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Ultimate Turntable 7970 
Re: Ultimate Turntable 7960 
Re: Ultimate Turntable some alternatives. 7906 
A single ultimate arm... 7906 
a serious high mass effort 7905 
My take on the high mass. 7905 
Re: My take on the high mass. 7903 
Multi-drive vs. high mass. 7902 
a possible contender 7884 
Possible, but who knows... 7883 
Monaco Turntable: interesting read 6675 
Another take 6675 
Exotic stuff 6675 
Reviewing turntables' performance 6675 
Plinth resonance and material frustration 6604 
Please don´t kill me 6604 
Hot to go goose-hunting with a thermonuclear bomb 6604 
Random vs. regular 6604 
Old vinyl and ultimate turntable 6604 
The turntables and a common sense. 6604 
Yes...add it to the list! 6604 
I do not think ultimate turntable should be expensive. 6604 
The ideas that work? 6604 
How to levitate the platter? 6604 
Turntables & Vacuum 6604 
Dynamical speed stabilization 6604 
How to levitate a massive platter? 6604 
Errr... doesn't Contimuum do this? 6603 
Platter Mass, How much is enough? 6603 
Platter becomes plinth. 6603 
Co-equal tasks 6603 
Vacuum, platters, lathes, and everything elese. 6603 
In lieu of the vacuum, what? (and a sneaky clamp reference) 6603 
DD again 6601 
Not that heavy 6600 
Is it a drag? 6600 
Forces in the groove 6600 
Lathe as reference 6599 
Finding the message 6599 
Dd tt's 6599 
DD progress 6599 
Not so much a contest, as I see/hear it 6599 
Feedback Loops 6599 
The newer/better DD 6599 
I share your prejudges. 6599 
Versa Dynamics 2.3 6588 
Stirring the water (keeping it murky) 6584 
Thicker Oil 6584 
Actually another idea came to me… 6584 
Fluid viscocity/tension 6584 
Rotating Discs 6584 
Tesla?! OK, I’m in a good company! :-) 6584 
A recent patent and keeping it reel 6584 
The Da-Vinci Audio push ups. 6574 
Back to the disc/platter interface 6574 
The negative curve as disc/platter interface solution. 6573 
Playing Taps 6573 
I hate vinyl records ceremonies 6573 
Walker turntables and Technics sp-10mk3 6573 
How likely is that? 6573 
The “critical” motors for heavy belt turntables 6573 
The 47Lab’s ways. 6494 
The TW-Acoustic turntable. 6489 
TW 6489 
Interesting because presumed +/- simple (for a change)? 6489 
The TW’s idea of making active turntables. 6488 
TW 6488 
The wickedness of ‘smart’ TT’s power supplies 6488 
Belt torque 6488 
Anticipating "problems" 6488 
Copper 6488 
"No lateral loads" 6488 
Copper, assymetrical wearing and the theories. 6488 
How to take the TW’s idea of active platter further. 6487 
Vibration Control - too much of a "good" thing? 6472 
Precession 6472 
To balance the elliptical rotation. 6472 
Summing the issues ain't easy 6472 
Disagreed on voicing 6472 
Sanity check 6472 
The circle unbroken 6472 
Round and round it goes. 6472 
I think taste played with those Italians a bad joke 6275 
The best TT is revealed! 6227 
Turntable for the rest of us... 6226 
I do not know if I like it. 5724 
Built to order 5723 
It is BS but clever. 5173 
21st century Micro 5070 
Micro Seiki people behind? 5070 
Modern Seiki 5069 
Who were the Micro Designers? 5069 
The Occidental Tourist 5069 
Who were the Micro Designers MkII ? 5069 
I was told Air Force One is designed by original MicroSeiki designer and owner 5068 
Air Force One on the way 4884 
How to damp a turntable's propulsion. 4882 
Sudden revulsion. 4820 
Addition of pointless glitter 4820 
Cars vs. audio 4819 
Squeeze the drop 4819 
The American swallowing? 4819 
Squeezing the Drop Part II 4818 
Das Statussymbol 4818 
What you seem to miss Romy ... 4810 
A Glenn Beck syndrome? 4809 
I realize that you don't get it... 4809 
Air Force One 4762 
Stong motor/s 4762 
TW Akustik 4762 
Articles about the new Air Force One 4349 
3 Tries, Still Can't Read It... 4347 
Try it first! 4346 
Quashing Speculation 4346 
Assumptions... 4346 
By the Numbers 4346 
Please read my post again. 4346 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4346 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4345 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4345 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4345 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4345 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4345 
Vesting/Vested 4345 
Vesting/Vested 4345 
A complicated subject 4345 
A complicated subject 4345 
TT price. 4345 
Costs 4345 
Your Micro SX-8000 4345 
I have a slightly diferent view. 4344 
On the Face of It 4344 
High end not high tech yet 4343 
Bloviation about turntables 4343 
To understand me correctly how I feel 4343 
Heavy Stand vs. Heavy Platter/TT 4343 
What makes a turntable worth "the price"... 4343 
Context/Content 4343 
Fluttering in the breeze 4343 
Pole Star 4343 
A Few Points 4343 
Platter evolution 4343 
A Few Points as well. 4343 
Some more points 4342 
You understand what you want to understand 4342 
Facts 4342 
Where Platter Mass Goes to Die 4342 
I am getting dizzy 4342 
I wish you were able to stop to be "owner&quo... 4342 
Looks that way... 4342 
Nothing to do with ownership, just a market perspe... 4342 
Around and around depends on lack of comparisons 4342 
Oh, David, come on, do not bullshit a bullshitter. 4341 
Just let it go 4341 
Bean counting? 4341 
What's up wuki? 4341 
Wuki is a systems analyst and can sort this situat... 4340 
I use pitch to control pitch. 4340 
Wrong analysis, analyst Wuki! 4340 
Still no word about sonics? 4340 
Historical pitch 4340 
Rowuk, let's stop the pissing match. 4340 
Your highly questionable literature. 4340 
Don't buy it! 4340 
I did not buy. 4340 
??????? 4340 
No mystery anymore in the detour in this thread 4339 
You need to pause, David. 4339 
The King Is Dead - Long Live The King 4338 
Owning a expensive Turntable 4337 
TechDas Airforce One & TechDas Airforce Two 4331 
Specs TechDas Tables One and Two 4330 
Two things. 4330 
Air Force 3 3967 
Who knows... 3966 
Model III 3964 
That is not so simple. 3964 
There is a Premium now. 3321 
...and the Ultimate turntable has been found…. 3320 
TT master 3320 
Klaudio Tangential Tonearm. 3253 
Pivot tangential arms 3251 
Field Coil Loaded Tonearm 3213 
PrimaryControl 3210 
Versa dynamics 3174 
The Kiss of Death List 2532 
I proposed to declare a phrase "beyond reason... 2532 
Rolling the Dice 2532 
Wasn't there another premium TT called the Air... 2532 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2531 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2527 
TechDas AirForce Zero 2511 
That's nice you have friends that view $400k a... 2511 
Save your adjectives.... 2510 
Sub zero 2510 
Did I misunderstand? 2510 
"Perceived Value"? 2510 
Show stopper 2510 
Thanks for the reply 2510 
I guess in 10 years we'll get a million $ Turn... 2509 
About the price. 2509 
Curing the audio itch.... 2505 
Engineering Solutions 2505 
Compare to automobile industry 2504 
Tolerable Tolerances 2504 
Machining is no big deal anymore 2504 
Parts vs. Application vs. Incentive 2504 
Micro Seiki SX-8000 2380 
TechDAS & Micro Seiki relation. 2379 
VYGER Turntables. 2379 
Who would be the Micro Seiki chief accountant? 2379 
The inscrutable Orient 2379 
Worth the shot. 2378 
Gyroscopes 2180 
How good does it need to be? 2180 
SAT XD1 1963 
Nagra Turntable. 1543 
Bearing design 1481 
Learning Curve vs. Lifetime vs. Budget 1481 
Interesting. 1337 
Techdas Designer Hideaki Nishikawa R.I.P 1001 
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