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Even a nice black plastic insert would be an improvement.
I don't know of any other turntable that is like that.
OK, and how does the recessed arm figure into that design element? Is it a COG issue? Why does the arm need to be recessed? I don't want this to turn into argument here, I'm simply trying to understand.
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I think it's a trade-off between function and looks. To raise the arm board an inch or so to get it level with the plinth, the platter would also need to be an inch or so higher, and so would the dustcover. SOTA probably decided that recessing the arm board allowed for a lower profile. That's my guess anyway.
I think it's a trade-off between function and looks. To raise the arm board an inch or so to get it level with the plinth, the platter would also need to be an inch or so higher, and so would the dustcover. SOTA probably decided that recessing the arm board allowed for a lower profile. That's my guess anyway.
You can get a sense of the suspension here:
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This is a Millennium, which doesn't have the surrounding plinth. In a Star or Sapphire like we are talking about something like that black perforated platform is suspended from the surrounding plinth and the platter and tonearm are mounted to the sub chassis, not the plinth. If you press down on the platter, the tonearm moves in exactly the same way, so the relationship between the tonearm and platter never changes.
Yeah, maybe, but I still don't like the look. There are many spring suspended turntables and perhaps SOTA makes the best, but I don't see the need for the recessed arm and how it is part of the isolation solution.
Jon
Thanks,
I get that the platter and arm are mounted to the sub-chassis and move together. My Kyocera PL-701 works like that, as do the suspended Harman Kardons I have owned. although the motors of those are mounted to the plinth, not the sub-chassis. I'm still wondering if the recessed arm is a design aesthetics choice as you suggest, or is there a functional component to it?
Jon
For the correct hight for the platter.OK, and how does the recessed arm figure into that design element?
For the correct hight for the platter.Why does the arm need to be recessed?
Actually it's far different than most suspended tables, the two you just mentioned compress the springs, a SOTA stretches them.My Kyocera PL-701 works like that, as do the suspended Harman Kardons I have owned.
That video I posted I said they modded the table. On the sapphire and star sapphire the motor is mounted to the plinth. They do have a Cosmos (Next step up) table and that motor is mounted to the sub chassisalthough the motors of those are mounted to the plinth, not the sub-chassis.
interesting the design makes plinth damping, spikes, isolation platforms, exc...almost any chassis or damping mod is ,,,,,,useless ..... by design. Improvement is not needed, or even desired? Guess that is where the SOTA reputation came from.
Great idea!
I went to their website to see if they described the suspension, which they do. Pretty impressive!
Still not certain about the recess question.
I hope they clarify.
Jon
Or in any home environment, and I think your going out of your way to be snarky.Isolation like Sota's would come in handy if one lived next to a switching station or in a seismically active area of the world. Or in a bowling alley.