoke high-end analogue system.
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Sound Quality
93/100
Build Quality
93/100
Features Usability
86/100
Value for Money
85/100
Pros
Reveals ambience, tonal clarity and dense musical detail without muddling the presentation.
Heavy POM platter and revised platter/bearing interface improve rotational speed stability.
Adaptable tonearm base accepts a wider range of arms, supported by smooth, highly precise adjustment hardware.
Cons
Tonearm settings are uncalibrated, so precise setup requires external measuring tools; fine anti-skate adjustment can be tricky.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 93/100
Review listening finds an unusually clear, composed and revealing presentation, with strong dynamics and spatial insight. The upgraded platter and bearing arrangement are reported to improve speed consistency and reduce mechanical intrusion, while the flexible arm mounting broadens system-matching options.
Overall Sound
94/100
Stereophile found the Giro exceptional at unravelling recorded ambience and fine detail without muddling the presentation. Strings retained bite, the oboe was described as crystal-clear and dynamic, and densely mixed or aggressive material remained intelligible; Audiophil-Online also reports superb dynamics and spatial depth.
Speed Stability
93/100
The heavier POM platter adds rotational inertia, and both Stereophile and Audiophil-Online report improved speed stability from the revised platter-to-subplatter interface. Quartz-controlled belt drive and tool-free fine speed adjustment support accurate, convenient 33 and 45rpm operation.
Tonearm Performance
91/100
This deck's arm base accommodates a wider variety of tonearms, giving owners useful freedom to choose an arm suited to their cartridge. Stereophile also praises AMG's watchmaker-like precision, with smooth controls that make tiny adjustments easy and repeatable.
Noise Isolation
91/100
The redesigned bearing coupling is intended to lower the noise floor by breaking a direct mechanical path between bearing and record. Audiophil-Online further describes the damped Swiss motor as operating almost silently, while AMG's decoupled bearing construction supports that quiet-running goal.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
93/100
Review coverage points to exacting manufacturing, including micrometer-range bearing tolerances, a decoupled spindle/bearing arrangement and tangible workmanship quality. The substantial 5.6kg POM platter, aerospace-aluminium chassis and refined fit of the controls reinforce the impression of a carefully engineered platform.
Features Usability
86/100
Capacitive touch controls and tool-free fine adjustment for both speeds make day-to-day operation straightforward. It remains a focused high-end deck rather than an all-in-one package, but its adaptable tonearm base is a meaningful practical advantage for careful system building.
Value for Money
85/100
At an asking price of roughly $7,495 to $10,000, the Giro MK II sits in a demanding high-end field. Reviewers describe it as AMG's most affordable model and note meaningful development over its predecessor, but do not directly compare its value with similarly priced rivals.
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Specifications
- MOTOR
- 12 V motor from Swiss production, quartz-controlled belt drive
- SPEEDS rpm
- 33,3 / 45
- WEIGHT
- 12,8 kg
- MATERIEAL
- POM (Polyoxymethylen-Polymer)
- DIAMETER
- 304 mm
- WEIGHT
- 5,6 kg
- bearings
- Hydrodynamic high-precision plain bearing with 16 mm spindle shaft(hardened steel), decoupled
- MATERIAL CHASSIS / Colour
- High-density aerospace aluminium / Eloxal coating Shadow Black
- OUTPUT
- 5-Pin
- CHASSIS UPGRADES
- Solid cherry wood frame - natural oiled, silk matte finish\nIndividually crafted wooden frames from a selection of high-quality German woods
Manufacturer's Description — AMG
Further development of the entry-level model from the AMG family as a result of meticulous detail work. Sound dynamics and spatial depth show clear improvements compared to the predecessor.
The platter has gained more mass and with its 5.6 kg, together with the newly developed platter-subplatter interface, ensures significantly improved synchronization stability and convincing auditory performance.
The adaptation of the belt transmission also contributes to this. The ultra-quiet Swiss drive motor runs in its ideal speed range, has been fitted with new damping elements and operates almost inaudibly.
In the platter bearing, the manufacturing tolerances have been optimized in the micrometer range, and makes from other manufacturers can now be easily applied to the newly added tonearm base.
In addition to the aesthetic design, the extremely convenient operation via capacitive touch keys has been retained; here, the fine adjustment of speeds 33, 33 and 45 can also be carried out completely without tools.
AMG’s typical genes, such as the decoupled spindle/bearing design in high-precision execution and the visible and tangible material and workmanship quality are a matter of course in the updated model.Verified Dealers
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- In Living Stereo — in-store — New York City, New York, United States (website)
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- Absolute Hi End — in-store — Ormond, Victoria, Australia (website)
- Alma-Audio — online and in-store — Majadahonda, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain (website)
- Alternative Audio — in-store — Taunton, England, United Kingdom (website)
- Ana Mighty Sound — online and in-store — Paris, Île-de-France, France (website)
- Aris Audio — in-store — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States (website)
- Arizona Hi-Fi — in-store — Phoenix, Arizona, United States (website)
- Assai Audio — in-store — Centro, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain (website)
- Audio Center (website)
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