Yamaha GT-2000x

May
1 9 8 5 may 1985
1 9 8 6 1986

Limited edition upscale model of the GT-2000 / GT-2000L bestsellers.

Mainly upgraded were the enclosure, the shaft and the tonearm.

The enclosure rests on a 15,5cm bottom plate made of six-layer laminated particle board with american walnut veneer protected by polyester mirror paint/finish. The total makes 19kg (vs. 14,5kg for the GT-2000/L), for a grand total of... 34kg.

If the actual motor was kept identical, its shaft was upped to 6cm diameter (vs. 2cm in the GT-2000/L) and an YDS-8 puck was thrown in (850g / 7,4cm diameter). Said rotor was inherited from Micro Seiki's 1500 series : it's the very same, necessary for the (optional) 18kg gun-metal platter.
Yes : the GT-750/1000/2000/L/x series mostly came from Micro :)

The (non-Micro ?) tonearm is the 60,000¥ YSA-2, optional on the GT-2000/L, which has the same 7mg friction ratio but non-magnetic arm wand, brass parts, 1,2mm OFC wiring and a minimal 0,15 Ohm output impedance.
Also added is the otherwise optional YAL-1 automatic end lift-up (which was delivered with the GT-2000L but not the GT-2000).

Al the accessories of the GT-2000 / GT-2000L were kept compatible (and available) but for the YAB-1 dieacst iron cradle which sold very poorly anyway and was scrapped from the catalogs rather rapidly (but which made the GT tag true : "Gigantic & Tremendous").

Also (somewhat) available, on the far side of Invisibilia, was the SAEC WE407/GT dedicated tonearm.

The actual production run of the GT-2000x is unknown but it must have been very small.


A 2000x with the optional YGT-1 :
here
with a WE408 tonearm :
here
with an YSA-1 :
here
with an YSA-2 :
here
An YDS-8 :
here
and showing its bare platter :
here.

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Yamaha GT-2000x specifications
Title Value
Turntable Turntable
Type : Direct-Drive
Motor : 4x phase DC 8-pole coreless with Hall element
Servo : bi-directional Quartz PLL
Wow & flutter : 0,025% (FG direct-read)
S/N ratio : 85dB (DIN B)
Platter : diecast aluminium
5,8kg / Ø 37,4cm
Inertial mass : 1,2t /cm2
Tonearm YSA-1 Tonearm
Effective length : 26,2cm
H friction : 7mg
V friction : 7mg
Cartridge weight : 1...20g
Output impedance : 0,15 Ohm per channel
General General
Enclosure : 6-layer high-density particle board with walnut veneer
Dustcover : laminated acrylic plates
PC : 12W
Dimensions : 54,7 x 26,3 x 41,9cm
Weight : 34kg.
List price : 320,000¥
Accessories : YAL-1 end-lift (9,000¥)
YSA-1 tonearm (40,000¥)
YOP-1 external power-supply (32,000¥)
YDS-1 air-pump mat (60,000¥ ; rebadged from Audio Technica)
YDS-3 680g wood + metal puck (8,500¥)
YDS-8 850g metal + cork puck (delivered with the GT-2000x only)
YDS-9 heavier metal puck
YPB-1 set of four 1,5kg brass insulators with cork (30,000¥)
YGT-1 gun-metal platter, 18kg / 3,6t /cm2 (120,000¥)
GTR-1B 50cm high wood rack, 33kg (36,000¥)
GTR-1W 50cm high wood rack with veneer, 33kg (45,000¥)
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