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Bergmann Audio Magne Gold Edition
24 Carat luxury in design and sound
Magne airbearing turntable and tonearm system in Black Velvet and 24 Carat Gold plating. High fidelity sound as known from the original award winning Magne turntable.
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- Supreme Acoustic Systems — in-store — Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (website)
- Audio Extreme — in-store — Kowloon, China (website)
- Audio Gallery — in-store — Las Rozas de Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain (website)
- Audio Magic — online and in-store — Preston, Victoria, Australia (website)
- CruzeFirst Audio — United States (website)
- Doug Brady hifi — online and in-store — Warrington, England, United Kingdom (website)
- Freak Control — in-store — Be'er Sheva, South District, Israel (website)
- Hi Notes — in-store — Durham, North Carolina, United States (website)
- Hifi Link — in-store — Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (website)
- Jordan Acoustics — in-store — Christchurch, England, United Kingdom (website)
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Bergmann Audio’s air-bearing precision delivers a superbly quiet, rock-steady analogue experience, with tangential tracking that keeps timing, image focus, and low-level detail impressively intact. Audiophilia and The Ear both praise its black backgrounds, stability, and emotionally compelling realism, making this a turntable for listeners who want effortless, high-end vinyl refinement.
Pros
- Exceptional speed stability and pitch accuracy keep playback rock solid and rhythmically assured.
- The air-bearing tangential arm produces low-noise, highly focused sound with strong detail retrieval and imaging.
- Build quality and fit-and-finish are repeatedly described as premium, with a solid, meticulously engineered feel.
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Cons
- It is an expensive, specialist design that demands careful setup and periodic adjustment to perform at its best.
Sound Quality
94/100
Weighted average of sub-criteria below.
Overall Sound
95/100
Reviewers are highly enthusiastic about the Magne’s musical presentation, praising its timing, energy, power, ambiance, authentic tonality, and detail retrieval without vagueness or smearing. The Ear in particular says it 'more than justified its existence' and highlights emotional communication and a self-effacing character that lets the cartridge and phono stage shine through.
Speed Stability
96/100
Speed behavior is repeatedly described as exemplary: The Ear calls the playback 'very stable' with 'gripping timing and drive,' while Audiophilia reports 33 and 45 as 'rock solid' over two months and cites 0.003% speed accuracy. This is clearly a major strength and one of the turntable’s most convincing technical virtues.
Tonearm Performance
94/100
The included air-bearing tangential arm is praised as a sophisticated and effective design that lets the cartridge track the groove naturally, with the reviewer noting it can 'ride out any vinyl storm.' Its simple but carefully executed construction, plus the consistently strong musical results, support a very high score.
Noise Isolation
92/100
Noise performance is described very favorably, with 'very low noise' and 'effectively black backgrounds' in Audiophilia, and The Ear notes the compressor/air system sat quietly next to the system and became too quiet to hear with correct setup. That said, the review evidence is more about excellent quietness than total absence of any conceivable mechanical signature, so this remains just below the absolute top tier.
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Build Quality
93/100
The Magne is portrayed as a meticulously built, high-quality piece of engineering, with very high fit and finish, a solid impression from the plinth and platter, and well-executed packaging. Audiophilia’s 'Rolls Royce' language reinforces the sense of a thoroughly premium product without needing to overstate it as flawless.
Features Usability
82/100
This is a purist, specialized turntable/arm package rather than a feature-rich design, so the score stays near the competent baseline. Usability is helped by the integrated arm system and the positive comments about packaging and setup, but there are no convenience features such as built-in phono, USB, auto-stop, or cartridge bundling mentioned in the reviews.
Value for Money
84/100
At around €9,000 to €13,900 depending on version and arm inclusion, this is undeniably expensive, but the reviewers present it as a justified luxury rather than a bad buy. The Ear says it would be at the very top of the list at €10,000, and Audiophilia frames it as a 'Rolls Royce' turntable, implying premium pricing that is strong but not outrageously poor value in its class.
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