Yamaha GT-5000 Turntable Overview & Impressions

At the front of Yamaha’s flagship 5000 Series system sits the GT-5000 turntable. We are joined by Mr. Susumu Kumazawa (Product Manager for Yamaha Hi-Fi Japan) to get a technical overview of their prestigious 5000 series of hi-fi components. The GT-5000 turntable is said to draw inspiration from the design of the Yamaha GT (Gigantic and Tremendous) series of turntables, which were very successful in the Japanese market. The GT-5000 is certainly a looker, with its tall and massive wooden cabinet finished in the same piano black gloss that adorns the company’s elegant grand pianos. The cabinet sits on heavy-duty, custom-built feet, which provide stability for the 11.5-pound outer platter and 4.4-pound inner platter. Mr. Kumazawa discusses design aspects of the platter and the carbon fiber and copper-plated aluminum tonearm which promises “superior rigidity, weight balance, and mechanics, resulting in improved traceability.” The GT-5000 is claimed to offer an especially smooth sound thanks to a custom belt-drive system with quartz timing to minimize the influence of the 24-pole, 2-phase AC synchronous motor. We got a chance to see and hear this turntable in action and it was a delightful experience. The fidelity we heard from the 5000 series of components was nothing short of astounding. I was personally impressed with the low noise floor the system offered which allowed for great resolution on the albums we sampled from Sade and Phil Collins. ► Enter to Win a Brand New Yamaha AS-1200 Integrated Amplifier by June 12th 2023: https://usa.yamaha.com/products/contents/audio_visual/audioholics-sweepstakes/index.html ► Contest Rules: https://bit.ly/YamahaAS1200-rules *** The winner will contacted by Yamaha via email AFTER the contest ends on 6/12/23. **** ----► Do NOT respond to text messages in the comments section of ANY of our videos claiming you won the prize and need to text them back. Those are scammers! -----► There are no costs to enter and you will NOT be asked to pay any shipping or handling expenses IF you win the prize. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://bit.ly/35dZZ7a For the full written review, please visit: https://www.audioholics.com/av-preamp-processor-reviews/yamaha-5000 Perlisten Speakers Direct! Perlisten R7t: https://bit.ly/PerlistenR7t Perlisten R5t: https://bit.ly/PerlistenR5t Perlisten R4b: https://bit.ly/PerlistenR4b Perlisten R212s: https://bit.ly/PerlistenR212s Perlisten R210s: https://bit.ly/PerlistenR210s Recommended Headphones: Focal Bathys: https://bit.ly/FocalBathyswireless Focal Celestee: https://bit.ly/Focalcelestee Mark Levinson 5909: https://bit.ly/MarkLevinson5909 Sony WF-1000XM3: https://bit.ly/SonyIEMs Recommended Subwoofers: SVS SB-1000 Pro: https://audioadvice.io/36Pea3a SVS PB-1000 Pro: https://audioadvice.io/3sreeyk SVS SB-3000: https://bit.ly/SVSSB3000Sub Paradigm Defiance X12: https://bit.ly/ParadigmX12 Recommended AV Receivers: Onkyo TX-RZ50 ($1,599): https://bit.ly/OnkyoTXZ50 Denon AVR-X3800H 9.2CH AV Receiver: https://bit.ly/DenonX3800h Marantz Cinema 50: https://bit.ly/MarantzCinema50 Yamaha RX-A2A: https://audioadvice.io/3ppWFg9 Sony STR-AZ5000ES: https://bit.ly/SonySTRAZ5000ES Sony STR-AZ7000ES: https://bit.ly/SonySTRAZ7000ES Denon AVR-X6700H 11.2CH AV Receiver: https://audioadvice.io/3HsdEou Anthem MRX1140: https://bit.ly/AnthemMRX1140 Anthem AVM 90 15.4CH Processor: https://bit.ly/AnthemAVM90 Monolith M8250x 8CH Amp: https://bit.ly/8CHamp NAD M23: https://bit.ly/NADm23amp Recommended Powered Speakers: Kanto YU6: https://bit.ly/KantoYU6speakers Kanto TUK: https://bit.ly/KantoTUK Kanto Sub8: https://bit.ly/KantoSub8 Recommended Center Channels: SVS Prime Center: https://bit.ly/SVSPrimecenter Paradigm Premier 500C: https://bit.ly/Paradigm500C Revel C208: https://bit.ly/RevelC208 Recommended Speakers: SVS Prime 5.1 Speaker / Sub System: https://audioadvice.io/3JZJOt5 JBL HDI-3800: https://bit.ly/JBLHDI3800sale Polk R700 Tower Speakers: https://audioadvice.io/3C0TK2B Klipsch RP-8000F II Tower Speakers: https://audioadvice.io/3445l4A Arendal 1723S Tower Speakers: https://bit.ly/Arendal1723s Focal Aria K2 936: https://bit.ly/3zVAxi5 Focal Kanta No2: https://bit.ly/Focalkantano2 Sony SSCS5 Speakers:https://audioadvice.io/3td2O0w SVS Prime Elevation Surround: https://audioadvice.io/35aZCdR MartinLogan Motion XT F100: https://bit.ly/MartinLoganF100 MartinLogan Motion XT F200: https://bit.ly/MartinLoganF200 MartinLogan Motion F10: https://bit.ly/MartinLoganF10 MartinLogan Motion XT B100: https://bit.ly/MartinLoganB100 Audioholics Recommended Cables: 250ft CL2 12AWG Speaker Cable: https://amzn.to/2vwS9QH 50ft 10AWG Speaker Cable: https://amzn.to/3DeMTT5 Locking Banana Plugs: https://amzn.to/2ZQt15x 9ft 4K HDR HDMI Cables: https://amzn.to/2WiIXeD Follow us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/audioholics FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/Audioholics TWITTER https://twitter.com/AudioholicsLive