Features

1.Laser-assisted adjustable mandrel and optical playback of broken cylinders

2.Cylinder concentricity adjustable to .001mm resolution

3.De-wow reference tone for eliminating additional wow

4.High throughput safety mandrel

5.Easy mandrel flipping for reverse playback of difficult grooves

6.Simple threaded spindle drive nose for adding custom mandrels

7.Technics-type low wow/flutter brushless DC servo-motor spindle drive

8.Timestep vari-speed spindle control with semitone adjustment

9.Push-button tonearm lift-drop 10. Linear slide with adjustable location points

11.Adjustable vertical tracking angle

12.Low-temperature LED work light with dimmer

13.Groove Inspection microscope

14.Dictabelt playback features

15.Custom dewow and diagnostic software.

Laser playback of “unplayable” broken cylinder

Video of Endpoint user interface demonstrating laser-assisted centering of out-of-round cylinder

Video of the mechanical features included in the simplest Endpoint cylinder machine version

 

Dictabelt Playback

A sophisticated spring-loaded expanding mandrel allows for careful tensioning and smoothing of creases. There is ultra low rumble and wow/flutter at the slowest Dictabelt speeds, with laser centering functioning at any speed. In addition, the operator can quickly adjust playback speed.
 
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Concert Cylinder Playback

Provides quick switching for concert sized cylinders.

Groove Microscope

A unique, long working distance allows microscope to remain usable at a safe distance for cylinder loading and unloading. Features a dark-field incident lighting for excellent groove detail. In addition, there is an optional mount and stand for using same microscope for disc inspection.
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Camera image through groove microscope show showing scratch across cylinder

 

Custom De-wow Software

Includes PC-based software specifically designed for optimal de-wow of cylinders using the laser reference tone on the Endpoint Cylinder Machine. Uses background batch-processing for simplified archival workflow. Also provides advanced feature options for custom tuning and troubleshooting.
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