{"product_id":"pear-audio-kid-howard-turntable","title":"Pear Audio Kid Howard Turntable","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDelivers sound and musical ability way\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebeyond expectations.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKid Howard is Pear Audio Blue’s entry-level turntable, even though it offers performance and sound quality that is anything but entry-level. The Kid Howard delivers sound and musical ability way beyond expectations at this price range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Evolution\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof Turntable Design Approach\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePear Audio Blue introduces a range of turntables and tonearms based on Tom Fletcher’s last ideas on turntable construction. Unrestricted from past designs Tom Fletcher designed a new range of turntables and tonearms for his good friend Peter Mezek, called Pear Audio Blue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Approach\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePear Audio Blue turntables and tonearms do not represent a revolution, but rather an evolution in Tom Fletcher’s approach to turntable design. Several features of Tom Fletcher’s designs from Nottingham Analogue remain. Pear Audio Blue uses the same motor principle and the motor still has to be initially spun by hand. This motor principle drastically reduces the resonance going from the motor to the platter and ensures speed accuracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePear Audio Blue features an essential parameter in turntable design: matching materials able to control resonance naturally and that are sonically in phase. Components are selected to work perfectly together, making the whole more than the sum of its parts – creating a turntable in sonic harmony. Special attention has been placed on new bearing development, improved motor arrangement, and a different platter which results in astonishing realism, tonal quality and balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHomage to New Orleans Jazz Legends\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTom Fletcher and Peter Mezek often listened to New Orleans jazz together so each turntable is named after famous New Orleans jazz musicians. Each turntable is built upon the same design principles and consistently deliver high-performance sound, enduring build quality, and exceptional value well beyond their price point. Each model is handcrafted and undergoes extensive quality control before being shipped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCORNET 1 \u0026amp; 2 TONEARM\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRevolutionary\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eUnipivot Technology\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein Cornet 1 and Cornet 2 Tonearms.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCornet 1 and Cornet 2 tone-arms are the culmination of the Tom Fletcher’s continuing development of the Space Arm. Unipivot arms are usually designed with the pivot sitting in a silicone bath. The problem with this design is that the silicone bath takes quite a while to settle down, so the sound of the arm changes as it plays. Many unipivots uses eccentric counter weights to insure proper azimuth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCornet’s unipivot design uses a new approach: to maintain azimuth, along with a special material, developed with viscosity properties that do not flow and do not require “settling time”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Sonic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eRevolution\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA hi-tech carbon fibre tube with fibres along the length, not wrapped around the arm, greatly increases the strength, resonance control and rigidity of the arm. Cornet arms also have an unusual new headshell design. Meticulous attention to the material went into the development, producing an arm more sonically in phase. The headshell also has no finger lift. These features ensure that the arm is properly balanced and no uncontrolled resonances run around the headshell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDistance from Tone arm center to spindle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e222 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEffective mass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e12,50 g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArm’s length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e29,50 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTonearm effective length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e239 mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExploring the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSonic Nuances\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Cornet 1 tonearm shares most of the same performance features of the more expensive Cornet 2 – long grain Carbon fiber, Unipivot design, in-line headshell and a magnificent marriage of materials. 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Room 1446 will be a lounge for people to chill, sample records and listen to great music. So we invite dealer, reviewers and customers to come in and relax with us and lots of amazing music.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.audioskies.com\/new\/larsen-6-will-play-on-a-pear-audio-blue-integrated-tube-amp\/\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePEAR AUDIO BLUE, REVIEWS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“the Pear Audio Blue Reference preamplifier delivered the musicality, meaning and a wonderfully transcendent experience of a wordless journey. 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