Musical Surroundings

Busy week here at the shop. Packing our last bag for AXPONA, and decided Tom and Mike should come with us. #vinyl #hifi #axpona #axpona2015 #tompetty #heartbreakers #tradeshow #phono #classic

We are proud to have several products featured in Stereophile's Recommended Components this year. Check them out at musical surroundings.com. #Stereophile #hifi #phono #recommendedcomponents #audiophile

Cleaned the dust off this yard sale find (Judy Collins featuring none other than the Big E, Buddy Emmons on pedal steel) with the brand new Clearaudio Double Matrix Pro Sonic record cleaning machine. Then gave it a listen on our Innovation Compact turntable with the Clearaudio Statement Clamp. #turntabletuesday #hifi #45 #recordcleaning #clearaudio #judycollins #buddyemmons #phono

The AMG factory on the move to bigger digs! Expecting more great things from AMG soon. #turntable #hifi #amggiro #amgteatro #cnc #lathe #mill #phono

Our Tuesday afternoon is chugging along nicely with the help of this classic from the mid-nineties. We're listening to a Clearaudio Innovation Compact table with a Magnify tonearm, and a Maestro V2 Ebony cart. #turntabletuesday #audio #audiophile #vinyl #altcountry #cracker #campervanbeethoven #clearaudio #hifi

Today at the shop we could really go for a round of Mai Tais, a 50s news reel, or even a fly-over establishing shot at the beginning of a James Bond movie. #turntabletuesday #exotica #vinyl #hifi #lesbaxter #amggiro #amgteatro #mono #phono #tamboo

In the Seattle area? Join us this Thursday at Definitive Audio for #musicmatters10. Jesse and Garth will be demoing the new #AMG Giro G9 turntable and #AMG Teatro cartridge. #definitive audio #hifi #amggiro #amgteatro #seattle #audio #turntable #vinyl #phono

Join us this Saturday at @musicloversav in San Francisco from 1-5pm. We'll be demoing the brand new AMG Teatro phono cartridge and AMG Giro turntable. #hifi #vinyl #phono #turntable #musicloverssf #sanfrancisco #audiophile #amggiro #amgteatro

#CES day 2. #Clearaudio making a #statement with their flagship Statement V2 turntable weighing in at about 350kg and is balanced with a weighted gyroscope. Check it out in the Venetian towers suite 29-333. #musicalsurroundings #hifi #vinyl #analog #ces2015 #youneedthis #audio.

Getting the #CES party started. Check us out on floor 29th floor of the Venetian: rooms 333 and 335 #audio #turntabletuesday #analog #vinyl #hifi #maxellcommercial #soundsamazing #amg #clearaudio #aesthetix #dsaudio #musicalsurroundings #vegasbabyvegas

Pallets, pallets everywhere! The Musical Surroundings office has been taken over by pallets headed to CES. #ces2015 #analog #tradeshow #hifi #vegasbabyvegas #youresomoney

Check out our photo-dump from last weekend;s event at Nuts About HiFi!

Luxury Liner, 40 tons of steel. Listening to some great country rock in the office today!

We just posted a YouTube video on how to set up a Clearaudio Concept turntable. Check it out!

Based on the award winning [AMG] 12J2 12” tonearm, the new 9” tonearm use a scaled version of the AMG Patented Dual-pivot bearing. The vertical bearing, similar to a technique used in helicopter rotors, utilizes 2 steel wires that allow fine azimuth adjustment while eliminating bearing play. The horizontal axle is hardened tool steel needle roller bearing. The aircraft grade aluminum armwand is anodized for resonance control. Identical to the 12J2, the new 9” tonearm’s internal wiring is multiple stranded high-purity copper, and features magnetic anti-skate and precision locking VTA adjustment. The 9W2, with a pivot to spindle distance of 211mm, is designed for the Linn LP-12, as the second arm on an AMG Viella 12 using the TWIN armboard with OVAL SME mount adapter, or other turntables that accommodate this length.