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avid acutus dark iron turntable,

avid acutus dark iron turntable

AVIDHIFI at the little audio company,

The ACUTUS turntable represents AVIDHIFI's pinnacle of high-end analogue reproduction. The deck itself was developed over a twenty year period, and since then has spawned three Reference versions, each with differing power supplies in order to offer the ACUTUS to a wider audience.

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Welcome to a more affordable ACUTUS - the ACUTUS Dark Iron.

 

The spindle is press-fitted to the subchassis so it essentially becomes part of it, improving vibration dissipation. The dual-clamp design channels unwanted vibration away from the record via the centre spindle, lowering the noise floor quite noticeably.

avidhifi acutus turntable,

The sure-footed 'arrowhead' plinth is made from a solid billet of hefty aluminium, providing an extremely stable base for the deck to work on, and the ACUTUS Dark iron uses a suspension system tuned to 4.5Hz in order to repelling most external vibrations.

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The bearing housing houses an inverted bearing arrangement - a sapphire tipped spindle rotates on a tungsten-carbide ball, with no friction, noise, or wear. As this contact point has no lateral movement, the platter does not wobble or suffer from rumble noise. The spindle is tapered to eliminate standing waves.

ACUTUS Dark Iron and PSU,

The external power supply gives speed change access without the need for belt changing, and provides enough power for the high-torque motor that drives the platter...

ACUTUS Dark Iron,

The solid 10kg aluminium platter provides high inertia, resulting in far greater speed accuracy and improved sound quality. The resin mat provides a damped layer between the record and platter.

AVID turntables provide an SME fit for tonearms, with adaptors available to fit other types, so any arm can be adapted to fit. AVIDHIFI's own arms and cartridges have been designed as perfect companions to extract the most out of your AVID deck. 

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Any AVIDHIFI turntables purchased from the little audio company will attract a healthy part exchange value if traded in against other AVID decks, as would any tonearm upgrades.

  • 33 RPM and 45 RPM

  • twin belt drive system

  • 10kg chrome plated aluminium platter / resin mat

  • vibration transfer record clamp

  • solid aluminium chassis

  • inverted stainless steel bearing

  • sapphire jewel bearing

  • frequency tuned sprung suspension / isolation

  • sorbothane isolation feet

  • high-torque, AC synchronous motor

  • external DSP controlled PSU

  • SME arm fit (other adaptors available)

  • single or twin tonearm options available

  • H 210mm x W 460mm x D 400mm turntable

  • W410mm x D360mm footprint

  • 2 year warranty (5 years after registration)

  • £10,000 (+ arm and cartridge)

eploded view of the AVID ACUTUS turntable,
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