SOTA Sapphire Series VI Turntable

Description

Sapphire VI

The Sapphire’s simple yet effective suspension system has
been revered for its ability to reliably isolate the record from the footfalls,
environmental noise, and unwanted resonances

The SOTA Sapphire™ is forty years young and features SOTA’s
famous four-point spring suspension. For decades, this simple yet effective
suspension system has been revered for its ability to reliably isolate the
record from the footfalls, environmental noise, and unwanted resonances that so
often plague even the best listening spaces – without the use of costly
isolation racks.

The Series VI Sapphire features a brand new motor control
system with improved stability and more torque, as well as a new phenolic resin
sub-chassis with ⅛” aluminum bracing. It also makes use of a magnetically
levitating platter, which replaces the sapphire disc and all other
weight-bearing contact points that the platter would rotate on. This
elimination of bearing friction yields a turntable with beautifully dark
backgrounds. The Sapphire VI also comes standard with solid aluminum spiked
feet, allowing for clearer lows than ever before. With all of these new
innovations, we believe that vinyl fans of all tastes can appreciate this
lively and musical new installment in the legendary Sapphire line.

The Series VI Sapphire also comes with the option of the
Eclipse electronics package, bringing truly state of the art motor control to a
modestly-priced turntable.

SAPPHIRE VI FEATURES

Sub-chassis
½” phenolic resin platform with .125” aircraft grade
aluminum, mdf, and acrylic. 22 lbs. balanced to your tonearm.

Platter
Individually-balanced, one-piece, cast aluminum platter, CNC
precision-machined, internally damped. 9 lbs. Topped with vinyl mat.

Platter Fixture
Stainless Steel shaft, machined sintered bronze sleeves hand
fit for each table. Platter levitates on force of opposing magnets.

Armboard Mount
Multi-Layer MDF

Power supply
5”x4”x3.25” transformer box, 120V or 240V operation,
fuse-protected.

Motor
High-efficiency AC synchronous motor with double-regulated,
synthesized sine-wave drive and balanced pulley (different for Eclipse package)

Speed
33.3 & 45 rpm with independent fine tuning

Armboard
3-layer acrylic with aluminum base

Warranty
Two-year parts and labor

SAPPHIRE VI SPECS

Suspension
Four-point spring-suspended sub-chassis

Transmission
Belt drive

Weight
44 lbs. (20 kg) turntable

Dimensions
7-1/2″ H (to top of dust cover), 20-1/4″ W,
16-1/2″ D