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Sony Custom

Sony Custom

BrandRockport Technologies
DesignerAndy Payor, Demian Martin
FunctionTurntable
Produced1995
CountryUnited States
Form FactorFloorstanding
Signal PathAnalog Hardware
Weight800lbs
Speed Select33.333 rpm
Speed Select45 rpm
Speed Select39 rpm (For half-speed 78.26 rpm masters)
Speed Select78.26 rpm
Speed Adjust (Pitch)±10%
Drive TypeBelt Drive (Kapton belt, 0.002" thickness)
Platter Dimensions10", 12", 16" (Interchangeable, Vacuum hold-down)
PlatterMachined Aluminum Sub-Platter, Constrained-layer Damped Aluminum/Acrylic Upper Interchangeable (Vacuum locked)
Platter SuspensionAir-bearing (Radial and Axial)
PlinthConstrained-layer Granite/Polymer (High-hysteresis polymer between two 3" machined granite slabs)
Plinth Mass500lbs
Plinth SuspensionPneumatic
System Frequency Resonance0.75Hz
Vibration Attenuation12dB/oct above resonance
TonearmLinear Tracking, Air-Bearing
Tonearm CompositionEight-ply, constrained-mode damped, Carbon Fiber/Epoxy Composite
Tonearm Wiring99.999% copper Litz
HeadshellDetachable, LEMO
Channels2 Channel
Controls
  • VTA Adjustment
  • Cueing Lever
Displays
  • LED Alphanumberic · RPM
LinksAdditional Information and Images · Additional Photos
NotesCustom designed and built for Sony following their acquisition of Columbia Record's back-catalog to allow transfer of pre-tape masters to and release on digital media. Based on the Sirius II, only three were built. One currently resides at Battery Mastering Studios in New York.