AVID Volvere SP vs Mobile Fidelity MasterDeck
Side-by-side specifications and a plain-English account of the recorded differences. Full profiles: AVID Volvere SP · Mobile Fidelity MasterDeck.
| Specification | AVID Volvere SP |
Mobile Fidelity MasterDeck |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Highlighted difference. £5,500 | £5,999 |
| Category | High-end | High-end |
| Status | current | current |
| Years | 2011–present | 2024–present |
| Drive | belt drive | belt drive |
| Speeds | 33/45 rpm | 33/45 rpm |
| Operation | manual | manual |
| Cartridge supplied | sold bare | sold bare |
| Phono stage | No | No |
| USB output | No | No |
| Bluetooth | No | No |
| Platter | aluminium, sprung sub-chassis | Delrin and aluminium |
| Tonearm | sold bare | 10.5" carbon-fibre |
| Wow & flutter | — | <0.017% |
Practical differences
Highlighted cells show a lower reference price, support for more listed speeds, or the presence of a convenience feature. They are not an overall score.
There's a real gap here: £499 separates them, with the Mobile Fidelity MasterDeck the pricier of the two.
Both are belt-drive, so that part of the experience should feel similar on either deck: a motor that's mechanically isolated from the platter by an elastic belt, which is the usual route to a quieter noise floor — the default choice across most of hi-fi.
Bottom line: the AVID Volvere SP has the lower reference price; the table shows which documented features change with the £499 gap.
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2 UK merchants stock AVID — each outbound link searches the deck on that merchant’s site.
| Merchant | Type | Delivery | Product search |
|---|---|---|---|
| Analogue Seduction | hifi independent | Free UK delivery on most items; specialist packing | Search at Analogue Seduction ↗ |
| The Audiobarn | hifi independent | UK delivery; demo by appointment | Search at The Audiobarn ↗ |
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