J.Sikora
Standard Max
Introduced 2020$19,995 MSRP
The J.Sikora Standard Max is a heavyweight belt-drive turntable from the small Polish manufacturer J.Sikora, built around a solid billet-aluminum platform, a 40-lb Delrin/cast-iron platter, and an inverted ceramic bearing, and it accepts up to two tonearm towers for dual-arm setups.
MSRP
$19,995
Used market · Good
$19,000
-5% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $19,995 at launch to $19,000 today.
Specifications
- Price
- $19,995 for the turntable with one arm tower and basic linear power supply
- Speeds
- 33⅓ and 45 rpm
- Weight
- 83 kg (176.3 lb)
- Bearing
- Inverted ceramic bearing
- Chassis
- Solid billet-aluminum platform with aluminum feet, brass bolts, and ceramic-bearing/gel-pod foot isolation
- Platter
- 40-lb platter made of Delrin and cast iron, topped with a glass-crystal mat; subplatter of copper, aluminum, and stainless steel
- Dimensions
- 620 × 340 × 410 mm
- Drive type
- Belt drive, dual motors on opposite sides of the plinth
- Recognition
- Named a 2022 and 2023 Editors' Choice ($10,000-and-up turntables) by The Absolute Sound; exhibited at AXPONA 2022 in a system with Doshi Audio electronics and Joseph Audio speakers
- Power supply
- Basic linear PSU included; optional multi-stage-filtered reference PSU costs $4,625
- Tonearm capacity
- Accepts up to two tonearms via arm towers; matching J.Sikora KV12 VTA tonearm priced at $8,495 (10% discount when bought together)
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