Why air?

In important points an airbearing is superior to other bearing solutions. The airsupported bearing, which is frictionless, reduces bearing noise to a minimum, together with an exeptional speed stability. The linear tracking airbearing tonearm also gains an advantage by the use of airbearing technology. The tonearm glides frictionless, its only contact with the turntable being through the stylus tip and the wire of the tonearm.

The unique friction freedom in the bearings is expressed through a gripping musical timing, where nuances and details are a natural part of the transparent and vivid acoustic image. Our turntables are, among other things, commented on as having an unexpected fast and very effective bass response.

On our reference model Sleipner the platter is supported and centred by air. This means that the platter has no physical contact with the rest of the turntable - except from the contact with the driving belt - and with that no friction or mechanical noise at all.