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RE: Does Anyone Know The Early History of SOTA Turntables

Posted by dgaapc7 (A) on October 14, 2024 at 07:15:02

In Reply to: Does Anyone Know The Early History of SOTA Turntables posted by Mister Pig on October 13, 2024 at 09:38:45:

I don't know all the early history as to materials etc, but I bought my Sota Sapphire very early in their production, around 1981 or so. We moved in 1982 and I had the tt at that time. The platter is a bronze color and has the sapphire bearing. It had a Technics EPA 500 arm. I added the stick on acrylic mat in 1987 along with the weight. It replaced a Denon direct drive that rumbled like a son of a gun. Over the years I had a Grace 707 and a Premier FT 4. Finally came an SME 4 with the Cosmos base. That was around 2001, about when the Cosmos base became available. It still has its original belt and passes all the wow/flutter measurements as well as speed stability. It still sounds great. I have put a thin paperback book under the chassis so the springs are not stretched much when I put the weight on. I don't know when they went to the all acrylic platter, but I suspect around 1987 or so when the add on mat became available. The mat and weight brought a new level of clarity and "solidness" to the sound. I wouldn't own anything else. Sorry I can't be more specific about the dates.
LowIQ

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