Elvis Turntable is the special-edition belt-drive deck marking 90 years since Elvis Presley's birth, derived from the T2. It has an LED logo set into the plinth, a 9-inch aluminium arm and a Sumiko Rainier MM cartridge supplied.
Elvis Turntable: T2 platform and illuminated logo
The CNC-milled plinth houses the ELVIS lettering lit by LEDs: it reproduces the illuminated sign that stood behind the singer in the 1968 NBC television special. The 10 mm glass platter weighs 1.7 kg; its mass contributes to speed stability and its transparency keeps the plinth on view.
The motor is an AC synchronous type built in Europe, fed by an internal generator that recreates a clean sine wave from scratch out of the DC supply, to the benefit of steady rotation. The belt keeps it separate from the large sub-platter, so vibration does not reach the stylus. A rocker switch selects 33 or 45 rpm. The spindle is stainless steel and turns in a brass bush.
The arm has 230 mm effective length, 9.5 g effective mass and adjustable spring-loaded anti-skating. The Sumiko Rainier is a moving-magnet cartridge made by hand in Japan. The RCA sockets are gold-plated and the cable provided, Connect it Phono E, is a semi-symmetrical design: its screen is joined at one end only and the marked end goes towards the amplifier. Dust cover, felt mat, singles adapter and power supply are included.
Specifications
- Speeds: 33 and 45 rpm, switched electronically
- Drive: belt
- Motor: AC type fed by a DC/AC generator
- Speed drift: ±0.60% at 33 rpm, ±0.50% at 45 rpm
- Wow and flutter: ±0.19% at 33 rpm, ±0.17% at 45 rpm
- Platter: glass, 10 mm thick and 1.7 kg, felt mat on top
- Platter spindle: stainless steel running in a brass bush
- Signal-to-noise ratio: 67 dB
- Tonearm: 9-inch aluminium, spring anti-skating
- Effective length: 230 mm
- Arm effective mass: 9.5 g
- Overhang: 22 mm
- Cartridge supplied: Sumiko Rainier (MM)
- Accessories: dust cover, felt mat, adapter for singles, power supply, RCA lead
- Power: 12 V DC, 3000 mA from a universal supply
- Consumption: 4.5 W in use, 0 W on standby
- Size: 465 x 135 x 347 mm, width by height by depth
- Net weight: 5.5 kg
