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Ultimate Turntable 8166 
Re: Ultimate Turntable 8156 
Re: Ultimate Turntable some alternatives. 8102 
A single ultimate arm... 8102 
a serious high mass effort 8101 
My take on the high mass. 8101 
Re: My take on the high mass. 8099 
Multi-drive vs. high mass. 8098 
a possible contender 8080 
Possible, but who knows... 8079 
Monaco Turntable: interesting read 6871 
Another take 6871 
Exotic stuff 6871 
Reviewing turntables' performance 6871 
Plinth resonance and material frustration 6800 
Please don´t kill me 6800 
Hot to go goose-hunting with a thermonuclear bomb 6800 
Random vs. regular 6800 
Old vinyl and ultimate turntable 6800 
The turntables and a common sense. 6800 
Yes...add it to the list! 6800 
I do not think ultimate turntable should be expensive. 6800 
The ideas that work? 6800 
How to levitate the platter? 6800 
Turntables & Vacuum 6800 
Dynamical speed stabilization 6800 
How to levitate a massive platter? 6800 
Errr... doesn't Contimuum do this? 6799 
Platter Mass, How much is enough? 6799 
Platter becomes plinth. 6799 
Co-equal tasks 6799 
Vacuum, platters, lathes, and everything elese. 6799 
In lieu of the vacuum, what? (and a sneaky clamp reference) 6799 
DD again 6797 
Not that heavy 6796 
Is it a drag? 6796 
Forces in the groove 6796 
Lathe as reference 6795 
Finding the message 6795 
Dd tt's 6795 
DD progress 6795 
Not so much a contest, as I see/hear it 6795 
Feedback Loops 6795 
The newer/better DD 6795 
I share your prejudges. 6795 
Versa Dynamics 2.3 6784 
Stirring the water (keeping it murky) 6780 
Thicker Oil 6780 
Actually another idea came to me… 6780 
Fluid viscocity/tension 6780 
Rotating Discs 6780 
Tesla?! OK, I’m in a good company! :-) 6780 
A recent patent and keeping it reel 6780 
The Da-Vinci Audio push ups. 6770 
Back to the disc/platter interface 6770 
The negative curve as disc/platter interface solution. 6769 
Playing Taps 6769 
I hate vinyl records ceremonies 6769 
Walker turntables and Technics sp-10mk3 6769 
How likely is that? 6769 
The “critical” motors for heavy belt turntables 6769 
The 47Lab’s ways. 6690 
The TW-Acoustic turntable. 6685 
TW 6685 
Interesting because presumed +/- simple (for a change)? 6685 
The TW’s idea of making active turntables. 6684 
TW 6684 
The wickedness of ‘smart’ TT’s power supplies 6684 
Belt torque 6684 
Anticipating "problems" 6684 
Copper 6684 
"No lateral loads" 6684 
Copper, assymetrical wearing and the theories. 6684 
How to take the TW’s idea of active platter further. 6683 
Vibration Control - too much of a "good" thing? 6668 
Precession 6668 
To balance the elliptical rotation. 6668 
Summing the issues ain't easy 6668 
Disagreed on voicing 6668 
Sanity check 6668 
The circle unbroken 6668 
Round and round it goes. 6668 
I think taste played with those Italians a bad joke 6471 
The best TT is revealed! 6423 
Turntable for the rest of us... 6422 
I do not know if I like it. 5920 
Built to order 5919 
It is BS but clever. 5369 
21st century Micro 5266 
Micro Seiki people behind? 5266 
Modern Seiki 5265 
Who were the Micro Designers? 5265 
The Occidental Tourist 5265 
Who were the Micro Designers MkII ? 5265 
I was told Air Force One is designed by original MicroSeiki designer and owner 5264 
Air Force One on the way 5080 
How to damp a turntable's propulsion. 5078 
Sudden revulsion. 5016 
Addition of pointless glitter 5016 
Cars vs. audio 5015 
Squeeze the drop 5015 
The American swallowing? 5015 
Squeezing the Drop Part II 5014 
Das Statussymbol 5014 
What you seem to miss Romy ... 5006 
A Glenn Beck syndrome? 5005 
I realize that you don't get it... 5005 
Air Force One 4958 
Stong motor/s 4958 
TW Akustik 4958 
Articles about the new Air Force One 4545 
3 Tries, Still Can't Read It... 4543 
Try it first! 4542 
Quashing Speculation 4542 
Assumptions... 4542 
By the Numbers 4542 
Please read my post again. 4542 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4542 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4541 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4541 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4541 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4541 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4541 
Vesting/Vested 4541 
Vesting/Vested 4541 
A complicated subject 4541 
A complicated subject 4541 
TT price. 4541 
Costs 4541 
Your Micro SX-8000 4541 
I have a slightly diferent view. 4540 
On the Face of It 4540 
High end not high tech yet 4539 
Bloviation about turntables 4539 
To understand me correctly how I feel 4539 
Heavy Stand vs. Heavy Platter/TT 4539 
What makes a turntable worth "the price"... 4539 
Context/Content 4539 
Fluttering in the breeze 4539 
Pole Star 4539 
A Few Points 4539 
Platter evolution 4539 
A Few Points as well. 4539 
Some more points 4538 
You understand what you want to understand 4538 
Facts 4538 
Where Platter Mass Goes to Die 4538 
I am getting dizzy 4538 
I wish you were able to stop to be "owner&quo... 4538 
Looks that way... 4538 
Nothing to do with ownership, just a market perspe... 4538 
Around and around depends on lack of comparisons 4538 
Oh, David, come on, do not bullshit a bullshitter. 4537 
Just let it go 4537 
Bean counting? 4537 
What's up wuki? 4537 
Wuki is a systems analyst and can sort this situat... 4536 
I use pitch to control pitch. 4536 
Wrong analysis, analyst Wuki! 4536 
Still no word about sonics? 4536 
Historical pitch 4536 
Rowuk, let's stop the pissing match. 4536 
Your highly questionable literature. 4536 
Don't buy it! 4536 
I did not buy. 4536 
??????? 4536 
No mystery anymore in the detour in this thread 4535 
You need to pause, David. 4535 
The King Is Dead - Long Live The King 4534 
Owning a expensive Turntable 4533 
TechDas Airforce One & TechDas Airforce Two 4527 
Specs TechDas Tables One and Two 4526 
Two things. 4526 
Air Force 3 4163 
Who knows... 4162 
Model III 4160 
That is not so simple. 4160 
There is a Premium now. 3517 
...and the Ultimate turntable has been found…. 3516 
TT master 3516 
Klaudio Tangential Tonearm. 3449 
Pivot tangential arms 3447 
Field Coil Loaded Tonearm 3409 
PrimaryControl 3406 
Versa dynamics 3370 
The Kiss of Death List 2728 
I proposed to declare a phrase "beyond reason... 2728 
Rolling the Dice 2728 
Wasn't there another premium TT called the Air... 2728 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2727 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2723 
TechDas AirForce Zero 2707 
That's nice you have friends that view $400k a... 2707 
Save your adjectives.... 2706 
Sub zero 2706 
Did I misunderstand? 2706 
"Perceived Value"? 2706 
Show stopper 2706 
Thanks for the reply 2706 
I guess in 10 years we'll get a million $ Turn... 2705 
About the price. 2705 
Curing the audio itch.... 2701 
Engineering Solutions 2701 
Compare to automobile industry 2700 
Tolerable Tolerances 2700 
Machining is no big deal anymore 2700 
Parts vs. Application vs. Incentive 2700 
Micro Seiki SX-8000 2576 
TechDAS & Micro Seiki relation. 2575 
VYGER Turntables. 2575 
Who would be the Micro Seiki chief accountant? 2575 
The inscrutable Orient 2575 
Worth the shot. 2574 
Gyroscopes 2376 
How good does it need to be? 2376 
SAT XD1 2159 
Nagra Turntable. 1739 
Bearing design 1677 
Learning Curve vs. Lifetime vs. Budget 1677 
Interesting. 1533 
Techdas Designer Hideaki Nishikawa R.I.P 1197 
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