Reviews
Don't take our word for it.
Fifty-four press features - reviews, films, awards, and show reports. Class A in Stereophile Recommended Components in every edition since 2023, every listing linked. And the owners who live with these tables every evening. Both voices matter - here they are, unedited.
From the press
Year by year.
Reviews, films, awards, and show reports, organized by year and linked to source.
20269 entries›
Terry Ellis makes the Symphony, with the Audio Origami PU-8 twelve-inch arm, his new reference turntable, and compares three cartridges on it.
Jay Iyagi's Symphony film: the table he bought to hear his grandfather's records, and what he found when he did.
Ken Micallef and Robert Schryer report from the mono/stéréo room at Montreal Audiofest 2026, the Symphony with the Savant Ti twelve-inch arm on the front end.
Stereophile's own video from the Montreal Audiofest floor, a Pure Fidelity turntable among the show's notable turntables.
Ken Micallef's tour of the turntables of Montreal Audiofest 2026, Pure Fidelity among them.
Terry Ellis on whether a phono cartridge makes a large difference to what you hear, with the Stratos MC in the frame.
After thirty years of digital, A British Audiophile buys a first turntable: a Harmony Mk2.
The Harmony holds its place in Class A of Stereophile's Recommended Components for a fourth consecutive year, starred in the 2026 edition.
Best of High End covers the Symphony's exclusive United Kingdom debut through Audio Origami of Glasgow.
20256 entries›
Audiophilia names the Savant Ti twelve-inch tonearm one of its Products of the Year 2025, chosen from the equipment it reviewed in full that year.
Three years with the Harmony, and why Jay Iyagi is moving up the range.
Ron Brenay, who owned a Harmony Mk1, returns for the Harmony Mk2 with the Savant arm and asks whether it is worth it. His spoiler is in the title: yes.
“A resonance control king displaying a huge dynamic range.” Anthony Kershaw on the Savant Ti, our own tonearm, in its twelve-inch form.
The Harmony appears in Class A in both the Spring and Fall 2025 editions of Stereophile's Recommended Components.
The Stratos MC earns its own listing in Stereophile's Recommended Components, Phono Cartridges.
202414 entries›
Audiophilia names the Symphony one of its Products of the Year 2024, chosen from the equipment it reviewed in full that year.
Jay Iyagi on when a turntable sounds better than high-resolution streaming, with his Harmony as the case.
"The audiophile turntable you didn't know you needed." Jay Iyagi's first film on the Harmony.
Audiophilia unboxes the new Symphony on arrival for its review, ahead of the Star Component verdict.
Shanon McKellar's turntable-focused Toronto Audiofest report includes the Pure Fidelity room among the turntables that stood out.
Archimago's Pacific Audio Fest report visits the Symphony's debut room, the Burnaby-built table with its titanium arm at the front of a six-figure system.
The Harmony holds its place in Class A of Stereophile's Recommended Components through both the 2024 and Fall 2024 editions.
"If you're like me and already own a Mk1 variant, I'd say the jump to the Mk2 with the Conductor is an easy and immediately rewarded decision."
"The Symphony's performance is up there with the very best I've heard, and some of those 'tables cost twice or three times as much as the Symphony."
"...the latest release from the Vancouver-based turntable makers" - the Symphony's flagship arrival, covered from the Capital Audiofest floor.
The Harmony, Savant tonearm and Stratos MC front a system praised for body and timbral correctness.
Stereophile’s Capital Audiofest report from the Fidelis Distribution room: the Harmony, with the then-new Savant arm.
Stereophile visits the Now Listen Here room at Capital Audiofest, the Symphony with the twelve-inch Savant titanium arm at its front end.
Copper’s Capital Audiofest 2023 report, with a Pure Fidelity Horizon providing analog playback.
202313 entries›
Audiophilia names the Harmony Mk2 one of its Products of the Year 2023, chosen from the equipment it reviewed in full that year.
Analog Planet’s Capital Audiofest report finds Pure Fidelity turntables in more than one room, the Harmony among them.
"The best under 10K turntable just got better, and it's still made in Canada." Audiophilia's film on the Harmony Mk2.
"The best under 10K high-end turntable you can buy today comes from Canada." Audiophilia's film on the Harmony.
Nate Goyer talks with John Stratton about his turntables, his design choices, and getting the most from the turntable you already own.
Parlogram's Stratos MC review, inside a film on how direct metal mastering changed the sound of the Beatles.
Steve Huff's Stratos MC overview: the cartridge he called one that "sounds better than it has a right to."
Steve Huff's video review of the Harmony, the companion to his written review: unboxing, assembly, and the sound.
The Harmony enters Stereophile's Recommended Components in Class A in the 2023 edition and holds through Fall 2023, the first of four consecutive years.
"If you are in a fortunate position researching your final solution turntable, you cannot do better under 10K than the wonderful Pure Fidelity Harmony Mk2."
"By far the nicest analog vinyl spinner I have ever had in my possession."
"There's meat on those bones."
"A table that can do it all without compromise." Michael Johnson chose the Horizon as his own reference and reviewed it after a year and a half of living with it.
20225 entries›
Howard Kneller's Capital Audiofest tour stops in the Pure Fidelity room.
"The Harmony / Stratos combination was magical - the music detailed, dynamic, and punchy on a wide, blooming stage."
"...made me forget the mechanics, time, and place" - the Harmony fronting the Bel Canto / Audiovector room at AXPONA.
"This Harmony table is highly recommended as one of the best tables that I've spent time with, regardless of its price."
"The Harmony has very little self-noise and is by far the quietest turntable I've ever owned."
20213 entries›
"An aesthetically-pleasing, sonically adroit hybrid-turntable design. A cohesive, cerebral and emotionally eloquent listening experience."
"This outstanding moving coil may be worth a quick look and an even quicker decision to purchase. Yes, it's that good. And underpriced."
"One of the finest platforms for vinyl playback that I ever spent time with. Make no mistake: this table picks fights well above its price."
20191 entry›
"With a turntable and arm combo of such fine quality, you could hang a Goldfinger Statement cart on it and it would party just fine."
20183 entries›
"QC was outstanding, and the table would not easily be equaled by other designs I'm familiar with at double the price."
"John Stratton is to be congratulated on Pure Fidelity's formation, the quality of the engineering and design, and its wonderful Eclipse Turntable."
"The turntable is silent, the backgrounds totally black. Isaac Stern believed music is the sound between the notes - the Eclipse allowed me that experience."
From the owners
In their own words.
Nobody knows a turntable like the person who lowers the needle every evening. Six owners, unedited.
"The cliche of hearing things I had never heard before on records I have played many, many times holds true. Music sounded new, with musical lines never before noticed becoming obvious. Greater detail, with precision that gave me chills. Bass grip and definition are greatly improved. My listening experience was a thing of great joy, with a ridiculous grin on my face."Jim Whitney · Harmony with Savant tonearm
"Analog lives! Let me start by saying I've discovered this gem of a company. Pure Fidelity - a truly Canadian company that cleverly designs and manufactures custom turntables that are sonically brilliant and aesthetically pleasing. All in one."Robin Alexander · St. Thomas, Ontario · Encore
"I have owned some costly tables in my day, from the Michell Gyro SE to the Clearaudio Magnum to a Rega P7 with ceramic platter. Pure Fidelity's tables at this price cannot be beat, and compete easily with - even outclass - tables that have cost me a lot more."Dave · Eclipse
"Through the whole process I never felt you were trying to sell me anything. In the end, I am very glad you did. My decision has been nothing short of amazing."Tony · Eclipse
"One way I judge new equipment is: does it make me want to drag out and listen to all my vinyl, all over again? It does. I'm currently going through all my Blue Note Music Matters reissues."Geoff · Horizon
"I finally have an analog system I can be proud of. Thanks for the expert set up, and for making this happen for me."Bob N. · Harmony
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