SOTA Millennia - Comments?

With apology to the OP as i've no prior experience with SOTA and there's no local importer here until a few weeks ago.

To Sirspeedy,

I have no problem with Cosmos being a better deck to your ears but i take offence with your commment which implies that those who've chosen the imported turntables with a different approach to vinyl playback (ie.non vac clamping and non suspended) as being "jaded" and "clueless".

Jaspert,if you take offense,then really,you must get a life -:)I was not being literal.

I'M SURE YOU ARE NOT CLUELESS,nor is the vast majority of forum dwellers.

I'm sarcastically implying that the audio industry is full of products that can be bettered for less money,but due to reviews etc. some folks stop listening with the ear,and are affected with their eyes.I think expensive means good,to many folks,and I know one fellow who lives by this credo.

I do hope most folks think about why something does what it does,and thinks about the physics of vinyl replay.Sadly,and I'm entitled to my own opinion,many folks are clueless here.

Worse things have been said on the forum,without someone getting peeved.

Btw,SOTA happens to be a great value,and hits on all the bases regarding a fully developed and mature vinyl replay deck....Alot of big buck stuff does not!!

Best regards


That's it.Lighten up!

The SOTA Millenium is one of the ugliest turntables I've ever seen. But of course this is purely from aesthetical point of view and has nothing to do with it's sound.

Chris

Sirspeedy

"Over priced and under performing products for the jaded and clueless".

You don't like the Raven table , so you don't like it...

However it's on a rare occasion you ever lash out at anyone person let alone a group....Too much wine the night before?

Your pissed at something.... Money spent on import vs American made ? What is it that you care what people spend their money on? geez

You continued by ripping into Jaspert telling him to get a life, then you turn around and try to smooth it over....real nice Speedy.
Jasper and I have spoken to each other several times in the past via e-mails and let me tell you Jasper is an all around great guy.
How can you not take offence to what you implied?

While this is still fresh, you really have a good opportunity here to point out how clueless some people are in this hobby.

Is there more? Start a new thread or chime in on existing ones.... get it all out.

Sit,

I have comments on the Millennia and Sota in general.

I too have grown accustomed to the brand, having bought a Star with an electronic flywheel from Robert Becker at a CES show in Chicago too many years ago. I had a platter upgrade about 15 years ago and still use it today.

I bought a Millennia from Kirk and Donna Bodindet, two very fine people, at the 2005 CES show. I have yet to put it into service. It is a departure from the typical Sota design in that it is not a sprung table. The fit and finish is top notch, typical of Sota products, and the price is reasonable when you consider the vacuum feature.

A while back I began building a table and chose the Sota bearing and platter along with their vacuum pump. A year or so ago I decided to cast a 50 lb lead platter to bond to the Sota table. I had two made and also sent the platter from the Millennia back to Sota for the retrofit. I hope to have both platters back sometime soon at which time I'll set the Millennia up and see how it performs. I have no reason to believe it's performance will be less than stellar.

I believe the success that the Bodinets have with their company is due to the lack of greed on their part to follow the ever escalating price spiral seen in many other table designs. That, plus a solid design and reputation for value, make their tables an excellent value. When The Millennia is up and running I'll post an opinion.