The Revolve turntable

Specifications and features

• Handcrafted, solid hardwood construction.
• Select your preferred hardwood and finish, from natural through to mirror gloss.
• Precision milled 15 mm aluminum base plate.
• 3 damped feet assemblies, the front two are adjustable for precise leveling of the turntable.
• Inside of plinth is filled with mass damping media for vibration absorption.
• Plinth assembly weight, without platter assembly, = 51 kg.
• All functional components surrounded and damped by mass damping media.
• Wooden plinth separated and acoustically isolated from all critical functional components.

• Multiple, decoupled layers of varying materials including brass, steel, aluminium and acetal.
• Weight of platter assembly = 17.5 kg.
• Screw on record clamp.
• Magnetic levitation force of 16 kg on the underside of platter assembly.
• Main bearing assembly:
• 20 mm diameter, precision ground, hand lapped, hardened stainless steel shaft.
• Brass housing with polymer bearings.
• Thrust bearing, ceramic ball on hand lapped and hardened tool steel disc.
• Bearing components submerged in highly purified synthetic oil.
• Effective downward force on the thrust bearing, 1.5 kg.

• Two arm boards, adjustable to accommodate any length of the tonearm.
• Mounted on 40 mm dia. solid steel pillars surrounded by mass damping media.
• Mounting adapter plates made for your chosen tonearms.

• Two-step belt drive system giving high torque and minimum load on the motor.
• 50:1 motor to platter speed ratio, accuracy <.03%
• Twin ‘O’ ring belts on both steps.
• Separate motor pod assembly, positioned behind the turntable plinth, weight 12 kg.
• Maxon DC motor with graphite brushes and precious metal brushes, 11 watts.
• 5 second, timed, ram up start to reduce belt stress.
• Control system:
• Digital,  motor control system, ensuring absolute speed accuracy.
• Motor encoder, 1024 counts per revolution.
• Ramp up, and speeds pre-set using Maxon propriety software via USB hook-up.
• Controller fascia made from the same selected wood as the plinth. (or plain fascia option)
• Front controls; Standby on/off button, speed selector rotary knob, start/stop rotary knob.
• LED indicating ‘system on’ status.
• Rear panel; IEC power socket, isolation toggle switch, fuse mount, USB port (for programming), D-sub 15 way socket for motor connection.
• 230 V,  55hz.

• Each turntable has an engraved plaque on the side of the plinth stating as follows; Date of completion, Serial no., Original owners name, made by Lance Dixon signature.

• Width = 500 mm, Depth including motor pod = 600 mm.
• Weight of complete turntable and motor pod (excluding controller) = 80.5 kg.
• The controller must be mounted on the shelf immediately below the turntable.

• Packaged in two plywood boxes and mounted on a pallet; overall dimensions; Length = 1200 mm, Width = 800 mm, height = 650 mm
• Weight packaged on pallet = 130 kg.