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Deco Turntable w/Ace-Anna Arm & Deco Power Supply - $38,499
The Deco by Nottingham Analog Studio is the culmination of a lifetime spent advancing the state of LP playback. This newest Nottingham turntable not only incorporates over forty years of experience, but for the first time couples that with what was essentially an unlimited budget. The product brief was to make the best turntable possible, period.
Technical Details
! The platter is made of soft alloy. Its outside edge is stepped and the center bore is
tapered to spread the resonance over a wide frequency band.
! The inner wall of the bearing sleeve is grooved. This allows it to act like a pump,
distributing the oil to ensure that all of the bearing surfaces are lubricated all of the time.
These grooves also allow trapped air to escape as the platter settles during initial
assembly.
! The oil used in the Deco bearing has been specifically formulated for the Deco’s
“pumping” bearing and is not recommend for use in other Nottingham models.
! The suspension has two modes – on and off. No fine tuning of the suspension is
necessary. The suspension is engaged by rotating the four suspension pods and freeing
the upper plinth.
! The tension on the arm board (which is necessary to provide a stable platform and yet
still offer VTA adjustment on the fly) is created by using a “falling weight” principle. If
there was no tension, the assembly would rattle. If springs or rubber were used the
tension would vary with arm height, changing the resonant frequency (and therefore
performance) as the arm was adjusted. These problems are avoided by using a large
mass and gravity to provide constant tension that is totally independent of arm height.
Internal viscous damping is provided to deal with any residual resonance issues.
! The pad between the graphite matt and the platter is manufactured from a proprietary
material and forms a bond between the matt and the patter. The series of grooves in the
top surface of the platter facilitates the movement of air as the pad is fitted to the platter,
ensuring that proper contact is achieved.
! The power supply incorporates circuitry similar to that used in the Nottingham Wave
Mechanic, supplied with the Dais turntable. However, because of the extra resolving
capabilities of the Deco, additional sonic benefits are possible through fine adjustment of
the symmetry of the driving current. Generally there is an assumption that each side for
the motor armature is identical and will generate identical force with even power applied
to both sides. In fact, motor windings are rarely identical. The additional knob on the
dedicated Deco power supply allows for the fine tuning of the current distribution. Since
there is no easy way of measuring the small variations in motor armatures, this
adjustment can only be carried out by ear, and only after
mvh. SES.
To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears also. Igor Stravinsky
Vi har alle lært at skjule vore fordomme, og vi viser ikke vore forkerte meninger. PO Enquist 1976.
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