Mijo, I now understand what you mean by a plinth “cover” wrt the SOTA turntables, but the term is unnecessarily confusing. It’s inherently part of the plinth. Yes, the armboard is part of the sprung substructure so it rides a bit lower than the stationary part of the upper plinth. Thus the deck can foul the counterweight especially of well designed tonearms that place the CW in the plane of the LP surface. I had that issue w the TP on my SSIII, but was able to resolve it.
FWIW, having owned and used both, I’d say the Phoenix Eng stuff ( now available as Eclipse for SOTA) does a better job w Lenco motor than the Walker, which does not offer the benefit of tachometer feedback and has a much lower power output. The Walker is way better than nothing, however, especially w the very low power consumption Notts motor.
FWIW, having owned and used both, I’d say the Phoenix Eng stuff ( now available as Eclipse for SOTA) does a better job w Lenco motor than the Walker, which does not offer the benefit of tachometer feedback and has a much lower power output. The Walker is way better than nothing, however, especially w the very low power consumption Notts motor.
