Turntable Details
Drive
Direct
Motor
DC
Wow & Flutter %
Rumble [dB]
Speed
33, 45
Dimensions [mm]
Platter Material
Platter Diameter [mm]
Total Weight [kg]
Tonearm
Year Built
Platter Weight [kg]
Plinth Material
Price
Additional information
The Stratosphere was firstly conceived nearly 40 years ago and the philosophy used then was down the solidity road. Basically solidity of materials is the key plus the use of the quietest inert materials currently available. The Stratosphere has always been substantially solid but some of the latest improvements have taken solidity coupled with technical refinement to another level.
THE STAND
The stand base and top plate have been upgraded with even more solidity with solid aluminium. This stand supports the main turntable using 3 legs that can also be filled with sand if the situation permits rendering the operational part of the turntable to be sitting on an incredibly sturdy base offering maximum solidity.
MAIN TURNTABLE FLOATING SUPPORT
The main turntable is further isolated from the stand by an in house designed supporting device known as ‘Air Pods.’ These items enable the main turntable to literally hover in air the connection from the stand to the turntable itself being almost 99% free without any vibration being transmitted from the ground.
BEARING ASSEMBLY
After considerable research over the last few years, a very special plating material is used here (as used by NASA in some space products) which is incredibly quiet offering almost zero friction lowering the noise floor to be virtually un-detectable.
ELECTRONIC SPEED CONTROL
The main flywheel encompasses a sensor which supplies information to the power supply that controls the accuracy of speed ensuring any deviation or varience is kept to the absolute minimum.
MOTOR SUPPORT
Lastly a new electrically speed controlled DC motor is housed in a substantial motor pod which then stands on a separate pillar on the base stand preventing any further vibration being transferred from one of the quietest motors current available.
FLYWHEEL ISOLATION
The main flywheel weighing around 25lbs has a series of spikes on its upper surface. The substantial weight of this flywheel plus the platter spikes offer a further stage of isolation. The final level of isolation comes from a new 20mm Nylatron platter which sits on the spikes on the top of the flywheel. The record resting on this platter is held firmly by a record weight.