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RE: Does Anyone Know The Early History of SOTA Turntables

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In Reply to: RE: Does Anyone Know The Early History of SOTA Turntables posted by dgaapc7 on October 14, 2024 at 07:15:02

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.

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RE: Does Anyone Know The Early History of SOTA Turntables - DustyC 09:30:48 10/17/24 (1)
Instead of a block I keep the adjustment feet about a millimeter below the suspended deck. Limits the suspension travel.
- RE: Does Anyone Know The Early History of SOTA Turntables - posaune32foot@gmail.com 12:33:22 10/17/24 (0)
  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.
RE: Does Anyone Know The Early History of SOTA Turntables - dgaapc7 08:04:23 10/15/24 (0)
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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