Voyager Performance: A new world of resolution

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Voyager Mk5 Turntable

Cat No: OL-V-MK4
Type: Belt Drive Turntable

Voyager Performance: A new world of resolution

 16.935,5

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Item Options

There are options and extras that you can choose to upgrade the standard version of this product. Some fields required.

The Voyager-S version goes much further in terms of sonic performance and no compromise engineering.

The Gravity One record weight removes harmful vibration from your records surface, which significantly improves the sound quality in your system

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Item Description

An ultimate turntable for ultimate sound. Voyager’s groundbreaking performance is the pinnacle of over 30 years of research and development. It combines our time-honoured techniques with masses of new experimentation. If ever there was a perfect deck, this is it.

This performance is only bettered by the Voyager S-version, machined to a different profile, from a higher spec alloy, with improved power supply, bearing and platter.

Voyager Features

The Voyager platter uses intricate and unique mechanisms with the aim to create the equivalent of mechanical diodes. Traditional heavyweight platters are inadequate as they reflect vibration from the cartridge to the record. Crude felt mats can only transmit certain frequencies which will cause timing problems.

The Voyager uses a multi-part platter designed to transmit energy at all frequencies without the reflection problems encountered in many platter designs. Energy is controlled by a series of shock absorption mechanisms created from long experience in controlling micro shock waves. Key components are made from highly specified alloys to achieve the highest energy transmission speed and low ringing effects. Material composition, profiling and the right damping methods are critical to accomplish this.

The Bearing in the standard Voyager has been developed over two decades to yield extremely low levels of friction and vibration. Features include, micron precision, large diameter for absolute rigidity, and special oil.

The motors are specifically developed for powerful smooth rotation whilst maintaining very low levels of vibration. The drive belt consists of a low stretch, high grip material which is now widely recognised (in the form of our “upgrade belt”) as a significant advance over ground neoprene belts.

You will notice that the Voyager has many seemingly insignificant details. For example, lightening hole profiles and part shapes are all carefully derived from experience of structural analysis – vital for the correct management of micro-vibrations. This is not the brute force approach adopted by some spectacular decks where energy reflection seems to produce a lack of musicality and subtle mis-timing in micro dynamics.

Up to three, 9 to 12 inch tonearms can be mounted at the same time. Armboards are easily changed and adjusted to make a deck that is customisable and can be personalised to you.

The result is a deck with astonishing speed, clarity and accurate tonal balance. It will spoil you for all other decks.

Voyager-S Specifications and Features

The Voyager and Voyager-S version share the same overall form. The S-version goes much further in terms of sonic performance and no compromise engineering.

Every detail of the Voyager’s design reflects meticulous attention to detail, ranging from the choice of high-strength aerospace alloys to hundreds of tests on various bearing oils.

The features listed below offer a brief overview of the advanced engineering embodied in a Voyager turntable – the culmination of 1,000’s of hours in research and development by a leader in the field.

Features

Mk5 Motor Power Supply
A unique power supply drives twin motors, which are specifically developed and programmed for powerful smooth rotation of the decoupled sub-platter whilst maintaining very low levels of vibration. The drive belt consists of a low stretch, high grip material which is now widely recognised (in the form of our “upgrade belt”) as a significant advance over ground neoprene belts.

2 x DC300 Motor
The Swiss DC300 motor is smoother, quieter and triple the power (Torque) of the Aurora’s DC100. Dynamics and resolution improve across all frequencies, in particular you can hear more power in the sound as the bass gains in slam, depth and resolution. Ironless cores eliminate eddy currents which result in low “cogging”, low vibration and speed stability. The motor pods are decoupled from the plinth to minimize vibration and reduce audible noise.

Belt
The belt is manufactured in house using special material which increases grip and reduces stretch under instantaneous loading, using a unique material which dramatically improves on widely used neoprene rubber – benefits include increased dynamics and deeper bass performance.

Platter
– Multiple layers of contrasting materials to damp all frequencies evenly – critical to avoid the tonal imbalances of inferior platters.
– Machined from solid billets of aerospace alloy to provide minimal flexure coupled with high speed energy dissipation.
– Complex milled profiles disrupt resonance patterns
– Shock absorbing devices decouple vibration
– Motor vibration is blocked from entering the platter by employing a separated lower platter.

Plinth
– The aerospace alloy plinth is shaped as an object of art with great looks and inspiring form whilst also possessing high rigidity.
– Capacity to mount up to 3 arms of any length
– Advanced decoupling techniques to avoid structural resonance
– Special Coatings damp high frequency artefacts
– Complex internal profiling of pillars
– Satin and polished silver finish
– Decorative strips in pillars
– 2 part armboard with additional lightening profiles milled in underside

Bearing
– Low friction reduces vibration for increased transparency, resolution and separation.
– Tungsten carbide ball bearing on hardened thrust plate.
– Exceptionally low-friction oil
– Ultra-straight bore achieved by specialist barrelling techniques
– Running-surfaces precision-machined then honed to the nearest micron.

Drive System

Motors
Two High Torque, low cogging DC300 motors from a leading Swiss manufacturer.

Pulleys
Special hard-to-machine, high grip plastic pulley in preference to metal. Bored for accuracy as opposed to commonly used cheaper reaming as this can produce imperceptible pulley wobble. Higher precision creates rock solid timing with improved imaging and transparency.

Motor Speed Control & Power Supply
Speed control is electronically switched between 33rpm and 45 rpm.The two powerful motors drive the platter at constant speed with no measurable deviation from absolute speed. The high degree of accuracy derives from the high motor quality and superb low noise circuit design. This includes instantaneous load compensation while absolute speed stability is achieved through super accurate measurement of actual platter speed (LSC).

Voyager’s load-compensating power supply is the culmination of work done over several decades, and is designed to feed clean power to the motor across a wide range of temperatures.

Specifications

33.33 & 45rpm speed
Platter Mass 9kg
Overall Weight 27.8kg
Belt drive on DC speed motor