Employing the same powerful motor as used in our Acutus range, this gives the Sequel huge sound dynamics, but with total control. So, you can plumb the depths of the deepest bass rifts without losing the subtitles of the detail within the midrange and treble. Voices are etched in space; with a solidity and realism you will not hear from turntables using low powered motors. Using our twin belt drive to maximize the platter dynamics, music starts and stops like it should, the rhythm becoming infectious.
Power Supply
Enabling the powerful motor to deploy its full potential, we have taken the Classic PSU found on our Acutus model. This combination turbo charges what would be the Volvere model with a sonic leap into another dimension. It is not a subtle improvement, but paints a vividly realistic image of the recording, the presentation, dramatically focused yet making you emotionally connected to the music.
Clamp
Our single action clamp, crafted from solid aluminum with a stainless-steel grounding point, automatically flattens your records to the platter surface and aids the negative vibration present within the record to pass through the spindle to the subchassis below.
This reduces the noise floor of the record itself, allowing you to hear more information and realism from your cherished records.
Platter
Precision machined balanced from a solid billet of aluminum, the platter is mass loaded at the edge, giving it a high rotational inertia. Coupling with the conical shaped bearing, there is no lateral movement as it self-centers. The cork mat offers a perfect interface to reflect vibration, keeping it in the record so it passes away more efficiently through the spindle. Around the edge we have employed a high-density rubber absorbing ring, acting as a peripheral wave trap for any minor vibration in the platter.
Bearing
Derived directly from the Acutus, the fixed spindle is press fitted into the subchassis, which allows optimum vibration transmission. Common with all our turntables, the captive tungsten carbide ball placed in the spindle top, locates centrally in our uniquely designed sapphire jeweled thrust point. With zero lateral movement we manage to eliminate rumble noise making AVID turntables silent. The bearing is also self-lubricating and maintenance free for life.
Subchassis
Cast from large grain aluminum, our uniquely designed subchassis optimizes rigidity where its most required to keep the tonearm and bearing coupled to prevent any loss of musical information. A coating is applied to specifically damp high frequency vibration, so that both high and low frequency vibration is time aligned during dissipation, give a clear, focused and neutral sound.
Suspension
Taking inspiration from our reference models, the uniquely frequency adjustable suspension is carried down to our Sequel and Volvere models. With each suspension point tuneable to the same frequency rate regardless of the changing load of different tonearms, the movement of the suspension can be optimized for a high degree of isolation. Tuned at 3.5Hz, very little external vibration enters the turntable keeping noise and distortion exceptionally low. This means you hear more clearly and your cartridge tracks records more faithfully and without the potential to damage them through mistracing.
SPECIFICATIONS
DRIVE: TWIN BELT DRIVE SPEEDS: 33.3 & 45.0 RPM (ADJUSTABLE) PLATTER MASS: ALUMINIUM 6.7KG BEARING: INVERTED STAINLESS STEEL THRUST POINT: TUNGSTEN CARBIDE/SAPPHIRE SUSPENSION: 3 POINT SPRING Vertical 3.2Hz, Lateral 4.5Hz TONEARM FITTING: SME TEMPLATE ADAPTERS AVAILABLE: YES: SINGLE OR TWIN TONEARMS MOTOR: 24V 140mNm AC Synchronous POWER SUPPLY: DSP VARI-SPEED CONTROL UNIT VOLTAGE INPUT: 100-240VAC 50/60Hz 20 Watts Max. DIMENSIONS: 425 x 370 x 205mm (WxDxH overall) NET WEIGHT: 12.6KG (28LB) excluding PSU
IONIC CARTRIDGE
Offering a penetrating vision into the soundscape of your music, instruments become etched within their own space, deep into the distance, giving you a wonderful three-dimensional portrayal of the performance that makes you believe your there.
With everything rigidly encapsulated within the solid aluminum body, there is never a hint of harshness, vocals as smooth as silk or raucous and live but never with distortion. Our Ionic low output Moving coil cartridge encapsulates all that is good about our designs in an attractive package, keeping true to our original design principles, but so much more affordable.
“It exuded scale and room-filling power” -Ken Kessler
