George Merrill has been associated with highly regarded turntable design
since the release of the Merrill Heirloom turntable in the late 1970s. Sometime later, the turntable reappeared with major material changes as the
Merrill-Scillia MS-2 and MS21. The Merrill-Williams REAL 101 turntable is the totally new third generation using patented Rubber
Elastomeric Acoustic Laminate and other energy management design principles. The turntables are fabricated using small-scale high-precision hand-built manufacturing optimized for performance rather than production optimized
for low cost and high profit.
The new design addresses all of the 4 types of energy present in the turntable:
self generated, mechanically coupled via the feet, airborne within the operating environment, and conducted stylus energy as the record plays.
The Merrill-Williams REAL 101 turntable has just the right amount of user adjustments.
In addition to being able to level the table, the Merrill-Williams REAL 101 turntable is also one of the few tables where you can also perfectly level the tonearm platform or make tonearm azimuth adjustments.
Note the Merrill-Williams REAL 101 turntable does not come with a tonearm.
The tonearm mounting platform, however, is suitable for all standard 9" and longer 12" length tonearms. Future upgrades are therefore possible via a tonearm upgrade.
There are useful upgrades available for the Merrill Williams REAL 101 turntable. Resonances generated within the record
itself can be be reduced by increasing the weight of the vinyl and by ensuring the record is in contact with vibration dampimg material on the platter.
Central and peripheral clamping is the best way to tame intra-vinyl resonances.
The Merrill-Williams REAL 101 turntable comes with an external sine wave generator power supply to drive the motor and is a convenient way to change the speed.
AC line noise will affect speed stability and degrade the sound and the electronic speed control/regulator will significantly improve performance compared to tables without electronic speed control.
The R.E.A.L 101 turntable
Rubber elastomer acoustic laminate plinth
Elastomer suspended motor and bearing
Azimuth adjustable enery absorbing tonearm mounting platform
Elastomer mounted adjustable hemispherical feet
Bakelite cellulose composite platter with cork mat
External electronic motor control with speed adjustment
Optional central and peripheral record weights
