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Turntables
Move customers from a starter deck to a Czech-built belt-drive without leaving the analog conversation.
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about e.a.t.
European Audio Team — E.A.T. — was founded by Jozefina Lichtenegger and began life in the 1990s as a maker of vacuum tubes before turning to turntables. Its first deck, the Forte, arrived in 2009. The company sits alongside Pro-Ject in the broader Lichtenegger orbit, which gives it access to serious manufacturing scale, but E.A.T. is positioned a clear tier above as a premium analog house. The range is built around belt-drive turntables and supporting analog gear: the C-Major and C-Sharp in the heart of the line, the larger C-Dur, and flagship designs at the top, along with phono cartridges and accessories. The decks lean on heavy platters, carbon-fiber tonearms, and isolation engineering rather than gimmickry, aimed at the buyer who has outgrown an entry turntable but is not yet shopping cost-no-object. In the US, E.A.T. is distributed by VANA Ltd. of Lake Grove, New York, and reaches buyers through dealers including Underwood HiFi, AudioVision SF, and Vinyl Sound. Coverage is solid and consistent: The Absolute Sound, SoundStage! Hi-Fi, SoundStage! Ultra, and audioXpress have all reviewed the turntables. That puts E.A.T. in the established medium tier — a named-press import that competes with Rega's upper decks, Pro-Ject's premium line, and VPI's entry models, recognized by analog-focused dealers without the ubiquity of the largest brands. Production is European, with the current range built to the company's own specification in the Czech Republic.