Pear Audio Blue Kid Thomas turntable | Review

Part-Time Audiophile

The Pear Audio Kid Thomas turntable I had in for review came to me by way of Dr. Vinyl, a local audio dealer, and Audio Skies, the US importer for Pear. I had seen this turntable at a variety of audio shows, and almost always paired with some exquisite speakers and electronics from GamuT. In the spirit of full disclosure, those demos have always been among my favorites. So, when it came time to go shopping for a new, upscale, and modestly unaffordable turntable, this was one of the first places I turned. And, if I’m being honest, the fact that my friend Michael Fremer had given it a “Class A” rating a few years back weighed more than a little in my decision to bring it in. If you’ve never seen one of these turntables, visually, it’s no-frills and kinda plain — your money is certainly not going into frivolous bling. At least, that’s what the Pear Audio Blue “puffy” logo sticker on the plinth says to me. The plinth itself is a sturdy wood, has a satin finish, and is stained an understated, and almost vintage-looking, greyish-brown. The wood is also soft, so have a care, and while the cut/fit […]

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