SOTA Turntables?

[Andy]

This guy with a scar thru his nose and cheek that wears a dark raincoat even on sunny days says he can make me a good deal on a SOTA turntable. Does anyone here in forum land have any experience with this brand? Any insights will be greatly appreciated.

[sgb]

They were built primarily in the eighties; there were several models, the earliest was the Sapphire, then came the Star Sapphire which is the same unit but with a vacuum to hold the record onto the platter. This was followed by a few others - the Cosmos for one.

I like mine a lot, but I don't think there's much of a market for them. You can get parts for them at www.sotaturntables.com. I've used SOTAs since 1981.

Hope this helps.

[ArneW]

Arthur Salvatore, the guy with the "Recommended Components List" gives it kind of a "honorable mention" and has a short description of the Sota's characteristics:


http://www.high-endaudio.com/RC-Tables.html

Arne

[Andy]

Thanks for the info.