Galder Turntable – Bergmann Audio

Galder accepts up to 4 tonearms. Radial – and linear tracking arms.

Output for an air-bearing tonearm.
Motorbase separated from the plinth.
Vacuum hold down or clamp.

In Nordic Mythology, Galder means to enchant. A craft consisting of magic songs and spells.
A master of practice Galder craft, was said to be able to raise storms, make distant ships sink, make swords blunt, make armour decide victory or defeat in battles. Odin, a master of magic, was a God with great abilities to “Galdre”.

Plinth – Galder Turntable
The plinth is made of one solid piece of CNC-machined die-cast aluminium, as well as the motor base. Both parts with powder-coated finish. The plinth is securely tightened to a 10mm aluminium bottom plate, which is standing on 3 adjustable feet.

The feet is an aluminium and ceramic ball construction. 3 upper and smaller ceramic balls configured in a triangle, is standing on top of one bigger lower ceramic ball. No matter the feet position, the 3 upper ceramic balls will always have perfect contact with the lower ceramic ball.

The motor base is standing on the aluminium bottom plate –but decoupled – and will always be aligned with the plinth, no matter the feet position.

On the backside of the plinth, the back panel is mounted. It consists of Grounding, Air input, Vacuum input, output for an air bearing tonearm, and air adjustment valves for platter and tonearm.

Motorbase – Galder Turntable:

The motor base on Galder is equipped with a DC tacho motor. Communication between the tacho and the high precision motor control electronic will keep the platter at a very accurate speed. We measured 0.0027% speed variation!
The power supply for the motor control electronics is built into the air supply box, to keep high voltage distant from the interconnects delicate signal transmission. The connection is by a 5 meter shielded cable with LEMO connectors.
The air supply is remote-controlled from the motor base. By pressing either 33 or 45 rpm, first press the air supply goes “ON”, and second press the platter starts to spin. When turning “OFF” at the selected speed, the air supply goes “OFF” automatically after 2 minutes. Very user friendly and convenient.

Air supply – Galder Turntable:

The air supply has been the object of our greatest attention. The goal is to design a silent air supply, which could be placed in the listening room, and deliver an even, clean and dry airflow.
The pump is an oil-free, long-life unit, which does not require much maintenance.
The impulses from the pump are absorbed in an encapsulated reservoir. This results in an even airflow to the air bearing. The air supply is mounted with a filter, which prevents dust particles from entering the system. This filter is replaceable when necessary.

Vacuum hold down – Galder Turntable:

There are different way to flatten a record and secure that the record has good contact with the record mat/platter. A clamp covering the record label will only keep the centre of the record perfectly flattened. A metal ring, on the outer etch, will only keep the outer part of the record flattened. The only way to flatten the record completely is by obtaining a vacuum between the record and the mat/platter – vacuum hold down. The vacuum hold-down invented by Bergmann Audio is the most user-friendly system. The vacuum pump – which is in the air supply box – doesn’t need to be turned “OFF”, when changing the record. The user simply removes the vacuum clamp that is covering the centre spindle, and the vacuum is released, and the record can easily be changed while the platter is still spinning. After changing the record, put back the vacuum clamp, and the record is automatically flattened by the vacuum hold-down system.

Armboard – Galder Turntable:

Galder accepts up to 4 tonearms – radial- and linear tracking tonearms. As standard, Galder comes with the main armboard, to fit almost any tonearm brand on the market – 9”, 10” and 12” tonearms.

We customize additional arm bords for the tonearm brand you want to mount on the Galder turntable.

1 review for Galder Turntable – Bergmann Audio

• “Bergmann Audio (footnote 1) launched its first turntable—the Sindre, which featured an integrated tonearm—in 2008. The Sindre’s acrylic platter and tangential-tracking tonearm both floated on air bearings; it had an outboard motor controller, a separate air pump for the air bearings, and cost $21,000.”

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