Daniel R.★★★★★
Replaced a 15-year-old Japanese direct drive. The Orbit 02 is quieter between tracks and the bass is tighter — I notice the kick drum on jazz pressings in a way I simply didn't before.
Turntables / Orbit Line / Orbit 02
Belt-drive · Manual · Configurable
Orbit 02 Turntable
A quiet, hand-finished turntable built around a low-resonance plinth, a damped acrylic platter, and a tonearm we've refined across four generations.
$649
$699
Includes pre-mounted cartridge & setup
or $54/mo
12 mo, 0% APR
12 mo, 0% APR
Selected: American Walnut
Selected: Acrylic
Selected: 9″ Aluminum
Selected: Verdant V1 · MM
Optional
Hinged dust cover
Crystal-clear acrylic · +$45
Cork & rubber mat
Reduces static · +$28
Pro setup & calibration
Tracking force, anti-skate, VTA · +$60
- Free 2-day shipping, ships in 3–5 days
- 60-night in-home trial
- 5-year plinth & motor warranty
- Lifetime technician support
Materials, chosen for the long listen
Every layer of the Orbit 02 is selected to absorb vibration, not transmit it — so what you hear is the record, not the room.
Hardwood plinth
Solid American walnut or European oak, kiln-dried and finished with a hand-rubbed oil. Internally damped with a constrained-layer core to deaden cabinet resonance.
Acrylic platter
30mm cast acrylic, polished to optical clarity. Its density and self-damping character closely match the vinyl record, reducing reflected vibration at the groove.
Isolated motor
A 24V AC synchronous motor sits in its own sorbothane-mounted pod, decoupled from the plinth. The result is a belt drive with the speed stability of direct drive.
Specifications
Measured in our anechoic bench. Figures reflect the default configuration; some values shift with selected options.
- Drive type
- Belt drive, decoupled motor
- Speeds
- 33⅓ & 45 rpm (electronic switch)
- Wow & flutter
- 0.08% WRMS
- Signal-to-noise
- 78 dB (DIN-B)
- Platter
- 30mm acrylic · 4.2kg steel option
- Tonearm
- 9″ aluminum or 10″ carbon
- Cartridge
- MM standard, pre-mounted
- Tracking force
- 1.5–2.5g, adjustable
- Anti-skate
- Magnetic, calibrated
- Feet
- Sorbothane isolation, 4-point
- Dimensions
- 44 × 36 × 15 cm
- Weight
- 8.6 kg (default)
What listeners say
Aggregated from verified owners. Reviews are collected 30 days after delivery, once the cartridge has broken in.
4.8
Based on 1,284 verified reviews
Priya M.★★★★★
Setup took 20 minutes with the included gauge. The pre-mounted cartridge was already aligned — I just dialed in tracking force. Genuinely the most approachable high-end table I've owned.
Marcus T.★★★★☆
Beautiful object on the shelf. Knocked one star because the dust cover hinges feel a touch light for the price. Sound, however, is impeccable for the money.
Elena S.★★★★★
I demoed three tables in this range. The Orbit 02 was the only one that disappeared sonically — I stopped listening to the turntable and started listening to records. That's the whole point.
Owned, not abandoned
A turntable should outlast its formats. We design for that — and we stay with you after the box is gone.
5-year warranty
Covers motor, plinth, and tonearm. Belt replacements free for life — just ask.
Lifetime technician
Real humans on chat, email, and phone — the same people who built your table.
Trade-in & upgrade
Return any Verdant table within 3 years for 70% credit toward a higher tier.
Repairable by design
Every part is replaceable with a screwdriver and our illustrated service manual.