The Series 7 turntable was designed as a professional transcription unit, to provide the highest possible levels of audio performance from an elegantly simple, dependable and user-friendly unit by using a minimum number of very high quality precision engineered parts. The S7 system was designed for both dedicated audiophiles and professional users. It is easy to set up and use, refreshingly practical and forthright. Seriously engineered for music.

The turntable is supplied with a record mat fabricated from pure graphite, though other materials may be substituted to provide an alternative acoustic impedance to the disc in play. A record clamp is also supplied. The module, or turntable chassis, is a massive stainless steel disc into which the turntable bearing is built, and onto which the armboard is affixed.

The a.c. motor drive system delivers speeds of 33.3, 45 & 78 rpm, driving the platter via a compliant belt and precision transfer bearing system (a version of the turntable may be supplied without the intermediate transfer bearing assembly, thereby providing just one fixed speed of 33.3 rpm).

Armboards can be supplied pre-cut for mounting most well-known tonearms, and are easily interchanged. Armboards suitable for 12" tonearms or for simultaneously mounting and operating multiple tonearms can also be supplied.

TURNTABLE SPECIFICATIONS Speed Range 33,45,78 rpm Platter diameter 300 mm Platter mass 11.7 kg IPlayer nett mass 48.0 kg Nominal height (excl. baseplate) 125 mm Dimensions (baseplate) 580 x 358 mm Package dimensions 670x490x320 mm Packaged mass 51 kg

The S7 tonearm is the perfect compliment to the S7 turntable - they were made for each other. A unipivot device, configured to permit free movement in both the lateral and vertical planes whilst preventing movement in the rocking plane, the S7 tonearm is a simple and user-friendly device, designed for both professional and high-end domestic users in equal measure.
A 12" version of the tonearm is available to enable tracking of large archive discs. The larger tonearm is, apart from length and mass, identical to its 9" relative and can be supplied with a reversed geometry to enable tracking of anticlockwise mastered discs. The 12" tonearm is able to transcribe discs of up to 20" in diameter whilst the 9" version will accommodate discs of up to 14" in diameter. From a purely sonic view, the 9" tonearm is to be preferred.

TONEARM SPECIFICATIONS   9" unit 12" unit Distance- tonearm pivot to stylus tip 233.2 mm 308.8 mm Distance - tonearm pivot to turntable centre 215.4 mm 295.6 mm Cartridge offset angle 23.64 mm 17.63 deg Overhang 17.80 mm 13.20 mm Inner null radius 66.00 mm 66.00 mm Outer null radius 120.9 mm 120.9 mm Maximum disc size capacity 356.0 mm 508.0 mm

The English has been retained from the original English web site.

 

 

The Professional Archive Turntable is able to transcribe almost any disc ever produced, with accurate and meaningful fidelity, in a precise and repeatable fashion. It has been crafted with longevity as a major goal and will thus perform reliably and consistently - representing a sound investment for any organisation or individual with a large disc archive. Incorporating a comprehensive motor drive control system, this professional working tool was specifically developed to deal with transcription requirements out with the remit of domestic record playing apparatus.

The motor, a powerful d.c. device, together with its' optical encoder, is housed in a substantial stainless steel enclosure held remotely from the turntable platform. Controlled by an intelligent servo feedback system, the motor enables precise and responsive motion control for exacting transcription work. The motor drive system delivers speeds of 10-120 rpm, driving the platter via two compliant belts. Motor speed is controlled by a digital electronic power supply and is independent of variations in load. Speeds may be set manually via thumb wheel selection, or via p.c. & RS232 serial port. Speed may be selected to one decimal place of rpm, both directions of rotation are available, and the various motor control parameters may be calibrated via the computer interface incorporated.
The module, or turntable chassis, is a massive stainless steel disc into which the turntable bearing is built, and onto which the armboard is affixed. The motor unit and its drive system are excluded from the actual turntable platform.

The record spindle is detachable, permitting use of custom-built spindles for specific 'outsize' tasks or enabling precise positioning of any disc. Platter mass is greater than 11 kg. and distributed to maximise inertia. Surface plates - for fully supporting master lacquers, or archive discs of up to 20" in diameter - may also be supplied upon request, together with disc clamping record spindles and associated hardware.

The turntable is supplied with a base of 30mm thickness Italian slate which supports the turntable above and provides a rigid, high mass reference to 'earth'. The interchangeable armboard is laser-cut from a composite multi-layer material. Typically configured to mount one 12" S7 tonearm, a dual armboard for simultaneously mounting and operating 2 tonearms may also be supplied.

A short supporting stand, with levelling facility, is incorporated with the turntable. The motor drive system electronics is housed within this supporting stand and the motor unit itself is affixed to the base of the stand - holding it remotely from the actual turntable.

TURNTABLE SPECIFICATIONS Speed Range 10,0 - 120,0 rpm Disc Capacity 0 - 508 mm Platter diameter 300 mm IPlayer mass 11.7 kg Module (chassis) mass 9.57 kg Dimensions (footprint) 580 x 358 x 360 mm

TURNTABLE TECHNICAL DATA Drive dual (compliant) belt drive Motor Airpax dc - ironless rotor Encoder Hewlett Packard - optical Servo 'soft' servo control via motor shaft, not turntable platter Controls: off/on computer/manual control; forward/reverse; stall/run Speed set 10,0 - 120,0 rpm inclusive - settable to one decimal place. PC Interface RS232C Serial port (9 pin D socket input).

The 12"tonearm is a unipivot device, configured to permit free movement in both the lateral and vertical planes whilst preventing any rocking movement, the 12" S7 tonearm was rationally designed for professional use. Stripped of all excess baggage, the tonearm is simple, obvious and dependable; it will perform reliably and consistently ad infinitum, generating accurate retrieval of information from the disc, neither adding nor subtracting from the original - which is, after all is said and done, exactly what a tonearm should do.
The internal tonearm wiring uses high quality 'silver-over-copper' stranded cable with a Teflon dielectric. Connector assemblies may be supplied for unbalanced or balanced interconnects.

The headshell is a fully detachable item, offering adjustment to both overhang and azimuth, and locks firmly to the tonearm beam using the cartridge mounting screws. A cueing device is aligned close to the tonearm pivot: this is a damped piston assembly system which permits safe cueing of the tonearm over a wide arc. Anti-skating is provided for by a fully adjustable thread/wheel/weight assembly, supplied with a number of bias weights to enable calibration with any cartridge.

Vertical tracking angle may be readily adjusted by a thumb wheel situated below the main pivot assembly, each full revolution of the thumbhole corresponding to a 1mm incremental change in the vertical tracking angle. The tonearm geometry is compatible with the SME mounting system and satisfies the same geometric data as the SME 3012R tonearm. High fidelity applications are perhaps better served by the shorter 9" version of the S7 tonearm. Apart from overall length and effective mass the two arms are, in effect, identical and share a common sonic signature. The 9" arm may be supplied in preference to the 12" version if requested, or as an addition - with a separate or combination armboard. The 9" arm can transcribe discs up to a maximum 14" diameter.

Specific archive applications are catered for by the option of a reversed-geometry tonearm to enable accurate tracking of large counter-clockwise archive discs. Custom counterweights, bias weights, headshells, record spindles, etc. may be specially fabricated for compatibility with unusually high mass cartridges or other atypical hardware / software. Please contact us directly with your specific requirements.

TONEARM SPECIFICATIONS Distance: pivot to stylus tip 308.8 mm Distance: pivot to turntable centre 295.6 mm Cartridge offset angle 17.63 deg. Overhang 13.20 mm Inner null radius 66.00 mm Outer null radius 120.9 mm Maximum disc size capacity 508.0 mm

The English has been retained from the original English web site.