{"product_id":"avid-altus-v2-tonearm","title":"AVID Altus V2 Tonearm","description":"\u003csection dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"b281f02d-7f5d-46c5-8d4f-2a4659de45e1\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-107\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"user\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"9c8d1866-f3cc-44e8-a9b1-a496b16e4749\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-108\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"9c8d1866-f3cc-44e8-a9b1-a496b16e4749\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"25\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"25\"\u003eAVID Altus V2 Tonearm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"27\" data-end=\"90\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"27\" data-end=\"90\"\u003eOn demonstration at the Spinning Room HiFi showroom, Farsley.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"407\"\u003eThe AVID Altus V2 Tonearm brings reference-level engineering and performance to vinyl playback, revealing detail, clarity, and realism you may never have heard before. 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