Introducing Hifistay’s turntable anti-resonator. Compelling at its price point, the Dharma reduces the harmful affects of vibrations created by the stylus groove interface, providing greater clarity, blacker backgrounds and better coherency and organisation. Difficult to remove once experienced. It can also function as a resonance control device on top of electronics, when used in tandem with the supplied Twister support  element.

Available in various colours.

Dharma, £510

Twister

Included with Darma is HIFISTAY’s newly developed shaft with built-in swing technology, the Twister. By placing the Dharma on the Twister, this allows the flexbility to use Dharma as a resonator and damper. Thanks ot this, the Dharma is able to respond to a wider range of resonant frequencies and the damping force for large vibrations has improved. This helps to more effectively improve sound quality of your equipment.

Function 1 – Stabilizer

A stabilizer, literally a stabilizing device, is used in analogue systems to keep the record and platter in close contact, helping to quickly dissipate the vibrations created by the groove from the platter. If the weight is increased for proper adhesion, there is a possibility that a problem may occur with the rotational force of the platter. The tightened stabilizer has excellent adhesion, but it is in a fixed form and cannot effectively respond to the movement of the platter with many fluid variables. However, Dharma is manufactured so that it does not interfere with the rotation of the platter as much as possible by securing fluidity while maintaining firm adhesion to the spindle through springs and bearing balls. As a result, the movement of the platters becomes smooth, atight contact is achieved, and you can feel the precise and accurate groove tracking through the change in sound quality.

Stabilizers change their inclinations depending on the material. Hard materials are good for accurately tracking grooves, but they are sensitive to the effects of vibration. In the case of soft materials, the effect of damping vibrations can be achieved, but even the grooves are absorbed and the sound becomes stuffy and blunt. Dharma secures accurate tracking by adopting stainless steel with good hardness, and a vibration control solution that can self-dissipate without relying on the platter for vibration control, so that the stylus can track more accurately.

Function 2 – Resonator and Damper

Mounting the shaft, Twister, on the Dharma and using the resonator is just as dramatic as the stabilizer. In fact, resonators and dampers are actually at odds with each other. Both play a similar role in catching vibrations, but the resonator absorbs and removes vibrations by itself, and the damper applies weight to suppress vibrations and sends residual vibrations to the bottom. The Dharma has the best of both a resonator and a damper. When placed on an audio device, a suitable weight of 450g is loaded to suppress vibration, and in the case of resonance, it is converted into thermal energy by 5,200 STS balls and extinguished. In addition, the newly installed shaft with swing technology primarily attenuates large vibrations to further maximize the damping effect.

Triple Swing Structure

Ceramic bearings are a major component of spherical pendulums. It responds to the principle of action-reaction from external forces. Inside the rolling disc are three ceramic bearings. The double rolling discs stacked in two layers move opposite each other according to the action-reaction law, thereby canceling the vibration.