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In Reply to: RE: 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.
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My main table is a Cosmos Eclipse w vacuum and an Origin Live Agile arm. It is a wonderful table and a reference piece for me. I hold the bottom plate with my hand when I put on the Reflex clamp to minimize the suspension travel. I should keep a small block of wood handy to do this.
Instead of a block I keep the adjustment feet about a millimeter below the suspended deck. Limits the suspension travel.
I have a Star vacuum, a Nova Eclipse and a Comet. The Nova sounds the best. Unless I am mistaken SOTA began in earthquake prone southern California. The man who developed the SOTA suspension was playing a record when an earthquake occurred and the tonearm jumped all over the place. I'm not sure that Cristan Griego, the current owner is fully interested in the legacy of SOTA but he is doing some really nice work. At last, there are plenty of You Tube videos on how to disassemble a SOTA vacuum turntable and replace the springs, add the Eclipse sensors and motor. Back when Kirk Bodinet was involved in the company it took me 3 months to get the Star Vacuum delivered. Now they have the wait time down to barely over a week. I like everything about SOTA. Donna Bodinet used to keep highly detailed records of every turntable they made. I want to try DIY replacing the Star springs.
However, when the vacuum locks a record down securely and I use my older Modwright SWP 9.0 SE I can get some of the deepest low bass imaginable--below 30 HZ. I doubt I will live long enough to buy another SOTA but if I do I would get a maxxed out Cosmos vacuum.
Yesterday I tried 3 of those furniture slides stacked together
They leave about 1/2 inch of travel by the tt platform but clearly separate so no unwanted vibes
The best solution I have found
Two stacks can be used and placed so they don't interfere with the ground nut on the bottom
LowIQ
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