Stopped into the local dealer to order a new cart and he told me to go upstairs and check out the new turntable. It is really impressive looking in person, even in its temporary location. It’s being driven by Essence pre and stereo amp, E2 phono with MSL Signature Platnum, motor hooked up to Esoteric master clock, Alexia V’s
Didn’t have a chance to listen, hectic schedule today but he’s moving it to the next room next week. Full Grandioso electronics and Alex V’s and a couple Wilson subs as well, so I’ll listen to it down the road
Nice turntable!! Magnetic drive and magnetic float platter. Pretty noise free system. If I had $80k to spend, this is on the top of my list to get.
Here’s another nice picture of the turntable.
Yup. My SOTA Nova V provides vacuum hold down at a MSRP way below $80k. Combined with the SOTA reflex clamp it works like a dream on all but the most potato chip warped LPs. I can count those in my collection on one hand (I only keep them around because the music and recording is indispensable).
The SOTA Nova V is an incredible table. More or less local as well. When I purchased my Linn Sondek it came down to the SOTA Star Sapphire or the Sondek. Two entirely different sounds.
That’s common feedback from SOTA owners. Many have owned their SOTA TT for years - decades - and SOTA to this day still supports service and upgrade of every model the company has produced. It’s no wonder SOTA garners such loyalty from its customer base.
Similar with Linn turntables, however, the upgrade path can be a bit of a $lippery $lope. No regrets on my decision, especially when SOTA went through reorganization and change of ownership.
