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Roundtable S - Overview
Musical Fidelity’s first turntable, the M1, was made in 2003. It was engineered to a very high standard. It was well received in the press.
Musical Fidelity’s latest Roundtable S is a new venture into the world of turntables. This is a high quality competitively priced complete solution. It has a high quality low resonance 9” pickup arm (magnetic anti-skating) with steel tipped vertical bearings housed in zirconium with rubber damping, not dissimilar in principle to the Incabloc shock protection system on watches. The horizontal bearings are ABEC7 ball bearings. It is fitted with an Ortofon 2M Red cartridge. A dustcover is optionally available.
Design
Musical Fidelity has a long heritage of designing exceptional turntables and the Roundtable S is no exception:
Top spec components include: a polished high carbon tool steel bearing – for an exceptional long life and friction free performance – an extremely inert chassis and suspension system and a very high quality pick up arm, usually used on products several price categories higher.
The platter is made from finely machined high density MDF and has high mass and low resonance. The plinth is made from similar bulky low resonance material. The feet are also part of the isolation system. The Roundtable S offers a stable low resonance platform for vinyl disc playing.
The very high quality pickup arm is matched with a well regarded cartridge which complements the arm’s characteristics exceptionally well. The turntable system itself has excellent isolation properties, low resonance, high stability and consistency. The motor, belt and main platter bearing are all selected for complimentary characteristics.
Roundtable S - Specifications
Performance
Nominal speed 33/45 rpm, outside belt drive system, manual speed change
Speed Variance 33rpm: ± 0.30 %, 45rpm: ± 0.20 %
Wow and flutter 33rpm: ± 0.10%, 45rpm: ± 0.09%
Signal to noise ratio Mechanical noise: - 39 dB
Electrical noise: -65dB
Downforce range 0 - 25 mN
Tonearm 9'' straight shape massive aluminium construction
Supplied counterweights no. 82, weight 114g (± 1g), for cartridges from 5 to 13g
Effective tonearm mass 14g
Effective tonearm length 230mm (tonearm mounting distance 212mm)
Overhang 18mm
Power
Power requirement 15V 0.8A (Adaptor supplied)
Consumption >0.25 Watts standby 5 Watts maximum
Adaptor mains voltage 110-240 V 50-60Hz
Weight
Unit only, unboxed 6 kg (131/5 lbs)
In shipping carton 8 kg (173/5 lbs)
Supplied Cartridge Ortofon 2M Red
Cartridge type Moving Magnet
Frequency Response 20 - 20.000 Hz + 3 / - 1 dB
Channel Separation 22 dB at 1 kHz
Channel Balance 1.5 dB
Tracking Force 1.6 - 2.0g (1.8g recommended)
Vertical Tracking Angle 20°
Recommended Load Impedance 47,000 ohms
Recommended Load Capacitance 150 - 300pF
Output Voltage 5.5 mV (mV at 1 kHz, 5 cm/sec)
Stylus Shape Elliptical
Stylus Construction tipped Elliptical diamond
Mount Half-inch
Weight 7.2g
Replacement Stylus 2M Red (exchangeable with 2M Blue and 2M Silver)
Dimensions
Width 542 mm (23½”)
Height (including feet) 100 mm (4”)
Depth (front to back) Inc.
