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Turntables — Fender Musical Instruments American Vintage
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Fender Musical Instruments American Vintage
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The American Vintage is a turntable with belt drive, created by Fender Musical Instruments together with MoFi Electronics as the second joint project of the two American firms. The deck is designed and produced in the USA. The solid alder plinth carries the three-colour sunburst that Fender first applied to the Stratocaster, Telecaster and Precision Bass in the 1950s.
Key specs that matter
Speeds of 33 1/3 and 45 rpm are selected electronically by push button, so there is no need to shift the belt manually. An illuminated power switch completes the controls. The 3.1 kg platter is Delrin, picked because its impedance closely matches that of vinyl. A DC synchronous motor turns it via the belt, the arm is a custom 10-inch Ultra unit designed and made in the USA, and the whole deck weighs 11.6 kg.
Engineering and use context
The Ultra arm has a straight aluminium tube, a gimbaled bearing and quality ball bearings, keeping friction low as the arm moves sideways and up and down. Cardas Audio wire runs inside the arm all the way from the cartridge clips to gold-plated RCA sockets. Constrained-layer damping in the plinth adds mass and keeps cabinet resonance in check, and every alder plinth is chosen by hand so that genuine wood grain shows through. Harmonic Resolution Systems co-developed the isolating feet that keep outside vibration away from the deck. A hinged Smoked Amber acrylic lid is included.
Buyers can choose from three versions. One is the bare turntable for a cartridge of the owner's choice, another arrives with the MasterTracker moving-magnet cartridge from MoFi, and the top version carries MoFi's UltraGold moving-coil cartridge. Both factory-fitted packages can be played as soon as they are unpacked, a practical point in a living room where the deck doubles as furniture.
Pairing
The RCA sockets feed any standard phono stage or an integrated amplifier fitted with a phono section. Gain has to suit the cartridge, so the UltraGold version calls for a moving-coil stage while the MasterTracker runs from an ordinary moving-magnet input. Owners fitting a different cartridge should confirm it suits the mounting requirements of the Ultra arm.
Key specs that matter
Speeds of 33 1/3 and 45 rpm are selected electronically by push button, so there is no need to shift the belt manually. An illuminated power switch completes the controls. The 3.1 kg platter is Delrin, picked because its impedance closely matches that of vinyl. A DC synchronous motor turns it via the belt, the arm is a custom 10-inch Ultra unit designed and made in the USA, and the whole deck weighs 11.6 kg.
Engineering and use context
The Ultra arm has a straight aluminium tube, a gimbaled bearing and quality ball bearings, keeping friction low as the arm moves sideways and up and down. Cardas Audio wire runs inside the arm all the way from the cartridge clips to gold-plated RCA sockets. Constrained-layer damping in the plinth adds mass and keeps cabinet resonance in check, and every alder plinth is chosen by hand so that genuine wood grain shows through. Harmonic Resolution Systems co-developed the isolating feet that keep outside vibration away from the deck. A hinged Smoked Amber acrylic lid is included.
Buyers can choose from three versions. One is the bare turntable for a cartridge of the owner's choice, another arrives with the MasterTracker moving-magnet cartridge from MoFi, and the top version carries MoFi's UltraGold moving-coil cartridge. Both factory-fitted packages can be played as soon as they are unpacked, a practical point in a living room where the deck doubles as furniture.
Pairing
The RCA sockets feed any standard phono stage or an integrated amplifier fitted with a phono section. Gain has to suit the cartridge, so the UltraGold version calls for a moving-coil stage while the MasterTracker runs from an ordinary moving-magnet input. Owners fitting a different cartridge should confirm it suits the mounting requirements of the Ultra arm.
Specifications
Model name
American Vintage
Speed
33/45
Drive
N/A
Suspension
N/A
Tonearm preinstalled
Yes
Tonearm model
N/A
Cartridge preinstalled
N/A
Cartridge model
N/A
Platter
Delrin
Motor
N/A
Wow and Flutter (%)
N/A
Signal to Noise (dB)
N/A
Rumble (-dB)
N/A
Dimensions (mm)
N/A
Weight (kg)
N/A
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