Naim Audio Launches Limited-Edition Solstice Turntable

Renowned worldwide these days for its cutting-edge integrated digital audio systems, Naim Audio has placed considerable resources to design a very sophisticated vinyl reproduction system. In fact, the new Naim Solstice is the first turntable in the British brand’s almost 50-year history. It comes with a next-generation version of its own Naim Aro tonearm, an Equinox MC cartridge, external Solstice Series Phono Stage, and a dedicated Power Supply unit. Only 500 sets will be built of this Solstice Special Edition package.

In this article, Ron Tipton explores the use of stroboscope discs to determine whether your turntable is set to the correct rotational speed. Apart from looking at some commercially available stroboscope discs, Ron Tipton explains how to print one from files that are freely available on the Internet, and explains how to build your own multiple-LED lamp to check the rotations. This article was originally published in audioXpress, December 2010.