Ingenium offers more people the chance of opening a window to quality audiophile vinyl reproduction, with the opportunity to use today's wide variety of available pick up arms, without feeling its "just another turntable". Using a mains powered version of the powerful motor employed in the Diva II and encapsulated within a bespoke housing to eliminate motor vibration entering the turntable, the resulting stability and the huge dynamic sound is instantly recognisable as Avid. CABLES MonsterCable Interlink 400, 250 and 200 interconnects, AudioQuest Alpha Snake interconnects, MonsterCable XP speaker wire, others. We have employed the same optimised elastomer used in the Diva II giving excellent mechanical isolation of the playing surface, resulting in better information retrieval and resolution. Rega Planar 3 turntable with Linn Basik LVV tonearm and Denon DL-110 cartridge, Rega Planet CD player, Sony DVP-NC875V DVD/SACD player, Pioneer DV-563A universal player. In common with our other designs, isolating the main chassis is critical to maintain low coloration. Other combinations and arm fitting are available upon request. Optional models offer standard 9" SME fitting, 12" SME fitting and also twin arm options of two 9" SME or one of each 9" and 12" SME fitting. The main chassis to which the bearing and arm are rigidly coupled is machined from two and a half inch solid aluminium and allows us to offer different arm fitting options. However, in 1959 Alastair required a tonearm arm of his own and designed a prototype to critical acclaim, so. badged as SME 3009, to quickly become one of the preferred tonearms of audio. The company was formed in 1946 by Alastair Robertson-Aikman to make models and detailed parts for the model engineering trade. Correct observation, but not necessarily a wise choice, as the Avid case. SME turntables are built by the Scale Model Equipment Company. Ingenium shares the design philosophy of our more expensive designs, has true engineered audiophile quality, utilises key elements of the Diva II and has an exposed minimal design that achieves new standards of style and excellence.Īvid's unique sapphire bearing and platter has been retained from the Diva II, with the option of using our unique clamping system, which efficiently channels unwanted vibrations away from both the record and platter. SME Turntables Trade In and Finance Available. With the increased popularity of vinyl reproduction, but the ever increasing costs of production, the Diva for many has become an entry level aspiration.ĭespite requests for lesser cost models and a product which offers the options which embodied the Diva Mk1, we have resisted lowering our philosophical and engineering standards to join the ranks of inexpensive rectangular plastic or wooden 'turntables' a plenty around the world. Since their introduction, our award winning Diva turntables have been the benchmark for entry level turntables.