"The SpinBase has been a tremendously successful product that our loyal customers love. But many audio buffs always itch for ‘more.’ The SpinBase MAX scratches that itch by adding larger woofers and more power to increase bass output and overall loudness. We also added Bluetooth transmission so listeners can use their wireless headphones or earbuds, and a switchable high-pass filter that lets the SpinBase MAX play even louder when used with a SpinSub," explains Bob Hazelwood, Director of Engineering, Andover Audio
Thanks to Andover's IsoGroove Technology, the SpinBase can be placed directly below a turntable. This patent-pending technology is a proprietary means of preventing feedback, resonances, or any other audio-disruptive noises that typically occur when a turntable is placed next to a loudspeaker. This way, the SpinBase MAX offers a clean, classic design, which is enhanced with a heathered fabric wrap and a glass-like acrylic top for a premium look and feel.
Using new illuminating touch-capacitive controls, the design features a single large knob on the front panel that can be used to turn the unit on or off, and for fine volume adjustment. On the rear panel are bass and treble controls for fine EQ adjustments and the selectable 100Hz high-pass filter for use with a subwoofer. The SpinBase MAX has a built-in preamplifier, to work with turntables that lack a preamp of their own (such as Andover’s SpinDeck). The SpinBase MAX also has a line input, for use with a turntable with its own built-in preamp.
Like the original SpinBase, the SpinBase MAX receives Bluetooth music signals from a smartphone or tablet or any other Bluetooth source. But the North Andover, MA-based company also added the possibility for users to transmit their turntable music to external speakers or headphones by allowing the SpinBase MAX to function as a Bluetooth source. This functionality provides untethered personal listening through headphones to vinyl played on a SpinBase.
For many users that simply want a simple, elegant solution for a modern audio system, the SpinBase MAX delivers more sound than most portable and compact speakers and even compact soundbars. Its performance is in fact positioned between the original SpinBase and Andover’s top of the line turntable music systems. Its greater wattage (30W rms per channel) and larger-diameter woofers also mean that users can expect cleaner reproduction of music and deeper bass.
Since the SpinBase MAX lets the user wirelessly stream music via Bluetooth, its wide variety of inputs make it easy for users to connect another source, such as a wireless streamer or CD player, for a complete yet compact analog and digital entertainment system.
Andover Audio’s SpinBase MAX is now available for pre-order with expected delivery in November 2022, in a black or white finish for seamless integration with Andover’s Spin Collection. Andover Audio offers a 60-day home trial and free shipping/returns so customers can audition the SpinBase MAX in their own listening environments.
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