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UNIPIVOT TURNTABLE

IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY, SOL WAS THE SUN. LIKE MANI WAS THE MOON.

BOTH ARE ROUND, SO WE CHOSE THOSE NAMES FOR THE TURNTABLE AND PHONO PREAMP..

YEAH. WE’RE NOT REAL COMPLEX SOMETIMES.

IN ANY CASE, WE HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR CAST-ALUMINUM,

UNCONSTRAINED UNIPIVOT, ADJUSTABLE-ON-THE-FLY VTA TURNTABLE,

EVEN IF YOU THINK THE NAME IS KINDA SILLY.

SOL

OWNER’S MANUAL

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Summary of Contents for SOL

Page 1: ...BOTH ARE ROUND SO WE CHOSE THOSE NAMES FOR THE TURNTABLE AND PHONO PREAMP YEAH WE RE NOT REAL COMPLEX SOMETIMES IN ANY CASE WE HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR CAST ALUMINUM UNCONSTRAINED UNIPIVOT ADJUSTABLE ON THE FLY VTA TURNTABLE EVEN IF YOU THINK THE NAME IS KINDA SILLY SOL OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...ects have fallen into the device the device has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS DEVICE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE INTRODUCTION Sol is our way of taking affordable turntables to a higher level which is why it looks well a bit weirder than anything else out there That s why we decided to g...

Page 3: ...u may have to re assemble it And don t panic if something falls off just replace it and move on 1 Place the Sol Plinth on a level stable surface near your audio equipment On top of a heavy equipment rack is ideal since you ll be able to get to all of the Sol s adjustments We recommend align ing the plinth so that the first short leg points straight ahead as shown in Figure A GETTING STARTED 2 Slid...

Page 4: ...e rear output pod of the Sol Plinth also as shown in Figure C 4 Install the drive belt The best way to do this is by holding it at the motor pulley and looping it around the Sol Platter as shown in Figure D Use the small pulley for 33 RPM records and the larger pulley for 45 RPM records 1 Place the Sol Motor and Pulley Assembly near the platter The edge of the larger pul ley should end up about 1 ...

Page 5: ...u ve selected and installed your car tridge you can proceed to tonearm setup 1 With the stylus guard in place on the cartridge gently place the tonearm on the pivot pin as shown in Figure F Make sure it doesn t overbalance and fall off make sure it is resting on the cueing shelf If it is not loosen the counterweight and slide it in towards the pivot until it is 2 Plug the tonearm wire into the hea...

Page 6: ...your cartridge is level If your cartridge is already level you don t need to make this adjustment If you can t get your cartridge level you may need to adjust plat ter and motor pulley height See Figure H 2 To adjust the stylus force you will need some type of gram scale Different cartridges have different recommended stylus forces but it is typically around 1 75 grams Using the 5 64 allen key loo...

Page 7: ...the record is playing See Figure J 4 To adjust cartridge angle turn the lateral counterweight clockwise or counter clock wise as necessary The goal is to keep the tonearm as straight up and down as pos sible when playing a record See Figure K 5 To adjust platter height loosen the set screw on the bottom of the plinth using the 3 8 allen key Raise and lower the bearing shaft as needed then tighten ...

Page 8: ...he set screw on the back of the cuing disc using the 5 64in allen key You can raise and lower the cuing disc on the cuing plunger as needed Tighten the set screw when finished See Figure N 8 To adjust the anti skate weight you will need a grooveless record Using one of the three anti skate weights and the monofilament line provided adjust until the stylus is steady on the grooveless record See Fig...

Page 9: ...A Outputs This is where the sound comes out Connect to your phono preamp with short well shielded RCA cables 2 Ground Connect this to your phono pre amp with a short thick ground wire 3 Power Input Connect the wall wart barrel connector here 4 Power Output Connect the barrel jumper from the motor pod here 5 Tonearm Connector Connect the tonearm connector here observing proper orientation or your c...

Page 10: ...totally normal 3 Move the tonearm to the desired track on the record Or you can start at the beginning if you are a completist 4 Using the cueing lever slowly lower the arm onto the record We recommend you hold the cueing lever until the needle has touched the record and you hear music You can also adjust VTA on the fly to fine tune the sound if you d like This is covered in the Adjustments sectio...

Page 11: ...n on your phono preamp if it has this adjust ment 5 Relocate the turntable and phono preamp Both may pick up hum and noise from other components with strong magnetic fields like power amplifiers FAQ Hey I don t have any volume and there s no bass Do you have a phono preamp or a preamp or integrated amp with a phono preamp built in If not you ll need one Records need a spe cific equalization curve ...

Page 12: ...he platter Replace when it breaks 6 Headshell This is where you install your cartridge Although this photo shows a cartridge Sol is not supplied with one 7 Tonearm This entire assembly carbon fiber aluminum and brass lifts off of the pivot pin for easy swapping 8 Cueing Lever Up lifts the needle off the record down drops the needle on the record Be gentle when using the cueing lever drop it down s...

Page 13: ... cartridge tracks level when playing a record 4 Anti Skate Weight Select the weight that results in no skating when the stylus is placed on a grooveless record not included 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 VTA Adjust Loosen and adjust to set ver tical tracking angle You can do this while the record is playing 6 RCA Output Connect to your phono pre amp with short well shielded RCA cables 7 Ground Connect to your phon...

Page 14: ...ries WARRANTY LIMITATIONS THIS WARRANTY SHALL NOT APPLY IF THIS PRODUCT a IS MODIFIED OR TAMPERED WITH b IS DAMAGED BY NEGLIGENCE ACCIDENT UNREASONABLE USE COFFEE OR BY OTHER CAUSES UNRELATED TO DEFECTIVE MATERIALS OR WORKMANSHIP OR c HAS HAD THE SERIAL NUMBER ALTERED DEFACED OR REMOVED ANY APPLICABLE IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE A...

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