Проигрыватели виниловых дисков — Soulution Audio 787 Turntable

The 787 is the first turntable from Soulution, the Swiss company known for its solid-state electronics. Unveiled at High End Munich 2025 at CHF 67,000, it takes an unusual approach to linear tracking. Instead of moving the tonearm across the record, the platter moves sideways beneath a short pivoted arm.

Key specs that matter

Speeds are 33 and 45 rpm with a DC motor. The tonearm is 8 in long, adjustable for VTA and azimuth, compatible with high-compliance cartridges, and wired with precious metal alloy cables. The platter uses a sintered magnetic bearing. Output is one pair of RCA. The mains supply is universal, 100 to 240 V at 50 to 60 Hz, and consumption is 10 W in use and below 0.5 W in standby. The switched-mode supply uses high-efficiency DC-DC converters followed by low-noise linear regulators. The turntable measures 480 x 450 x 250 mm wide, deep and tall, at about 36 kg.

Engineering and use context

On a normal pivoted arm the stylus follows through an arc, so it is tangent to the groove only at two points, and it is pulled inwards by skating force. Linear-tracking arms solve this but are usually driven or pulled by the groove, introducing friction and unbalanced forces. Soulution's answer is to keep the arm almost still. The entire platter subassembly, the platter, sub-platter, magnetic bearing and drive motor with precious metal brushes, slides laterally on polished axles. Inductive proximity sensors monitor the tonearm's position and control a motor that moves the platter, keeping the arm's angle within ±0.15 degrees from outer to inner groove. Because the arm moves very little, no anti-skating is needed and alignment is simple. The tonearm sits on an isolated, resonance-controlled sub-chassis. When the platter moves to its parking position, the arm swivels out so records can be changed easily. A similar principle appeared in the Nakamichi TX-1000 of the 1980s, although there the arm moved and the platter corrected record centring. Gryphon had already entered the turntable market, and the 787 places Soulution among a small group of Swiss and Danish electronics makers moving into vinyl.

Pairing

The 787 needs a phono stage connected through its RCA output, such as Soulution's own phono preamplifiers. The 8 in arm suits both MC and MM cartridges.

Alternatives

The 787 remains Soulution's only turntable, so no other record player of the brand exists.