The Deck 12 is
a Rigid belt driven turntable with a Very open sound, detailed and
with a full body. Its 20mm thick platter is made of transparent
polyvinyl to have a good rotational stability and to dissipate vibrations.
All the parts are made actually of machine worked aluminum, brass,
bronze, stainless steel, all to improve sonic performances. The
pulley, with one of the best available rotational stability, is
fixed without screws (for better wow & flutter).
In addition, it is made of Delryn which, compared to Teflon®,
resists transmission of vibrations, and has a significantly lower
slippage coefficient.
The bearing/spindle system, much larger and longer than usual ones,
has a Teflon® bottom to increase its quietness during platter
rotation. As optional is available a very innovative bearing/spindle
system, threaded on its external diameter bearing for in axis fixing
and with a Teflon® screw on its bottom to actually enable one
to, thusly, adjust the VTA (the VTA is also adjustable at the conventional
tone arm level).
In addition the Teflon® screw can be substitute from another
one holed in its center for insertion of an air pump to render the
spindle air suspended. The motor is placed in a sandwich of brass
plates to avoid unwanted vibrations.
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