Description
ROUNDTABLE S | TURNTABLE
The Roundtable S is a new venture into the world of
turntables.
Musical Fidelity’s first turntable, the M1, was made in
2003. It was engineered to a very high standard. It was well received in the
press.
Musical Fidelity’s latest Roundtable S is a new venture into
the world of turntables. This is a high quality competitively priced complete
solution. It has a high-quality low resonance 9” pickup arm (magnetic
anti-skating) with steel tipped vertical bearings housed in zirconium with
rubber damping, not dissimilar in principle to the Incabloc shock protection
system on watches. The horizontal bearings are ABEC7 ball bearings. It is
fitted with an Ortofon 2M Red cartridge.
Design
Musical Fidelity has a long heritage of designing
exceptional turntables and the Roundtable S is no exception:
Top spec components include: a polished high carbon tool
steel bearing – for an exceptional long life and friction free performance – an
extremely inert chassis and suspension system and a very high-quality pick-up
arm, usually used on products several price categories higher.
The platter is made from finely machined high density MDF
and has high mass and low resonance. The plinth is made from similar bulky low
resonance material. The feet are also part of the isolation system. The
Roundtable S offers a stable low resonance platform for vinyl disc playing.
The very high-quality pickup arm is matched with a well-regarded
cartridge which complements the arm’s characteristics exceptionally well. The
turntable system itself has excellent isolation properties, low resonance, high
stability and consistency. The motor, belt and main platter bearing are all
selected for complimentary characteristics.
Roundtable S – Specifications
Performance
- Nominal
speed 33/45 rpm, outside belt drive system, manual speed change
- Speed
Variance 33rpm: ± 0.30 %, 45rpm: ± 0.20 %
- Wow
and flutter 33rpm: ± 0.10%, 45rpm: ± 0.09%
- Signal
to noise ratio Mechanical noise: – 39 dB
- Electrical
noise: -65dB
- Downforce
range 0 – 25 mN
- Tonearm
9” straight shape massive aluminum construction
- Supplied
counterweights no. 82, weight 114g (± 1g), for cartridges from 5 to 13g
- Effective
tonearm mass 14g
- Effective
tonearm length 230mm (tonearm mounting distance 212mm)
- Overhang
18mm
Power
- Power
requirement 15V 0.8A (Adaptor supplied)
- Consumption
>0.25 Watts standby 5 Watts maximum
- Adaptor
mains voltage 110-240 V 50-60Hz
Weight
- Unit
only, unboxed 6 kg (131/5 lbs)
- In
shipping carton 8 kg (173/5 lbs)
Supplied Cartridge Ortofon 2M Red
- Cartridge
type Moving Magnet
- Frequency
Response 20 – 20.000 Hz + 3 / – 1 dB
- Channel
Separation 22 dB at 1 kHz
- Channel
Balance 1.5 dB
- Tracking
Force 1.6 – 2.0g (1.8g recommended)
- Vertical
Tracking Angle 20°
- Recommended
Load Impedance 47,000 ohms
- Recommended
Load Capacitance 150 – 300pF
- Output
Voltage 5.5 mV (mV at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)
- Stylus
Shape Elliptical
- Stylus
Construction tipped Elliptical diamond
- Mount
Half-inch
- Weight
7.2g
- Replacement
Stylus 2M Red (exchangeable with 2M Blue and 2M Silver)
Dimensions
- Width
542 mm (23½”)
- Height
(including feet) 100 mm (4”)
- Depth (front to back) Inc. terminals 342 mm
(13½”)
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