SOTA, Nova

item info

category: electronics > turntables

drive system: belt drive

speeds: 33/45

tonearm: Interchangeable

weight: 44 lb (20 kg) turntable only; 10 lb (9 kg) pump unit

item description

• FLOATING SEISMIC PLATFORM™SUSPENSION WITH 22LB. BALANCED SUB-SHASSIS HUNG FROM FOUR-POINT SPRING SUSPENSION SYSTEM
• INTERNALLY DAMPENED, MULTI-LAYERED 14-15LB. PLATTER, INVERTED BEARING DESIGN WITH SAPPHIRE THRUST PLATE AND ZIRCONIUM (NOVA) OR CHROME STEEL (STAR) BEARING
• SELF SENSING VACUUM HOLD-DOWN WITH REFLEX CLAMP, THE "ULTIMATE RECORD CLAMPING SYSTEM" OR I-CLAMP (STAR) CLAMPING DEVICE
• COSMOS™ VINYL-FORMAT™ MAT AND GROOVE DAMPER™ MAT
• "BOLT-THROUGH", MULTI-LAYER ARMBOARD BLOCK MOUNTING
• ELECTRONIC FLYWHEEL™ ULTRA-REGULATED, HIGH-SPEED POWER SUPPLY FOR MOTOR SYSTEM
• HIGH-EFFICIENCY A/C MOTOR WITH DOUBLE-REGULATED, SYNTHESIZED SINE-WAVE DRIVE AND BALANCED PULLEY
• ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL AND SPEED CHANGE
• INTERCHANGEABLE TONEARMS WITH SOTA WOOD COMPOSITE ARMBOARDS

RUMBLE Less than -60db unweighted (10cm/sec @ 1000Hz)
WOW & FLUTTER Less than .04% RMS
SUSPENSION Tuned 4-point stretched-spring sub-chassis, 2.55 Hz frequency
PLATTER Individually balanced 14 lb one-piece cast platter with internal damping, lead flywheel ring, SOTA Vinyl-Format Platter Mat, molded silicone vacuum lip and anti-static Groove Damper mat
VACUUM SYSTEM Electronic-sensing, provides LP clamping vacuum pressure of 3.0” Hg, +/- 0.2” Hg
SHAFT Hardened steel, hand matched to sintered bronze sleeves
MOTOR High-efficiency A/C motor with double-regulated, synthesized sine-wave drive and balanced pulley; electronic flywheel with ultra-regulated, high-speed power supply for motor system
BEARING Thrust pad; polished sapphire disc; thrust point: zirconium ball
DIMENSIONS: 7-1/2" H (to top of dust cover), 20-1/4" W, 16-1/2" D