What's inside

Clamp

Fundamental in the design of all our turntables, our unique screw-down clamp grounds the record to the bearing, allowing unwanted vibration to pass away to the main chassis. This lowers the noise floor of the record itself, allowing the cartridge to more faithfully trace the groove, giving a more transparent and realistic sound whilst reducing record wear and damage.

Precision machined from solid aluminium and stainless steel, our clamp also automatically flattens all but the most warped records to the platter mat, allowing the cartridge to trace the groove more faithfully and prevents air pockets under the record reducing sound quality.

Platter

Precision machined high-density fibreboard (HDF) provides a stable, self-damping platform for the record. The cork-based compound mat helps absorb unwanted energy at the record surface, preventing vibration from entering the platter and allowing it to dissipate harmlessly through the bearing system.

For an even greater level of performance, an optional precision-machined solid aluminium platter upgrade is available. Its substantially higher mass and tighter manufacturing tolerances improve rotational inertia for superior speed accuracy and stability, reducing the effects of wow and flutter. The increased rigidity and resonance control also lower background noise and enhance musical clarity, delivering deeper bass, greater dynamic expression, and a more natural, authoritative presentation.

Bearing

Our unique inverted true single point bearing is the heart of all our turntable designs.

A specially shaped sapphire rotates on a captive tungsten carbide ball with no friction, noise or wear. Different to other designs, AVID's bearing has no lateral movement at the contact point, so the platter does not wobble or suffer from rumble noise. The main spindle is tapered preventing standing waves and the single self-lubricating sleeve is maintenance free for life.

Chassis

Machined from solid aluminium, the heavy two and a half by two-inch cruciform shape gives great rigidity between the tonearm and platter. Any movement here and potentially the musical information stored on your records will never be heard. It is also where the bad vibration evacuated from the record through the press fit spindle is harmlessly dissipated.