Turntables technology

Motors


We use 24 pole AC or 3 phase DC motors with low noise bearings. Precision made pulleys ensure the smooth transfer of rotation via the precision made belt to the subplatter. The result is a uniform drive of the platter at any given moment.

Motor power supply


The power supply insulates motors from the mains supply and controls precise speed with pure signals, which minimise motor vibration and give uniform drive to the rotating platter.

Bearings

The carbon steel used for platter shafts is ground, lapped and finally diamond polished to give the finest low friction sliding structure. A unique damping, low friction and low vibration bearing material is used which minimises air slack and vibration inside the bearing. Vertical support is provided by a polished ruby ball immersed in an oil pool on top of the inverted shaft, in our top turntables.

Platters


Our smallest model has damping rubber material inserted into the solid aluminium, to prevent any ringing resonance. Other platters are multilayered of aluminium and acrylic topped with a special mat of textile and rubber compound. An additional weight or screw down clamp further controls record vibration. Rotational tolerances of our platters are below 0.02 mm.

Suspension


Most of our turntables are not suspended. Due to the design and construction of the chassis as well as the rigidity of individual parts, however, our turntables are not sensitive to outside disturbances. Solid aluminium, acrylic or brass is used to minimise internal and external vibration. Some turntables use a damped spring suspension system tuned to below 2.5 Hz to give extra insulation with no need for special turntable supports.

Armboards


Pre-cut armboards are available for all our turntables, thus making it possible to mount any tonearm, though our tonearms remain the best value for money.

VTA (vertical tracking angle) adjustments


Some of our turntables have a facility enabling adjustment of the tonearm’s VTA even if the tonearm itself lacks this facility. Our top of the range turntable model has a precise VTA adjustment built into the tonearm tower, which allows VTA adjustment of ANY tonearm, regardless of type, in the repeatable range of 0.01 mm, without any loss of rigidity in the assembly