MASTER DISK RECORDING SYSTEM

OVERVIEW OF SUBSYSTEMS

NOTE- SEE PREORDER PAGE FOR SYSTEM CONFIGURATION & UPGRADES.

CUTTERHEAD

MOVING MAGNET FEEDBACK STEREO CUTTERHEAD

EFFICIENT DESIGN, HELIUM COOLING NOT REQUIRED

NEUMAN SX CUTTING STYLUS MOUNT

STYLUS HEATING TERMINALS

MASTER CONTROL 

AUDIO SYSTEMS CONTROLS

19” 2RU RACK MOUNT ENCLOSURE

UNIVERSAL MAINS VOLTAGE

CLASS COMPLIANT USB DAC, PCM 44.1kHz – 384kHz 16-32 BIT (WITH GAIN CONTROL) FOR CUTTING FROM PERFECT GROOVE HOSTING CUTTERHEAD IMPULSE RESPONSE PRE-EMPHASIS.

ANALOG CUTTING PRE-AMPLIFICATION, CLOSED LOOP FEEDBACK, FACTORY CALIBRATED

SOURCE / FEEDBACK / PLAYBACK PREAMP, CUTTERHEAD SOURCE INPUTS SWITCHABLE BETWEEN INBUILT USB DAC & BALANCED XLR INPUTS.

SOME OPTIMISATION OF COMPONENT VALUES CURRENTLY IN REVISION FOR BEST PERFORMANCE (UPDATES FORTHCOMING). AT PRESENT APPLYING FIR (OR EQUALISATION, SPECIFICALLY IN THE ANALOG DOMAIN) TO SOURCE AUDIO IS REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE FLAT RESPONSE.

PHONO PLAYBACK STAGE

MOVING MAGNET PHONO STAGE CALIBRATED FOR ORTOFON 2M BLACK (NOT INCLUDED), OPTION TO BE SUPPLIED WITH USERS CHOICE OF CARTRIDGE, CALIBRATED (MOVING COIL VERSION OF PHONO STAGE AVAILABLE)

COMBINED VU & PPM METERING WITH PEAK HOLD FUNCTION, SELECTABLE VIA 3 WAY ROTARY “MONITOR” SWITCH BETWEEN INPUT (SOURCE AUDIO), CUTTERHEAD FEEDBACK AND PHONO PLAYBACK LEVELS, FACTORY CALIBRATED

“MONITOR” SWITCH ALSO FEEDS BALANCED XLR MONITOR OUTPUTS ON REAR PANEL WHEN FEEDBACK OR PHONO PLAYBACK IS SELECTED

350WPC CLASS D POWER AMPLIFICATION

CUTTERHEAD MUTE

CUTTERHEAD L / R CHANNEL CURRENT METERING

CUTTERHEAD FUSE PROTECTION

NOTE- STANDARD SYSTEM DOES NOT INCLUDE HALF SPEED CUTTING ELECTRONICS

NOTE- STANDARD SYSTEM DOES NOT INCLUDE 4RU RACK CASE AS PICTURED IN RENDER

TONEARM

12” TONEARM BASED ON AUDIO TECHNICA ATP-16T

TURNTABLE

DIRECT DRIVE, 16, 22, 33, 45 RPM

355MM OD VACUUM PLATTER (SUCTION FROM UNDERNEATH THE PLATTER), ADJUSTABLE FOR 7”, 10”, 12” & 14” DISKS

VACUUM

SINGLE PUMP FOR PLATTER & CHIP SUCTION

CHIP COLLECTION JAR & ALL TUBING INCLUDED IN STANDARD SYSTEM

GROOVE INSPECTION SCOPE

MONOCULAR WITH LIGHTING, STANDARD VERSION

X200 MAGNIFICATION WITH MEASURING GRATICULE

MONOCULAR WITH LIGHTING, + C MOUNT FOR CAMERA, (OPTIONAL UPGRADE)

MONOCULAR WITH LIGHTING, + C MOUNT CAMERA & SCREEN, (OPTIONAL UPGRADE)

STYLUS CHANGING STATION

 CUTTERHEAD MOUNT WITH CROSS HAIR MAGNIFIER USED FOR ACCURATE CUTTING STYLUS ALIGNMENT

STYLUS CHANGING TOOL

FORKED TOOL USED FOR PRESS FIT & ALIGNMENT OF CUTTING STYLUS

SPACE / TIME CONTROL 

 MECHANICAL SYSTEMS CONTROLS

19” 2RU RACK MOUNT ENCLOSURE

UNIVERSAL MAINS VOLTAGE

TURNTABLE START/ STOP & SPEED CONTROL

CARRIAGE PITCH CONTROL SWITCHABLE BETWEEN MANUAL & AUTOMATIC VIA FRONT PANEL SWITCH

MANUAL PITCH VIA FRONT PANEL ROTARY SWITCHES

AUTOMATIC PITCH VIA PERFECT GROOVE

GROOVE DEPTH CONTROL SWITCHABLE BETWEEN VARIABLE MANUAL (+ SECOND DEPTH)  & AUTOMATIC VIA FRONT PANEL SWITCH

AUTOMATIC DEPTH VIA PERFECT GROOVE

CUTTERHEAD DROP/ LIFT CONTROL SWITCHABLE BETWEEN MANUAL & AUTOMATIC VIA FRONT PANEL SWITCH

MANUAL HEAD DROP/ LIFT VIA FRONT PANEL SWITCH

AUTOMATIC HEAD DROP/ LIFT VIA PERFECT GROOVE

AUTOMATION

SEE PERFECT GROOVE PAGE

AUTOMATION ENABLES OPTIMAL SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AND ALSO ALLOWS FOR CUTTING OF SPECIALTY DISKS INCLUDING MULTIPLE LOCKED GROOVE LOOPS, CONCENTRIC GROOVES, DJ BATTLE RECORDS ETC

ALL INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT ANY TIME