THE VERTERE DG-1 RECORD PLAYER IS BEING UPDATED TO THE NEW VERTERE DG-1 S VERSION

It has been three years and three months since the launch of the Vertere Acoustics DG-1.

These three years have been like a lifetime in standard years for British HiFi brand Vertere Acoustics with a pandemic, supply chain complications and shortages, and multi-national inflation. But one benefit for Vertere was it gave Touraj time to think; as anyone who knows Touraj well realises, the time to think always means product improvements., this time resulting in the Vertere DG-1 S Record Player.

Vertere DG-1 S Record Player

TOURAJ MOGHADDAM

“The job of a record player is very simple and very linear,” says Touraj Moghaddam Veretere founder. “the most accurate measurement of something going past the stylus and throwing it from side to side over 1000 times every centimetre.”

VERTERE DG-1 S RECORD PLAYER

The improvements to the new Vertere DG-1 S include:

IMPROVED PLATTER BEARING

The precision machining and polishing operations have a higher tolerance with the variation halved statistically. The super smooth finish bore with the precision Tungsten Carbide interference fit ball is designed to deliver lower noise, lower rumble, a lower effort for the motor and less rotational variability.

Vertere DG-1 S Record Player platter

GROOVE RUNNER S TONEARM

The arm beam is now constructed from a five-layer polymer laminate bonded to a second five-layer polymer laminate. The PCB flex signal carrier is bonded in-between the two laminates. The profile of the arm and bearing has improved the counterweight/bearing/headshell/cartridge alignment.

Groove Runner S Tonearm

IMPROVED TONEARM BEARINGS

The Vertical Kevlar thread bearing is now adjustable for tension and azimuth. The Horizontal nylon thread bearing is now fitted with greater precision.

NEW MOTOR DRIVE SOFTWARE

The new Motor Drive software allows separate adjustment in two steps, initially the sine wave voltage and then the cosine wave adjustment at the final stage for the absolute lowest noise and vibration. Improved coupling between the three plinths helps improve resistive damping and reduces noise.

PLUG AND PLAY (ALMOST)

The new DG-1 S Dynamic Groove Record Player targets a less extreme customer who almost needs Plug and Play setup. From Vertere’s research, this customer wants ease of setup and use but not at the expense of future upgradeability.

The Vertere DG-1 S record player comes with a non-resonant Polycarbonate dust cover, where its hinges are integrated into the plinth.

VERTERE DG-1 S RECORD PLAYER PRICE

£3550 (€4148, $4995 Aus$7000) including Magneto cartridge

HiFi Pig Says: Vertere record players are very high-end, it’s good to see they give their more affordable products the same attention and improvements as their most expensive.

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