T.H.E. Show Newport 2018 Ron Report: Transrotor Turntables

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Arturo Manzano, the Chief Executive Officer of Axiss Audio, the USA distributor of Transrotor turntables, was exhibiting a relatively modest new model of turntable, called the Rondino Nero with TR 5012 Tonearm ($21,300).



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PeterA

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Thanks Ron. That is a thick platter. I would have expected the armboard to be a bit thicker. Do you know what kind of drive the table is? I don't see a belt. It looks like one could have three arms on that table and that the motor is hidden in the back. Without a cartridge, they must not have played any LPs. Arturo is also the US distributor for AirTight cartridges. I see the Transrotor tables use SME arms, or variants. I read that some AirTight cartridges were developed in part on SME arms. Perhaps Arturo has an opinion about 9" vs. 12" arms.
 

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I saw the three flagship Transrotors in Munich. The Metropolis is considered by Transrotor to be its best turntable now.
 

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Thanks Ron. That is a thick platter. I would have expected the armboard to be a bit thicker. Do you know what kind of drive the table is? I don't see a belt. It looks like one could have three arms on that table and that the motor is hidden in the back. Without a cartridge, they must not have played any LPs. Arturo is also the US distributor for AirTight cartridges. I see the Transrotor tables use SME arms, or variants. I read that some AirTight cartridges were developed in part on SME arms. Perhaps Arturo has an opinion about 9" vs. 12" arms.

Think Tramsrotor was designed by the German distributor of SME using SME as a defense reference. Shakti will know details
 

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Thanks Ron. That is a thick platter. I would have expected the armboard to be a bit thicker. Do you know what kind of drive the table is? I don't see a belt. It looks like one could have three arms on that table and that the motor is hidden in the back. Without a cartridge, they must not have played any LPs. Arturo is also the US distributor for AirTight cartridges. I see the Transrotor tables use SME arms, or variants. I read that some AirTight cartridges were developed in part on SME arms. Perhaps Arturo has an opinion about 9" vs. 12" arms.

The Rondino uses what Transrotor calls FMD or Free Magnetic Drive whereby a completely enclosed module (located underneath the chassis) containing the motor driving a flywheel through a short belt is magnetically coupled to the platter, so there’s no physical contact between the drive mechanism and the platter.
https://positive-feedback.com/Issue61/transrotor.htm
 

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The Rondino uses what Transrotor calls FMD or Free Magnetic Drive whereby a completely enclosed module (located underneath the chassis) containing the motor driving a flywheel through a short belt is magnetically coupled to the platter, so there’s no physical contact between the drive mechanism and the platter.
https://positive-feedback.com/Issue61/transrotor.htm

Thank you miniguy. That's an interesting approach. I wonder if the platter speed is more consistent, all else being equal, because that platter looks like it is heavy and would overcome much of the speed variation due to stylus drag and belt stretch.
 

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