Roksan Attessa Plug & Play Turntable

Plug and play. Then play it again and again. The Attessa Turntable features our Unipivot tonearm, created with computer-aided modelling by our electro-acoustic team – all to make your life simpler. No complex multi-axis design. No set-up issues. No hassle, just Hi-Fi.
The Attessa turntable is our newest spin on one of the oldest Hi-Fi technologies. The Unipivot tonearm is lighter and simpler to use, thanks to a composite construction and glass jewel pivot. With turntable speed controlled down to the microsecond by smart new technology, playback is true to the original. Switchable phono stage lets you plug and play, whatever kit you have, while the isolated plinth design and decoupled feet protect against unwanted vibrations. All in a compact footprint that fits seamlessly with the rest of the Attessa range.

Key Features
•    Designed, developed and assembled in the UK
•    Brand new easy to set up Unipivot tonearm featuring a composite construction and glass jewel pivot for low effective weight
•    Dana cartridge fitted as standard
•    Digitally controlled electronic speed control
•    Class leading factory calibrated speed accuracy with a microprocessor-controlled amplifier driving the turntable motor
•    Built in Moving Magnet switchable phono stage (active/passive) designed in-house for no compromise plug and play
•    Premium build quality featuring an isolated single plinth design with a high mass platter constructed from weighted glass and bonded aluminium edge dampener
•    Xerxes inspired isolation feet and chassis design to ensure stable playback
•    Compact footprint
•    Bespoke removable lid to keep dust away when not in use
 

the Attessa turntable is based around a single-layer plinth sitting on three isolating but non-adjustable feet. A stable and level siting surface will be a prerequisite for this deck as it's also fitted with a 'floating' uni-pivot arm with a the striking orange sub-platter which contains an integral stainless steel spindle that locates into the brass bearing housing on the main plinth, and spins on a captive steel ball.

Drive is transferred by a flat cross-section belt from an aluminium pulley atop a 24-pole synchronous AC motor. With a nod to cost and also to maintain steady belt tension, rather than use Roksan's traditional spring mounting, the motor here is secured into the plinth with a vibration-dampening gasket.

The motor is driven via a two-speed synthesised supply within the plinth – one for 33rpm and one for 45rpm – and the deck is operated and speed-switched by three rather delicate touch buttons. The platter is a 10mm-thick tempered glass disc with spun and anodised aluminium edging, and weighs in at just less than 2kg. A Roksan R-MAT turntable mat tops it off. As for the partnering arm, the company has stuck with the uni-pivot bearing configuration found on its other current tonearms – the Nima and Sara.

The Roksan Attessa Turntable is a plug-and-go package, the deck is supplied with a pre-fitted and aligned Roksan Dana MM cartridge which has a diamond titanium stylus tip: nominal 3.5mV output

The Attessa turntable also has an inbuilt phono stage which is selectable with a slide switch to activate or bypass it on the rear of the deck. This is dedicated to MM only, and offers no adjustable loading or gain options.