Simply Black Magic V2

mirre — Sun, 21 Jun 2015 15:04:10 +0000

Simply Black Magic V2 is a record player that is both designed and manufactured in Sweden. With long experience the starting point has been high precision, the right materials and smart solutions.

The boomerang-shaped chassis makes the construction almost completely resonance free. A high precision bearing dressed with Teflon makes the platter in acrylic spin with incredible stability. A unique feature is that you can adjust the VTA by moving the turntable vertically.

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Simply Black Magic V2 Test with Audiomatica CLIO 11 Test System

Test Record – Analogue Production – The Ultimate Analogue Test LP – Side 1 – Track 10 – 3150 Hz

Tonearm – SimplyBlack Cantus

Cartridge – Miyajima Madake

New platter: conical to better accomondate uneven records

New platter: machined with a scroll to give better surface contact with records

Spindle diameter: 5mm

Clamp designed for centering of records

Magnetic bearings enable hight adjustment of platter.

Magnetic bearings enable hight adjustment of platter

Reviews

“A new Swedish turntable that in all its simplicity can battle it out with the big dragons. Additionally, it’s the most silent kid in class…”

“Even with a more basic pickup the combination gives stringency in the attack and a violent explosive force to the sound that defies the wispy look of the player”

Simply Black Magic was reviewed in Swedish magazine Hifi & Musik no. 7-8, 2009. Read the whole review (in Swedish) here.

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Simply Black Cantus

mirre — Sun, 21 Jun 2015 15:02:35 +0000

Simply Black Cantus is a tangential tracker where the pickup follows the record track in the same way the disc is engraved, without angular error. Simply Black Cantus is a development of Bo Hansson´s pickup Opus 3 Cantus. The tonearm has a swivel base, solid pickup mount, new cart with wheels and custom tonearm cables.

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Testing Cantus Tonearm for rolling resistance – with WallySkater

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The tonearm resonance is minimized by the arm´s “virtual” pivot point and the two arm tubes

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Hybrid bearings with ceramic balls give less friction and better rotation

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Wagon wheel with a radius precision lathed to fit the glass tube dimensions

The arm from below

Recensioner

“Suddenly, it happens”

“It’s purely a pleasure to play real audiophile records”

Simply Black Cantus was reviewed in Swedish Hifi & Musik no. 3, 2013. You can read the whole review (in Swedish) here.

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