A new player in the vinyl game, Germany’s Luphonic Labs set up shop in 2020, just before the Covid-19 pandemic swept through the globe. But the company survived, turning out a small range of high quality turntables, tonearm and accessories for the home audio market.
Its latest offering is the R2, a belt-driven turntable that comes with Luphonic’s proprietary K2 gimbal-mounted 9.5-inch tonearm. The R2’s sub-chassis comprises two layers of highly polished, white solid surface material, separated by a layer of vibration-damping cellular rubber.
The black 24mm platter is made of “solid surface material and guarantees detailed reproduction thanks to its low-resonance, homogeneous structure.” The turntable weighs 10kg and is equipped with height-adjustable feet. This black-and-white theme is a feature on all the company’s turntables.
“The smooth-running synchronous motor is mounted on the lower layer – separately from the platter bearing and tonearm. It is controlled by motor electronics developed in-house, with which both the amplitude and the phase shift of the two sine waves are individually adapted to the built-in motor. This ensures an extremely quiet and low-vibration drive,” the company tells us.
“The turntable is operated using the tried-and-tested puck for speeds of 33 1/3 and 45rpm. An LED display provides information about the selected speed and other device parameters.”
The recommended retail price for the Luphonic R2 is €3,690.
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