Neutralising noise and vibration up in the air, Mark says, is not scientifically dissimilar to neutralising it on theground. "And we’re good mates to boot!”
The Döhmann motor is an exemplary high-torque design, with a platter controlled by a motor closed loop servo located in the base. It monitors and calibrates speed more than 130,000 times a second. The motor and platter bearing are on separate interlocking plates, while the armboard consists of a new energy-diffusing composite material. A new stabilizer minimises bounce-back when changing records. The core of the Helix is the MinusK isolation system, a spring-loaded mechanical device at the heart of the unit.
Peter Xeni: Why did you choose a belt drive design?
We chose the belt drive over the rim drive and direct drive because we could better control resonances and speed variations. We have instruments at Fuseco to measure performance, keeping everything inhouse. For example,
