SOTA · Suspended Belt-Drive Turntable
SOTA Sapphire VII
The Sapphire VII is the entry point to SOTA's hand-built Heritage Series — a four-point spring-suspended turntable that isolates the record from footfalls, vibration and resonance for remarkably quiet, accurate playback.
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American-made suspended-turntable heritage.
$6,050
Hand-built to order
Four-point spring-suspended sub-chassis
CNC billet-aluminum platter, magnetically-levitating bearing
Upgraded Series VII motor control
Hand-built in Wisconsin, USA
About this piece
A CNC-machined billet-aluminum platter with internal acrylic damping rides on a magnetically-levitating bearing that all but eliminates friction, while an upgraded Series VII motor-control system delivers improved speed stability and torque.
The sub-chassis is ½" phenolic resin reinforced with aircraft-grade aluminum bracing on solid aluminum spiked feet, with a two-layer phenolic armboard. Available in American cherry or walnut with a clear acrylic dust cover, and backed by a two-year warranty.
Hand-built in the U.S.A. (Delavan, WI)
Specifications
- Drive
- Belt drive
- Suspension
- Four-point spring-suspended sub-chassis
- Platter
- CNC billet aluminum (14 lbs), magnetically-levitating bearing
- Speeds
- 33⅓ & 45 RPM (78 with Eclipse package)
- Dimensions
- 20.25" W × 16.5" D × 7.5" H (with cover)
- Weight
- 40 lbs
- Finishes
- American cherry or walnut
- Warranty
- 2 years parts & labor
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