The ASPIRE is the new entry point into the J.Sikora turntable range, bringing much of the engineering and character of their larger decks into a more compact, accessible form. Built around a solid, non-decoupled chassis using aluminium, stainless steel and cast iron, it delivers the kind of speed, stability, grip, and control you would expect from a brand known for reference-level analogue.
A 4kg Delrin® platter runs on J.Sikora’s inverted ceramic ball bearing, driven by a precision DC motor via a rubber belt for exceptionally consistent rotation at both 33 and 45rpm. The combination of mass, bearing design and carefully managed motor coupling helps to suppress external resonance and mechanical noise, allowing the music to emerge with clarity, timing and natural flow.
Despite its relatively modest footprint, the ASPIRE feels every inch a J.Sikora: quietly authoritative, finely engineered and designed to be the foundation of a serious vinyl system.
Specification
- Turntable Specifications
- Total weight: 21 kg
- Platter weight: 4 kg
- Platter material: Delrin®
- Material: aluminium, inox, cast iron
- Bearing type: ceramic ball – inverted
- Motor: 1 DC
- Belt: rubber
- Rotation speed: 33; 45 rpm
- No. of tonearms: 1
- Dimensions: 430 x 350 x 180 mm
- Available colours: silver, black, white
Tonearm Specifications
- Bearing type: unipivot
- Material: Carbon Fiber, aluminium, brass, stainless steel
- Oil damping: yes
- Tube: conical (Carbon Fiber)
- VTA adjustment: yes
- Azimuth: yes
- Mass: 160 g
- Effective length: 228.6 mm
- Mounting distance: 212 mm
- Effective mass: 11.2 g
- Wiring: Copper
