Inspire Hi-Fi Elevation

摘要

As one of the newer brands involved in the production of turntables, Inspire Hi-Fi has managed to pack an awful lot of products into its range in a relatively short time. As well as offering an impressive quantity of different models [see boxout], it has also experimented with a wide variety of technologies and materials in their construction. The latest model to join the roster is the Elevation, which Inspire says is intended to deliver a 'high-mass design in an affordable package'. This mass involves two distinct materials. The first is birch ply, which is used to form the plinth. Sections of ply are layered to form a 90mm-thick teardrop shape that accommodates the motor, bearing and the arm mount. The cavities for motor and bearing are cut into the layers before assembly, rather than hollowing them out after the event, and this is said to improve the rigidity of the plinth. Inspire offers various veneer options, or the deck may be supplied with the layers of ply exposed, as seen here.