What is an LP? A flat vinyl disc with a hole in the middle, you say. That's what it is, if that's what you believe it is. However, as with all important things in life, the devil lies in the details. A hole, you say… How big? With what tolerances? In the middle, you say… Really? How much "in the middle" can it be? Welcome to the world of specifications. Welcome to the world of esoteric analog paranoia and its corresponding exotic solutions…
For those who know a bit about the history of high fidelity, I have three words: Nakamichi TX 1000. The Japanese certainly have a thing for extravagance, that's for sure, so somewhere in the '80s, a monstrous turntable from the historic manufacturer did the unthinkable: it mechanically corrected the eccentricity of records in real time. What does that mean? A second tonearm would read the beginning of each record, calculate the error in the position of the hole at the center, and then send its calculations to a dual direct-drive motor system. The first motor rotated the record, as usual. At the same time, the second one rotated the first, so that the eccentricity was minimized and the record's center of rotation remained in the correct position. We're talking about corrections down to a fraction of a millimeter!

From this perspective, DS Audio, which we got to know from their revolutionary photoelectric cartridge E1, reviewed in avmentor.gr, designed a tribute to this concept, which certainly is among the most inspired products in the high-end audio world. Additionally, DS Audio's device works on all (or almost all) turntables, so you don't need the TX 1000.
Let's see what the Japanese company has come up with…

Dimitris Stamatakos

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Original Publilcation: 2023/12/19	Last Follow Up: 2023/12/19	Original Language: Greek (Translated)

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