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Evolution... Hear it, Buy it, Love it

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You've read the wild reviews in the press and heard the great feedback we've been receiving at Hi-Fi shows.

Are you a happy LP12 owner who wants to keep your deck but experience the dramatic benefits of modern design and technology? If so, then Funk Vector Link is for you!

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What is the Funk Vector Link? ...... How does it sound? ...... How does it work?

What is the Funk Vector Link?

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EVOLUTION = VECTOR x CLARITY x CHARM

The CHARM is a radically new, low-mass rigid sub-CHassis and ARM board design. It has an optimised teardrop shape and is made from a composite of carbon fibre and end-grain balsa to deliver superior Resonance Control.

The basic Charm (for those who don't wish to Vector)

This unique design combines strength and rigidity with excellent damping characteristics. Strength is needed to anchor the arm and platter in precise relationship to avoid phase distortion. Low sub-chassis mass allows the platter to perform significantly better its function as a "virtual ground". Damping ensures unwanted resonances don't pass through the sub-chassis to the armboard and, hence, to the cartridge. This enables the cartridge to extract more information from the groove.

Included with the CHARM is a 'load distribution ring' that securely connects the bearing to sub-chassis, reducing bearing sway.

The CHARM provides superior performance and sound to ANY other sub-chassis available for the LP12 - regardless of price!

The charm is available as an upgrade which can be used independently to the Vector Link system (you could say it is our answer to the Linn Keel) Price £480.00

The Clarity

The CLARITY is Funk's new Top Plate made of hi-tech, aerospace specification carbon fibre. It more neutrally supports the sub-chassis, motor and platter.

CLARITY... Damps resonance for a clearer sound!

The top plate of an LP12 is connected to a plinth that is constantly being vibrated by the outside world - not least by speakers pushing air in the listening room.

The CLARITY upgrade addresses the problem of vibration passing through the pulley/platter/sub-chassis to the cartridge.
The result is reduced colouration, and improved rhythmic performance and dynamics.

Price £390.00

Vector Drive

The VECTOR is the ultimate solution to the problem of motor pull. It is a 3-pullley drive system that is fed by an ironless rotor (low mass to you and me) DC motor that is mounted on the sub-chassis with the belt tension force then distributed about the sub-platter via 2 passively driven slave pulleys. These patented innovations are unique to Funk.

* The patented 3-pullley drive ensures the platter spins smoothly and is balanced on a single point within its bearing sleeve. This removes audible rumble and improves bearing wear.

* The motor is mounted at a new, optimal position on the top plate. This all but eliminates phase distortion caused by mechanical swing between the platter and the arm/cartridge. The dramatic improvement in pitch stability and cartridge tracking gives spectacular gains in detail across the musical spectrum, in rhythm and timing, and in soundstage depth and width.

* The patented K-drive DC power supply provides a smooth, battery-like feed to the drive system. By replacing the cogging AC motor (and its 100HZ vibrations) with this state-of-the-art DC motor, we remove vibrations that colour the music (the infamous 'bloom').

* An ironless rotor provides vanishingly low vibration, permitting unique sub-chassis mounting.

VECTOR delivers dramatic audible benefits. Your cartridge will be able to reproduce the most delicate of nuances, the blackest blacks, extends the frequency range with clearer treble, more detailed midrange, and smoother, more detailed and more powerful bass. Soundstage is extended in both depth and width, and simply stunning rhythm and musical dynamics result from vice-like pitch control.

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