Get your Orbit (U-Turn Audio)!

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Re: Get your Orbit (U-Turn Audio)!
« Reply #20 on: 21 Sep 2013, 12:58 pm »
This is really cool.  I wish them well.

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Re: Get your Orbit (U-Turn Audio)!
« Reply #21 on: 21 Sep 2013, 01:00 pm »
Mine should arrive next month.  I'm also looking forward to the 50% off Cue Lever.   :thumb:

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Hello,

Thanks for pre-ordering the Orbit turntable! As you may know, we recently started shipping turntables to Kickstarter backers, and we are looking forward to producing at full capacity within a week or so.

Unfortunately, we have had to deal with a couple supplier delays in recent weeks. Right now, we are waiting on our acrylic platters to arrive, as our original platter supplier failed to produce the platter to spec (and couldn't fix their mistake). Since we can’t ship post-Kickstarter orders until we have delivered to all of our backers, this delay will affect the delivery of your order. We cannot give a firm date right now, but it looks like your turntable will be delivered in late October or early November.

We realize this news comes as a disappointment - we are very disappointed about this as well. As a sign of our appreciation for your patience, we are offering you a 50% discount off the forthcoming Orbit Cue Lever, which we plan to begin selling once we are caught up with turntable orders. Here is a look at what we have designed: http://i.imgur.com/cZqgNuG.jpg. This lever will be easy to install and will be compatible with all Orbit turntables. Your discount coupon will be included with your turntable.

Please reach out to us directly at info@uturnaudio.com with any questions, comments, or concerns. We look forward to delivering your Orbit and thank you for bearing with us a little longer!

Best,
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Re: Get your Orbit (U-Turn Audio)!
« Reply #22 on: 20 Nov 2013, 02:55 pm »
There's a very long thread on Karma about the U-Turn Orbit.  They finally got more than a 2 word comment about the table.  Post #100
http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=554392&page=7

I suspect this table is the ONE to get in this price range.  Cueing is available as an option from U-Turn.  If anyone is interested in hooking up an inexpensive and adjustable anti-skate mechanism, I'll post instructions.  I'll take a few photos.  All you'll need is a few items you might have to collect.
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Re: Get your Orbit (U-Turn Audio)!
« Reply #23 on: 20 Nov 2013, 04:40 pm »
  For the price looks great. For the money add a $99 grado  mono cart and have a dedicated mono rig. Oh my !!



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« Reply #24 on: 20 Nov 2013, 06:06 pm »
A bucket on a string is the traditional way to apply anti-skate on a unipivot.  Weight (usually lead shot) is added or subtracted to adjust.

Here's a Unitrac:



Sonus Formula 4:



A small plastic sewing thimble would work for the bucket.  Heavy duty thread or thin nylon fishing line works for the string.  You'll need some kind of rod or support to suspend the bucket.  Some hardware stores sell aluminum rod.  That's what you see in photo #2.  This stuff is easily bent and you can attach it to the lifter platform (if it has one) or make a little base and set it on the armboard.

If you want the bucket on the inside of the arm - toward the record, attach the string to the back of the pivot housing or the arm wand behind the pivot. 
You can even wrap it around the wand and tie it off.  Just have it so it doesn't move around.  Conversely, attachment in front of the pivot requires bucket to the outside.

You might have to figure out how to suspend the bucket in an upright position.  If you attach another string across the top of the bucket, you can tie the main string in the middle.  Heavy duty thread is easier to work with than fishing line.  Both will work.

Once attached to the arm or pivot housing you need to adjust the length of the string.  When the arm is on the record the bucket should be in the air, not sitting on the armboard like in photo #2.  When the arm reaches the label the bucket should be near, but not stopped by the support bracket.
The reason the Sonus bucket in photo 2 is sitting on the armboard, is because the arm is all the way down - not being used at the moment.

The weight of the bucket alone will give a tiny amount of anti-skate.  If you don't have lead shot, find some small hardware, like cartridge fixing nuts to add to the bucket.
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« Reply #26 on: 20 Nov 2013, 09:26 pm »
Wayner,
Nice looking, is it adjustable?

To avoid confusing newbies, some of those likely to buy this table, Wayner's device works for anti-skate because the string is routed behind the pivot.
That's why it can be connected in front, yet have the weight on the inside toward the record. 

Skating force is pushing the stylus toward the label, so anti-skating pushes outward to cancel it.
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Re: Get your Orbit (U-Turn Audio)!
« Reply #27 on: 3 Dec 2013, 12:55 am »
Very positive review now up at Tone Audio.

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Reviewing the Orbit is a pleasant surprise.
It demonstrates that, with thoughtful engineering
and good materials, a thoroughly competent
entry-level turntable with only the essential
ingredients for LP playback can be offered at
an excellent price point
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Can it go toe-to-toe
with the Pro-Ject or the Rega? I can’t answer
that yet, but I have a feeling that it would acquit
itself very well.

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Re: Get your Orbit (U-Turn Audio)!
« Reply #28 on: 3 Dec 2013, 01:55 pm »
Positive user reviews on Karma as well.  It's nice to see a new table like this, roughly half the price of entry level tables like ProJect etc.
Considering this is U-Turn's initial offering, I think we might see refinements and possibly new models in the future.

Mine should arrive next month.  I'm also looking forward to the 50% off Cue Lever.   :thumb:

There were some delays due to problems with parts suppliers.  Did you get your table yet?
Should be interesting to read your comments.  Didn't you have a VPI Classic?
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Re: Get your Orbit (U-Turn Audio)!
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Re: Get your Orbit (U-Turn Audio)!
« Reply #30 on: 8 Dec 2013, 06:11 pm »
An AK member Roivas has put up two excellent videos on setup and then a review including table comparisons.

http://youtu.be/2XEjk6gfODA

http://youtu.be/RGTtbS851qE

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Re: Get your Orbit (U-Turn Audio)!
« Reply #31 on: 21 Jan 2014, 01:52 pm »
Jason, did you get it setup?  Thoughts? 

I have a ton of old albums and want to setup a basic system (maybe with Danny's new full range speakers LGK) and don't want to spend a ton...