Mag-Lev Turntables
Interesting read! The SOTA Cosmos Eclipse uses a Mag-Lev plater and I was seriously contemplating getting one until now. https://sotaturntables.com/products/cosmos-eclipse/ "Platter Fixture Stainless Steel shaft, machined sintered bronze sleeves hand fit for each table. Platter levitates on the force of opposing magnets." |
There are several conventional turntables where the platter is wholly or partially supported by a magnetic field, but in the vertical direction only. All of them have a horizontal mechanical bearing of the usual type. Those have nothing to do with the one particular unique turntable that is being batted around on this thread. |
"The use of the new 3-phase motor in this package, combined with the mounting of the motor to the cabinet instead of the sub-chassis, as well as noise floor improvements from the new mag-lev platter assembly, yields a new Cosmos that is significantly quieter than older models." https://sotaturntables.com/products/cosmos-eclipse/#:~:text=The%20use%20of%20the%20new,significantly.... |
