AVM Rotation R 30.3 Turntable

Born from a thirty-year legacy of audio excellence, the AVM ROTATION R 30.3 is the perfect entry into the world of high-end analog playback. It elegantly incorporates AVM’s signature design and precision engineering into a turntable that is both a sonic powerhouse and a visual masterpiece. Borrowing key technologies from its larger siblings, the R 30.3 features a custom AVM-designed 9-inch tonearm, a heavy, resonance-damping composite plinth, and a beautifully illuminated acrylic platter. It’s a complete, handcrafted solution designed to bring the warmth, detail, and pure joy of vinyl to your listening room, serving as the ideal analog complement to any high-quality audio system.

Key Features

• AVM 9-inch Tonearm: A custom-designed, ultra-low-mass 9-inch tonearm built from a refined aluminum tube for exceptional rigidity and tracking ability.
• Silicone-Damped Counterweight: A sophisticated counterweight design that is silicone-damped to effectively prevent micro-vibrations from traveling back into the tonearm, ensuring a purer sound.
• Illuminated Acrylic Platter: A frosted acrylic platter provides flywheel-like momentum for speed stability and is internally illuminated for a stunning visual aesthetic.
• Resonance-Damping Sandwich Chassis: A heavy plinth made from a composite of cement-powdered HDF and stiffened with anodized aluminum creates a solid, vibration-free base.
• Precision Upside-Down Bearing: A high-precision, inverted bearing design ensures remarkably smooth, quiet, and stable platter rotation.
• Electronic Servo Control: An intelligent, fully electronic look-forward servo control maintains precise and constant speed for both 33 and 45 RPM.
• High-Quality Cartridge Option: Can be factory-fitted with a high-quality Ortofon 2M Bronze MM cartridge for a perfectly matched, ready-to-play solution.
• Handmade in Germany: Meticulously assembled by hand in AVM’s factory in Malsch, Germany, ensuring the highest level of quality and reliability.

The Heart of the Matter: A Custom Tonearm

At the core of the R 30.3’s performance is its exceptional 9-inch tonearm—a complete AVM in-house design. This is not an off-the-shelf part, but an arm engineered specifically for this turntable. Crafted from a solid, refined aluminum tube, it offers the perfect balance of low mass and high rigidity, allowing your cartridge’s stylus to track the record groove with unerring accuracy. The design is further enhanced by a silicone-damped counterweight, a high-end feature that effectively isolates the arm from reflected vibrations, resulting in a cleaner, more clearly defined, and powerful sound.

A Foundation of Silence

A great turntable must be immune to vibration, and the R 30.3’s plinth is a masterclass in resonance control. AVM has created a unique sandwich construction, combining a heavy, dense composite of cement-powdered HDF with strategically placed, hand-ground aluminum reinforcements. This fusion of materials creates an incredibly inert and solid base that damps internal and external vibrations before they can ever reach the record. This silent foundation allows the most delicate musical details to emerge from a deep, black background.

The Art of Stable Rotation

The R 30.3’s rotational stability is achieved through a combination of intelligent design and precision parts. The frosted acrylic platter is not only visually striking with its internal illumination, but its mass provides a flywheel effect for perfect speed consistency. It spins on a high-precision upside-down bearing, a design chosen for its smoothness and longevity. Governing this entire system is a fully electronic, look-forward servo control that constantly monitors and corrects the platter’s speed, ensuring that both 33 and 45 RPM records are played with unwavering, pitch-perfect accuracy.

An Invitation to the AVM World

The ROTATION R 30.3 was conceived as the perfect analog partner to AVM’s beloved 30.3 series of electronics, sharing the same elegant design language and uncompromising build quality. It serves as the ideal entry point into AVM’s world of high-end analog, offering a significant portion of the performance and technology found in its larger siblings, but in a more accessible package. Whether you are completing an AVM system or starting a new analog journey, the R 30.3 is a handcrafted German instrument built to provide decades of musical joy.

The Listening Room Difference

When you shop with The Listening Room, you get more than just gear. As a third-generation, family-run business with a passion for music and decades of experience, we offer personalized service that goes far beyond the sale. Call, text, or email, and you’ll get a real human who knows this equipment inside and out. From in-store demos to curated home system design and wide-radius delivery, we’re here to help you get the absolute best out of your purchase.

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