First of all: The name Manfred is an honour to my fathers Name. He is now suffering on serious illness. Before that he has always done all he could to help the company in every way and was always helpful in finding solution to bring the company forward. This turntable is presented in a sumptuous real wood veneer you would expect on a high end speaker system rather than an entry level turntable. The 38mm wooden chassis is mated to a 24mm platter and uses the stand alone motor unit used in our high end turntables with the mini Alpha regenerative power supply. Even this entry model uses our unique Tidorfolon maintenance free bearing to ensure incredibly low noise and years of maintenance free operation. The Manfred ships with our AS 250 tonearm with VTA adjuster. The Manfred is available in maple, cherry or piano black.