The ultimate turntable. Reduced to the absolute maximum performance.

The essence of 33 years turntable design and evolution in the APOLYT finds it’s cumulation in an all-new turntable concept.

The task was to transfer the relevant and unique design features of the extremely large and heavy APOLYT into a considerably more compact and feasible format – without losing even the tiniest aspect of the all-alone sonic level provided.

All the design features and inventions which defined the unique apogee level of the APOLYT’s sonic performance have now been incorporated in a much more compact and positively matured new design.

The ASTELLAR is literally the design result of “the road of excess leading to the palace of wisdom.”

A turntable second to no other – in its concept and sonic performance on a par with the APOLYT and superior to all others.

Features:

Platter

• A unique 36 (thirty-six !) layers design platter, incorporating 18 different materials with defined energy transfer speed – combined in the optimum sequence.
• Incorporating Vinyl, Tungsten HD18, Titanium, AW6082 Alloy, 1.4401 Vanadium Steel – plus a defined mixture of organic material layers pressed together and bounded by natural resin.
• Featuring the unique APOLYT-concept inner platter design – and going beyond
  that.
• The ASTELLAR’s platter is 100% non-resonant, with a truly unique design
  concept featuring an absolute non- reflecting inner surface.
• Designed to provide the utmost possible pitch-black deep dark “sonic background” – to allow the most tiny details to appear in an unforced and natural way and thus to integrate swift into the all-harmonic sonic picture provided.
• The platter spindle is fully decoupled and isolated from the bearing and featuring
  an inner thread to allow optimized coupling of vinyl record to material-identical platter surface by screw-on clamp as well as any record weight.

Bearing

• A bi-radial, unique adjustable push-pull magnetic bearing, completely
  maintenance-free – proving a perfect isolated and totally vibration-free rotation.

Suspension/Plinth

• Full air suspended plinth with 1.2 Hz resonance frequency.
• True 3-point precision leveling with tilt-prevention.
• Plinth featuring 3 levels made from 3 different Aluminum alloys –
  with inlays of Titanium and vibration-absorbing gel.
• Tonearm mounting boards with “Zero-tolerance” –
  automatic perfect re-location design: each tonearm mounted and aligned on one position can be moved to any of the
  there 3 positions without ANY re-alignment / recalibration needed.
• Arm boards with defined and maximized energy transfer.

Drive

• Double-point brushless DC motor belt drive – with active dynamic control motor
  management – and free of any parasitic side force / drag applied to the platter.
• Double flywheel drive – with maximized inertia incorporated in the active
  motor management.
• Totally decoupled bearing level and tonearm mounting board level from
  motor level.
• Speed 33, 45 and 78 – all full stabilized with below 0.01 derivation from
  set speed.

Specifications

• External power supply 17″ x 15″ x 5″
• Including motor management, full dc-supply,
  air suspension control.
• Connection and wiring between power supply and turntable
  supplied by LEMO.
• Available in choice of 5 selected finishes:
  metallic black, APOLYT-dark anthracite,
  dark Titanium, silver and light Titanium.
• Pre-drilled and perfect positioned pre-cut arm boards for
  each and all tonearms desired.
• Pre-assembled in 5 units – none of them exceeding 59 lbs. gross weight –
  for easy and swift set-up.
• Gros dimensions
  27″ x 18′ x 9″
• Gros footprint
  25″ x 16″
• Net weight ASTELLAR turntable
  194 lbs.
• Net weight ASTELLAR power supply
  39 lbs.