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The TW Acustic Raven Black Night is a super-heavyweight running-mass turntable with a solid-aluminum chassis incorporating a Delrin/POM inlay and a solid copper platter with a POM inlay. Its platter is driven by three motors through a single belt, housed in a separate aluminum motor unit. The external motor-control unit includes battery-backed power supplies designed to reduce electrical interference during playback. The chassis provides four foot brackets for tonearm-carrier mounting, allowing flexible tonearm installation; the turntable is commonly paired with a TW Acustic Raven 12-inch tonearm. It operates at 33⅓ and 45 rpm.
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The closest alternatives on specs, description and the systems they turn up in, with the specs they share set side by side.
The Stabi M's platter weight is 12 kg (26 lbs) against the Raven Black Night's 20 kg (44 lbs), its effective length 304.8 mm against 267 mm, and its platter material Aluminum against Composite. Both share drive type (Belt).
The Ascona NEO's platter weight is 13.5 kg (30 lbs) against the Raven Black Night's 20 kg (44 lbs), its platter material Aluminum against Composite, and its weight 58 kg (128 lbs) against 65 kg (143 lbs). Both share drive type (Belt).
The XL DC's platter weight is 22 kg (49 lbs) against the Raven Black Night's 20 kg (44 lbs), its effective length 120 mm against 267 mm, and its drive type Direct against Belt. Both share effective mass (14 g).
The Master Innovation Wood's platter weight is 60 kg (132 lbs) against the Raven Black Night's 20 kg (44 lbs) and its weight 60 kg (132 lbs) against 65 kg (143 lbs). Both share drive type (Belt) and platter material (Composite).
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