Sota Millennia

Open Chassis Vacuum Turntable in Gloss Black with Blank Cosmos Armboard and Reflex Clamp

Unlike the COSMOS and previous SOTA top-of-the-line turntables models however, the MILLENNIA incorporates a spring-less, hanging four-point balanced-mass visco-elastic suspension system. The multi-layer suspension utilizes a variety of materials including Axidyneâ, a unique energy absorbing visco-elastic polymer, to provide excellent outside energy rejection at critical midrange frequencies.

The MILLENNIA uses SOTA’s internally damped, multi-layer 15-pound vacuum platter system with the ultra Vinyl Format platter mat. It incorporates SOTA’s inverted bearing assembly design, utilizing a polished sapphire thrust plate with zirconium bearing. The SOTA self-sensing record-hold-down system uses a high-tech pneumatic sensing circuit to provide vacuum clamping and maintenance of exact low-pressure vacuum hold-down. The MILLENNIA’s synthesized sine-wave drive (with electronic speed control and speed change) 24 pole A/C Stepper Motor drive system with precision brass pulley flywheel is housed in a separate, high-mass stand alone cabinet and is powered by SOTA’s Electronic Flywheel power supply. To learn more of the basic goals of achieving maximum information retrieval, see our Sound Engineering section.
The MILLENNIA Vacuum Turntable includes the Cosmos Armboard and Reflex Clamp. The Cosmos Armboard is multi layers of acrylic, aluminum and lead in a constrained mode and high polished. The ultimate mechanical clamping system, the SOTA Reflex Clamp assures intimate contact between the record and the mat over its entire surface. The Millennia Turntable is considered a custom order.

Technical Data and Specifications

Rumble: less than -60db unweighted (10cm/sec @ 1000Hz)
Wow & Flutter: less than .04% RMS
Suspension: hanging 4-point visco-elastic balanced 22 pound sub-chassis
Platter: individually balanced 15.2 lb one-piece cast platter with internal damping, lead flywheel ring, SOTA ultra Vinyl Format Platter Mat, molded silicone vacuum lip and anti-static Groove Damper Mat
Vacuum System: electronic-sensing, provides LP clamping vacuum pressure of 3.0” Hg, +/- 0.2” Hg
Shaft: hardened steel, hand matched to sintered bronze sleeves
Motor: synthesized sine-wave drive, advanced A/C Stepper Motor with massive pulley flywheel
Bearing: thrust pad: polished sapphire disc; thrust point: zirconium ball
Transmission: belt driven
Speeds: 33-1/3 and 45 RPM, electronically switchable with fine tuning
Weight: 44 lb (20 kg) turntable only; 20 lb each (9 kg each) pump and motor unit
Dimensions: 8-1/2" to top of Reflex Clamp, 26" W, 15" D