Neumann Vinyl Cutting Lathe
I expect to see them going for more like 35 or 40 in the near future.
Neumann vinyl cutting lathe. Jbl 4343 studio monitor. The desireable cutter heads are. Elysian masters offers vinyl record mastering via our completely refurbished neumann vms66 vinyl cutting lathe with upgraded discrete electronics. For the time in the 70s the pitch system was really powerful and could pack the grooves together a lot better than other systems out there.
But that was before prices on all record cutting gear started going up. A lot of lathes have been scrapped and a lot have went overseas to asian buyers for use as turntables and wgbd totems. Neumann vms 82 cutting lathe upgraded for vvm. Modern djr pitch computer updated zuma electronics grimm tpr cabling.
Neumann sal 84 modified amplifiers. Neumann sx 84 cutting head. The am 31 was the successor to neumann s first disk cutting lathe am 29 which was still belt driven. And probably neumann solid state amplifiers as well.
You may be able to find a scully lathe for around 20k usd. Studer a80 vinyl cutting lathe version double playback heads with variable tape delay path duration. The system is comprised of. As with record players the mechanical stability of the cutting lathe s parts and components is crucial to the sonic result.
I don t think anyone is cutting with tube amps any more but i could be mistaken. The am 31 s innovative oil damped direct drive ensured an extremely even rotation. Disc cutting lathe for vinyl. But a neumann vms70 will cost you at least 30k.
A lot of the neumann lathes have continuity from all of the series at least up until the vms 80. For many decades neumann was the world market leader for record cutting machines. 1978 what else happend. Scully vinyl cutting lathe picture modified with acryl platter.
Today machines from the us american manufacturer scully as well as various generations of the neumann cutting machine the vms 66 70 and 80 are still being used. Scully did a redesign for this lathe and created an entirely new beast. Still lathes aren t that tough to get. My guess is that the next neumann that sells will set a new precedence with respect to pricing.