Acoustic Signature Merlin NEO

4000 €

The Merlin NEO is the successor to the legendary Merlin from 2016. We are now responding to the many requests we’ve received over the years for a successor to the Merlin with the Merlin NEO: The affordable price and sensational performance remain the same – everything else has been updated with our latest technological innovations!

Acoustic Signature’s CLD philosophy ensures that the three-piece mass drive, crafted from a “soft” aluminum alloy, offers minimal surface area for vibrations to take hold – creating ideal operating conditions for the latest iteration of our award-winning TA-500 NEO. The resonance-reducing design is effectively supported by a bitumen-damped aluminum platter and an external motor block with a fully isolated motor, which houses our reliable digital control electronics.

Of course, the Merlin NEO features our legendary, maintenance-free DTD®-bearing and, in addition, a Level 1 implementation of Acoustic Signature’s Automatic Vibration Control. We are very proud of our new “Everybody’s Darling”: The Acoustic Signature Merlin NEO not only lives up to its predecessor – it actually outperforms it in every way!

Special features:

Turntable with tonearm TA-500 NEO and Audioquest “Golden Gate” audio cable, available only as a set

External motor block with fully insulated AC motor, speed fine adjustment and speed selector switch for 33 and 45 RPM

Digital motor electronics with a highly stable multi-voltage power supply, crystal-stabilized

Innovative AVC technology level 1 (Automatic Vibration Control)

Ultraprecise, extremely rigid and robust DTD® bearing with diamond-coated spindle (Dura Turn Diamond® Bearing)

Resonance-optimized aluminum chassis with CLD technology (Constraint Layer Damping) and an aluminum platter with a bitumen layer on the bottom

3-point setup with special gel-damped feet

15-year warranty (with registration)

SPECIFICATIONS

System type	High-mass belt-drive turntable
Drive system	Belt drive with speed fine adjustment
Motor configuration	1 × fully isolated AC motor (external motor pod)
Motor controller	Integrated digital motor control with quartz stabilization
AVC technology	AVC Level 1 (Automatic Vibration Control)
Speeds	33⅓ RPM, 45 RPM
Bearing	Dura Turn Diamond® (DTD®) bearing
Platter material	Aluminum platter with bitumen damping layer
Chassis construction	Three-part aluminum chassis with CLD (Constraint Layer Damping) technology
Tonearm included	TA-500 NEO 9” tonearm
Tonearm cable	AudioQuest phono cable included
Feet	Height-adjustable gel-damped feet
Motor housing	External motor pod with integrated electronics
Control system	Electronic speed selection for 33⅓ / 45 RPM
Warranty	15 years (with registration)
Dimensions (W × D × H)	480 × 340 × 170 mm*
Weight	Approx. 14 kg*

*Dimensions and weight vary slightly depending on tonearm configuration and market version.