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The "BLACK ONYX" Gold Edition Inner Rim Drive Turntable and One Arm Pod


Price: $15,988.50
Prod. Code: ONYX Gold Edition Turntable

Direct Rim Drive Servo (DRDS) Drive System

Includes Turntable and One Armpod of choice

4 years parts and labour/10 years parts

ONYX can be set up with three arms, click  below for details

Additional ONYX Remote Arm Pod - Brass Base Polished 11 PLUS Inch Arms

Additional ONYX Remote 9 Inch/Upper Cable Exit Tone Arm (dogbone shaped)

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Does not include tone arm and cartridge

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Ø Drive wheel is driven directly from the servo motor
Ø .625 inch (15.875 mm) diameter brass drive wheel
Ø Profile machined groove with full radius to match o ring
Ø Platter driven on inner machined groove
Ø Single point of contact
Ø Simple maintenance / 2 additional drive rings included
Ø direct transfer of torque to the platter
Ø Maximum torque 75 oz (2.13 Kg’s) of direct power
Ø Speed +/-.001 rpm
 Motor Mounting
Ø The DC motor (a stout weight of 3.5 lbs/1.6 Kg’s) is secured to the CNC machined 6061 plinth through solid aluminum
Ø 4 stainless steel bolts 60 degree countersunk mount motor to plinth
Ø Decoupling from motor to plinth by the use of carbon fibre
Ø External motor housing to quiet motor sound and absorb vibration
Ø Two layer sound dampening external motor and internal on the housing
Ø Elastomeric butyl and aluminum constrained-layer vibration damper
Ø Vibration energy is converted to heat rather than sound
Ø Laminated to plinth/decoupled
 Motor
Ø DC Brushless – no brush maintenance – no maintenance
Ø No oiling required
Ø Start to 33.333 rpm in 3.0 – 3.8 seconds, 45 RPM 4 – 5 seconds, 78 RPM
Ø DC brushless
Ø High torque 3 phase
Ø Brushless servo motor
Ø Non cogging 24 volt
Ø Rated at a full 1/8 horsepower 6 amp
Ø Micro processor controlled motor has built in encoder
Ø PPM digital signal is processed 1000/pulses per platter revolution
Ø Torque applied if weight is added
Ø XLR Connector – 7 Pin 4 FT controller cable (plugs in back of controller)
External Controller
Ø Custom built by LJT Manufacturing
Ø External motor controller
Ø XLR Connectors
Ø Cryogenically treated silver internal wiring
Ø 7.5 wide x 4.5 deep x 2.5 height inches (19 x 11.5 x 6.4 cm.)
Ø Aluminum face and rear plates
Ø Aluminum housing with black finish
Ø 1/8 inch copper isolation plates top and bottom
Control Panel Front left to Right
Ø Speed selector 33.333/45/78 RPM
Ø Platter ON/OFF aircraft grade power switch(s)
Ø Separate speed control (10x Fine pots) for 33.333 RPM
Ø Separate speed control (10x Fine pots) for 45 RPM
Ø Separate speed control (10x Fine pots) for 78 RPM
Back Panel
Ø Female XLR connector 24 volt power
Ø Main power switch ON/OFF aircraft grade power switch
Ø Overload resettable switch (no fuses)
Ø Female XLR connector for turntable controller
Power Supply
Ø 110 to 240 AC voltages/European available
Ø 6.5 AMP, 24 Volt
Ø Built in AC line filters
Ø Extremely low noise
Ø XLR connector
Ø Standard HD grounded power cord 4ft
Ø Optional low noise power cord available impact AC power line 3 ft
Platter Design for Black Onyx
Ø Extreme accuracy and cutting edge design
Ø CAD modelled and designed
Ø Platter has Five (5) layers of decoupling
Ø High technology use of material
Ø Each component is CNC machined
Ø Laminated to one another providing non mechanical coupling
Ø Absolute concentricity
Ø Spindle, stainless steel
Lower Platter Section
Ø Lower aluminum platter – main drive coupling
Ø 1.5 inches thick x 11.46 diameter (11 lbs/5 KG’s)
Ø 6061 platter base which houses the internal drive wheel coupling
 
Upper Platter Section
Ø 2.00 thick platter/with mat included
Ø 3 copper laminated/mechanically decoupled Layers 
Ø Each copper layer is .125 thick x 11.46 diameter
Ø Each copper Layer is 4 lbs, CNC machined
Mat
Ø Two layer construction
Ø Copper disk CNC machined locates to turntable platter
Ø Carbon fibre Insert .025 thick
Ø Dimensions: 11.45 inches diameter x .125 thick.
Ø Weight: 1.570 KG/3.5 lbs
Mass Dampened Plinth
Ø CNC machined plinth from billet 6061-T6511
Ø Compact design 14 x 16 inch footprint
Ø Internally housed drive systems and motor
Ø Machined from solid 6061 billet
Ø No castings CNC machined on all surface with curved features
Ø Resonance tuned shape (dog bone) radius on all corners
Ø Entire surface is shot peened to improve surface tensile strength
Ø Black powder coating                                                                      
Isolation Piers (feet)
Ø 4 leg design from solid 6061 Aluminum
Ø ½ inch height adjustment:
Ø Mass dampening feet with height and levelling adjustability
Ø 4 piece design provides superb decoupling from the stand and the environment
Ø Ball bearing points
Ø Plinth taper lock
Ø Not mechanically coupled to plinth
Ø Taper locating for accurate plinth location
·         O ring damper between pier and plinth
Maintenance
Ø 2 spare drive rings provided
Ø Replace annually
Ø 15 minute procedure
Ø No motor maintenance, no lubrication, no brushes
 
 
Summary Specifications
Ø DC Motor/Rim Drive
Ø 100 lbs (46 kg’s)
Ø OPTIONAL: Remote Arm Board 11 lbs (5 Kg’s) each, up to 3, plus 1 on board, 4 total
Ø 45 lb (19Kg’s) 6061 Aluminum Plinth and Motor Assembly
Ø High mass 27 lb Platter (12.3 Kg’s) x 1.75 Inches Height (44.5 mm)
Ø Constrained layer platter design employing Aluminum, copper and carbon fibre
Ø Separate AC/DC Power Supply 120-240 volts in / 24 Volts DC out
Ø Separate Controller Unit: 7.5 wide x 4.5 deep x 2.5 height inches (19 x 11.5 x 6.4 cm.)
Ø 33.333/45/78 each with independent adjustable 10x speed pots
Ø Height without Center Weight: 7.5 inches (19 cm)
Ø With Center Weight 9 inches (22.8 cm.)
Ø Width: 16 inches (40.6 cm.)
Ø Depth: 14 inches (35.6 cm.)

 

 

 

·         Direct internal rim drive - Plinth mounted rigid decoupled motor
·         Bearing is no contact oil bath bearing design
·         Carbide bearing shaft .5000 inch (12.7mm) x 2.5 inch (6.35mm) length polished.1870 inch (4.749 mm) carbide thrust bearing
·         Proprietary two piece brass and OilLite
·         The bearing is housed in massive 3.50 inch (8.89 mm) diameter brass housing
·         Brass housing provides an oil well
·         OilLite bearing oil impregnated submersed in oil well
·         Shrink fit assembled, micro bored to +/-.0001 inches ( +/- .00254 mm)
·         Oiling measuring kit and oil included
·         Cryogenically installed
·         .0003 inch (.0076 mm) run-out from bearing
·         .0015 inch (.0381 mm) maximum run out from centerline to outer diameter of the platter
·         Center OilLite bearing is installed and machined once it is in the natural state of rest
·         Maintains perfect accuracy bore diametrical tolerance +/-.0001, ( +/- .00254 mm) roundness >.0001( > .00254 mm) parallelism