AXISS Europe and Soulution's Cyrill Hammer presented a formidable system in Munich, featuring the debut of the Soulution 787 turntable.
Remarkably, the 787 achieves linear tracking not by moving the tonearm, but by sliding the platter itself. The 8" pivoted tonearm is mounted on a resonance-controlled sub‑chassis, while the platter shifts laterally "to keep the pivoted tonearm aligned with a linear‑tracking path," according to Soulution's website. The company claims the design delivers "all the benefits of low‑friction pivoted tonearms" without "the issues of skating forces, tracking error, and alignment challenges" typical of traditional designs.
The system featured two Soulution 787 turntables ($82,000 each, all price s approximate when converted from other currencies). One was fitted with a DS Audio Grand Master EX cartridge ($30,500), the other with a Koetsu Urushi Vermillion cartridge ($7300). Their signals were fed to a Soulution 757 Deemphasis preamplifier ($72,000). A Soulution 760 DAC ($70,150) and an Antipodes K50 music server ($18,300) rounded out the front end.
A Soulution 727 preamplifier ($68,000) was paired with two 717 power amplifiers ($110,000 each) to drive Alsyvox Botticelli XXL loudspeakers ($268,000/pair).
Completing the spectacular setup were a Critical Mass Systems Olympus‑Ultra rack ($13,000) and Art cables from Crystal (appr. $245,000).
The system featured two Soulution 787 turntables ($82,000 each, all price s approximate when converted from other currencies). One was fitted with a DS Audio Grand Master EX cartridge ($30,500), the other with a Koetsu Urushi Vermillion cartridge ($7300). Their signals were fed to a Soulution 757 Deemphasis preamplifier ($72,000). A Soulution 760 DAC ($70,150) and an Antipodes K50 music server ($18,300) rounded out the front end.
A Soulution 727 preamplifier ($68,000) was paired with two 717 power amplifiers ($110,000 each) to drive Alsyvox Botticelli XXL loudspeakers ($268,000/pair).
Completing the spectacular setup were a Critical Mass Systems Olympus‑Ultra rack ($13,000) and Art cables from Crystal (appr. $245,000).
