Umai 1

Umai - recordplayer table


The stage for your turntable


Our UMAI table has been specially developed for particularly large turntables, which find comprehensive space on the appropriately dimensioned base area. There is even enough space for our tonearm with its own base, e.g. the LIGNUM L or the BRICK, to cut a fine figure next to the turntable. The UMAI is visually and functionally well thought out and impresses with details that, due to their optimal damping, make an indispensable contribution in the sound-optimized highEnd-chain.


At a overview:


  • The UMAI table ensures absolute damping with a whopping weight of around 396,83 lbs,
  • overall dimensions: height: 35,43 inch, width: 31,49 inch, depth: 21,65 inch
  • the approx. 154,32 lbs heavy and 2,36 inch thick table top made of local slate is supported by four solid stainless steel cones spikes.
  • dimensions (h/w/d in inch) 35,43/31,49/21,65,
  • the special "spikes" developed by Ars Machinae consist of four solid stainless steel cones with a cupped tip and balls of high-performance ceramics resting inside,
  • the slate is aligned directly in the "spikes" by means of a fine thread M24x1,5
  • the body of UMAI is made of a core consisting of solid oak. This is sheathed with 20 mm maple wood of the highest quality - only domestic woods are used,
  • the noble hand-polished shellac surface makes the grain shine and flatters with its velvety feel,
  • our tonearm "The Brick" visually matches the UMAI,
  • all components are developed and manufactured in Germany.

cones spikes


These spikes are based on gained knowledge in earthquake regions. It's about absorbing the movements during an earthquake as much as possible so that a house remains undamaged. This is called "seismic insulation". Balls are installed between the house and the foundation, which act like shock absorbers and decouple the house from the ground.


Our spikes also serve this purpose. They absorb the vibrations from the underground. So that the recordplayer can play undisturbed. Therefore, the balls are loosely embedded in a shell located at the top of the cone. The balls are made of a high-performance ceramic specially developed for space travel. It produces less friction. This is also valuable for our purposes.


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