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Ultimate Turntable 8180 
Re: Ultimate Turntable 8170 
Re: Ultimate Turntable some alternatives. 8116 
A single ultimate arm... 8116 
a serious high mass effort 8115 
My take on the high mass. 8115 
Re: My take on the high mass. 8113 
Multi-drive vs. high mass. 8112 
a possible contender 8094 
Possible, but who knows... 8093 
Monaco Turntable: interesting read 6885 
Another take 6885 
Exotic stuff 6885 
Reviewing turntables' performance 6885 
Plinth resonance and material frustration 6814 
Please don´t kill me 6814 
Hot to go goose-hunting with a thermonuclear bomb 6814 
Random vs. regular 6814 
Old vinyl and ultimate turntable 6814 
The turntables and a common sense. 6814 
Yes...add it to the list! 6814 
I do not think ultimate turntable should be expensive. 6814 
The ideas that work? 6814 
How to levitate the platter? 6814 
Turntables & Vacuum 6814 
Dynamical speed stabilization 6814 
How to levitate a massive platter? 6814 
Errr... doesn't Contimuum do this? 6813 
Platter Mass, How much is enough? 6813 
Platter becomes plinth. 6813 
Co-equal tasks 6813 
Vacuum, platters, lathes, and everything elese. 6813 
In lieu of the vacuum, what? (and a sneaky clamp reference) 6813 
DD again 6811 
Not that heavy 6810 
Is it a drag? 6810 
Forces in the groove 6810 
Lathe as reference 6809 
Finding the message 6809 
Dd tt's 6809 
DD progress 6809 
Not so much a contest, as I see/hear it 6809 
Feedback Loops 6809 
The newer/better DD 6809 
I share your prejudges. 6809 
Versa Dynamics 2.3 6798 
Stirring the water (keeping it murky) 6794 
Thicker Oil 6794 
Actually another idea came to me… 6794 
Fluid viscocity/tension 6794 
Rotating Discs 6794 
Tesla?! OK, I’m in a good company! :-) 6794 
A recent patent and keeping it reel 6794 
The Da-Vinci Audio push ups. 6784 
Back to the disc/platter interface 6784 
The negative curve as disc/platter interface solution. 6783 
Playing Taps 6783 
I hate vinyl records ceremonies 6783 
Walker turntables and Technics sp-10mk3 6783 
How likely is that? 6783 
The “critical” motors for heavy belt turntables 6783 
The 47Lab’s ways. 6704 
The TW-Acoustic turntable. 6699 
TW 6699 
Interesting because presumed +/- simple (for a change)? 6699 
The TW’s idea of making active turntables. 6698 
TW 6698 
The wickedness of ‘smart’ TT’s power supplies 6698 
Belt torque 6698 
Anticipating "problems" 6698 
Copper 6698 
"No lateral loads" 6698 
Copper, assymetrical wearing and the theories. 6698 
How to take the TW’s idea of active platter further. 6697 
Vibration Control - too much of a "good" thing? 6682 
Precession 6682 
To balance the elliptical rotation. 6682 
Summing the issues ain't easy 6682 
Disagreed on voicing 6682 
Sanity check 6682 
The circle unbroken 6682 
Round and round it goes. 6682 
I think taste played with those Italians a bad joke 6485 
The best TT is revealed! 6437 
Turntable for the rest of us... 6436 
I do not know if I like it. 5934 
Built to order 5933 
It is BS but clever. 5383 
21st century Micro 5280 
Micro Seiki people behind? 5280 
Modern Seiki 5279 
Who were the Micro Designers? 5279 
The Occidental Tourist 5279 
Who were the Micro Designers MkII ? 5279 
I was told Air Force One is designed by original MicroSeiki designer and owner 5278 
Air Force One on the way 5094 
How to damp a turntable's propulsion. 5092 
Sudden revulsion. 5030 
Addition of pointless glitter 5030 
Cars vs. audio 5029 
Squeeze the drop 5029 
The American swallowing? 5029 
Squeezing the Drop Part II 5028 
Das Statussymbol 5028 
What you seem to miss Romy ... 5020 
A Glenn Beck syndrome? 5019 
I realize that you don't get it... 5019 
Air Force One 4972 
Stong motor/s 4972 
TW Akustik 4972 
Articles about the new Air Force One 4559 
3 Tries, Still Can't Read It... 4557 
Try it first! 4556 
Quashing Speculation 4556 
Assumptions... 4556 
By the Numbers 4556 
Please read my post again. 4556 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4556 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4555 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4555 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4555 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4555 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4555 
Vesting/Vested 4555 
Vesting/Vested 4555 
A complicated subject 4555 
A complicated subject 4555 
TT price. 4555 
Costs 4555 
Your Micro SX-8000 4555 
I have a slightly diferent view. 4554 
On the Face of It 4554 
High end not high tech yet 4553 
Bloviation about turntables 4553 
To understand me correctly how I feel 4553 
Heavy Stand vs. Heavy Platter/TT 4553 
What makes a turntable worth "the price"... 4553 
Context/Content 4553 
Fluttering in the breeze 4553 
Pole Star 4553 
A Few Points 4553 
Platter evolution 4553 
A Few Points as well. 4553 
Some more points 4552 
You understand what you want to understand 4552 
Facts 4552 
Where Platter Mass Goes to Die 4552 
I am getting dizzy 4552 
I wish you were able to stop to be "owner&quo... 4552 
Looks that way... 4552 
Nothing to do with ownership, just a market perspe... 4552 
Around and around depends on lack of comparisons 4552 
Oh, David, come on, do not bullshit a bullshitter. 4551 
Just let it go 4551 
Bean counting? 4551 
What's up wuki? 4551 
Wuki is a systems analyst and can sort this situat... 4550 
I use pitch to control pitch. 4550 
Wrong analysis, analyst Wuki! 4550 
Still no word about sonics? 4550 
Historical pitch 4550 
Rowuk, let's stop the pissing match. 4550 
Your highly questionable literature. 4550 
Don't buy it! 4550 
I did not buy. 4550 
??????? 4550 
No mystery anymore in the detour in this thread 4549 
You need to pause, David. 4549 
The King Is Dead - Long Live The King 4548 
Owning a expensive Turntable 4547 
TechDas Airforce One & TechDas Airforce Two 4541 
Specs TechDas Tables One and Two 4540 
Two things. 4540 
Air Force 3 4177 
Who knows... 4176 
Model III 4174 
That is not so simple. 4174 
There is a Premium now. 3531 
...and the Ultimate turntable has been found…. 3530 
TT master 3530 
Klaudio Tangential Tonearm. 3463 
Pivot tangential arms 3461 
Field Coil Loaded Tonearm 3423 
PrimaryControl 3420 
Versa dynamics 3384 
The Kiss of Death List 2742 
I proposed to declare a phrase "beyond reason... 2742 
Rolling the Dice 2742 
Wasn't there another premium TT called the Air... 2742 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2741 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2737 
TechDas AirForce Zero 2721 
That's nice you have friends that view $400k a... 2721 
Save your adjectives.... 2720 
Sub zero 2720 
Did I misunderstand? 2720 
"Perceived Value"? 2720 
Show stopper 2720 
Thanks for the reply 2720 
I guess in 10 years we'll get a million $ Turn... 2719 
About the price. 2719 
Curing the audio itch.... 2715 
Engineering Solutions 2715 
Compare to automobile industry 2714 
Tolerable Tolerances 2714 
Machining is no big deal anymore 2714 
Parts vs. Application vs. Incentive 2714 
Micro Seiki SX-8000 2590 
TechDAS & Micro Seiki relation. 2589 
VYGER Turntables. 2589 
Who would be the Micro Seiki chief accountant? 2589 
The inscrutable Orient 2589 
Worth the shot. 2588 
Gyroscopes 2390 
How good does it need to be? 2390 
SAT XD1 2173 
Nagra Turntable. 1753 
Bearing design 1691 
Learning Curve vs. Lifetime vs. Budget 1691 
Interesting. 1547 
Techdas Designer Hideaki Nishikawa R.I.P 1211 
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