Brinkmann Audio

Brinkmann does not build according to cost-optimizedmanufacturing  processes; instead, Brinkmann is handmade. Prior to delivery, Helmut  Brinkmann personally scrutinizes each and every component, making sure  that every piece works and functions exactly as intended. Only this  level of rigorous quality control assures that components bearing our  name will meet our – admittedly very high – standards.

Don't let the term “handmade” fool you, however; of course we don't  really manufacture by hand. Instead, our facilities utilize only the  finest high-performance machines and tools available today, which  allow for precision manufacturing not possible only a few short years ago.  This level of precision is of utmost importance, as it allows us to  build our components to the exact tolerances we have identified during  painstaking listening sessions and product evaluations. As we then begin  to assemble each of the parts by hand and turn them into amplifiers, tonearms and  turntables, we can eliminate any compromises from the equation. Through  this process, we can leave assembly line optimizations to others and  instead focus on optimal sound quality and perfect execution.

Each device, no matter whether a turntable or an amplifier, has a well  defined function. Good design is the reduction of the ingredients to  their most essential; ideally there is nothing to be found inside or  elsewhere on a device that is not directly related to the device's  function. Hence we conclude that each single part of the device, no  matter how trivial, has an influence on sound. Yes, even the smallest  screw.