Basis Audio 2200 Signature Turntable

"The 2200 Signature represents an all new Basis model, placed between the 2001 and 2500 in our lineup. The 2200 incorporates an innovative adaptation of the Basis fluid damped suspension of the Debut model. By incorporating the suspension under the turntable platform Basis has been able to reduce the size of the subchassis, gaining an advantageous “thickness-to-length ratio” for improved resonant behavior. We have named the suspension isolators “Resonance Annihilators” as they indeed perform the function of converting vibrational energy, on each side of the Annihilator, into heat energy. The close proximity of the tonearm to the adjacent isolator is a great advantage of the 2200 over any other turntable design: tonearm energy, created as the stylus traces the record groove, is effectively and immediately eliminated by this close isolator. The result is an immediate and direct sound, the hallmark of the suspended 2000 series turntables."

Basis Audio Vector Tonearm

"The name “Vector” is representative of the analysis used in the design of this tonearm. There are a multitude of forces present during the playback of a record with a pivoted tonearm, including tracking force, inertially generated dynamic horizontal and vertical forces caused by record eccentricities and warps, skating and antiskating forces, and torque reactions about the tonearm pivot, to name some of the more prominent. Each of these forces has a specific direction, which is the essence of a “vector”: a quantity that can be specified by both a magnitude and direction. Through the use of “free body diagrams” and vector addition each of these forces was broken down into orthogonal components and a summary of all forces acting on the tonearm was analyzed. The Vector 3 was designed to compensate properly for and be absolutely stable under the influence of each force. A true, fundamental, quantitative and qualitative engineering understanding of each of the pertinent parameters, along with a knowledge of the relationship between the objective science and the subjective musical performance (“the sound”) of analog playback devices has resulted in the Vector 3 tonearm. Without such vector and “free body” analysis this astonishing result could not be achieved. Hence, the name “Vector”."

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