Dr. Feickert Analogue
Blackbird
Introduced 2022$8,995 MSRP
The Blackbird is a German-made belt-drive turntable notable for its dual-motor "master-slave" drive system, using two brushless three-phase DC motors positioned 180° apart around the platter to load the bearing evenly and drive it near-tangentially. It ships without a tonearm, letting buyers fit arms from Kuzma, Schick, EMT, Schroeder, or Rega, and is aimed at analog enthusiasts building a fully customized front end.
MSRP
$8,995
Used market · Good
$5,250
-42% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $8,995 at launch to $5,250 today.
Specifications
- Motor
- Two brushless, three-phase DC (Papst precision) motors arranged 180° apart in a master-slave configuration
- Price
- $8,000 (no tonearm); £6,995
- Speeds
- 33.33, 45.11, and 78 rpm
- Weight
- 22 kg / 48.5 lb
- Platter
- Poly-oxy-methylene (POM), 13.23 lb, 2" tall
- Tonearm
- Not included; compatible with Kuzma 4Point/4PointSE, Kuzma Stogi S12 VTA, Schick 10.5"/12", EMT 912-HI, Rega, and Schroeder tonearms
- Dimensions
- 530 × 150 × 420 mm (20.8" W × 6.25" H × 16.5" D)
- Drive type
- Belt drive
- Drive system
- Belt drive
- Published price
- 8995 USD
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