MoFi Electronics MasterDeck Turntable Announced Today 11/21/2023
"reference grade" Allen Perkins designed turntable manufactured in Ann Arbor MI
Manufactured in Ann Arbor, Michigan in "small batches" to assure "the very highest level of quality control" the new Allen Perkins designed MoFi MasterDeck turntable packs high tech construction concepts and a rich feature set sure to attract vinyl fans desiring more than just a basic platter spinner but who don't want to invest five figures in new turntable.
Design features include a three-phase brushless DC motor housed in an isolated container driven by an optically regulated speed controller, a 1.75 inch tall high mass Aluminum and Delrin platter riding on an ultra-high quality Encapsulated inverted Spiral Groove bearing. 33 1/3, 45 and 78 RPM speeds are available, with fine speed adjustment conveniently settable using a four-digital display.
The new dual pivot carbon fiber 10 inch tonearm features a removable headshell that facilitates setting azimuth and makes easy swapping out pre-mounted cartridges on additional headshells available as an extra-cost option. The arm also features adjustable VTA/SRA, anti-skating and of course overhang. Cardas provides the Internal tonearm wiring, which runs in an unbroken path from cartridge clips to output plugs.
Custom HRS (Harmonic Resolution Systems) designed and manufactured isolation feet are said to effectively "float" the turntable, which resides in a solid wood frame of either Walnut or Black Ash, wrapped around a constrained-layer body of wood and aluminum, designed to eliminate resonances.
MoFi Electronics MasterDeck Significant Design Features:
33.33 / 45 / 78 RPM belt drive turntable
Unique and highly adjustable 10-inch hybrid tonearm design 1.75-inch aluminium and Delrin platter
Four-digit display shows fine speed adjustment
Cardas Audio internal arm wiring
Solid wood frame available in black ash or walnut finish
Custom Anti-Vibration feet designed by HRS
Black constrained layer damped aluminum top
Dimensions (w x d x h): 20 x 14 x 8” / 50.8 x 35.6 x 20.3 cm.
Weight: 43 lbs. / 19.5 Kg.
The MoFi Electronics MasterDeck will be available in November, 2023 with an MSRP of $5,995.00 USD
For those unfamiliar with Mr. Perkins' resume: he began turntable designing at SOTA back in the late 80's, then in the 1990s for his own company, Immedia, he designed a series of RPM turntables and a unique unipivot arm, both of which have been copied— the tech and the industrial design— by manufacturers around the world. Perkins then went on to design and build a series of highly regarded and well-reviewed turntables and arms under his Spiral Groove brand.
Perkins brings decades worth of design and manufacturing experience and expertise to his work here for MoFi Electronics and what's been announced today could very well bigly shake up the under $10,000 turntable market.
