Vertere DG 1S is a gret turntable while positioning itself as one of the most accessible premium record players around.
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New 5 ply Groove Runner S Top and Lower beams possess much higher acoustic linearity than their predecessor. Top and Lower beams are bonded and riveted to ensure optimum rigidity combined with linear resistive damping. Couple the above with the inherent critical damping of the beam construction and we have an ideal platform to support the cartridge. Groove Runner S Kevlar thread bearing is adjustable for tension and azimuth. With the new Azimuth Adjustment Counterweight Screw, finer azimuth setting is made easier and more accurately to enhance cartridge performance.
DG 1S utilises a higher tolerance matched main bearing with super polished bearing spindle for ultra smooth, noise free running. The new bearing ensures even quieter background further enhancing dynamic range and resolution. The new motor drive software facilitates a three step factory adjustment of the motor torque and noise setting with a final minimum noise adjustment. The new software allows an initial setting of the sine wave voltage and fixes it to establish the reference. A separate, independent cosine wave voltage setting with phase angle adjustment ensures lowest noise and vibration from the drive motor.
The amplified drive signals then feed and control every move of the motor to ensure a linear, smooth turning of the drive pulley. A copper foil and a stainless steel cover provide shielding of both inward and outward interference to ensure the best possible performance. The result is accuracy and precision of drive to the motor that ultimately is responsible for making of the music. There is a service panel on the underside of the chassis that allows connection to the motor drive PCB for future adjustment and software upgrades.
Drive to the platter is via a precision machined aluminium alloy pulley on the motor and a bespoke silicon rubber drive belt for smoothness and durability, while electronic speed change, via a switch to the rear of the plinth top plate, adds to the ease of use and removes any need for belt handling. Like the pulley, the platter itself is also precision machined alloy, to the top of which is bonded a PETG record interface mat. The bearings allowing the arm its horizontal and vertical movement on the Groove Runner. ■
