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Ultimate Turntable 8157 
Re: Ultimate Turntable 8147 
Re: Ultimate Turntable some alternatives. 8093 
A single ultimate arm... 8093 
a serious high mass effort 8092 
My take on the high mass. 8092 
Re: My take on the high mass. 8090 
Multi-drive vs. high mass. 8089 
a possible contender 8071 
Possible, but who knows... 8070 
Monaco Turntable: interesting read 6862 
Another take 6862 
Exotic stuff 6862 
Reviewing turntables' performance 6862 
Plinth resonance and material frustration 6791 
Please don´t kill me 6791 
Hot to go goose-hunting with a thermonuclear bomb 6791 
Random vs. regular 6791 
Old vinyl and ultimate turntable 6791 
The turntables and a common sense. 6791 
Yes...add it to the list! 6791 
I do not think ultimate turntable should be expensive. 6791 
The ideas that work? 6791 
How to levitate the platter? 6791 
Turntables & Vacuum 6791 
Dynamical speed stabilization 6791 
How to levitate a massive platter? 6791 
Errr... doesn't Contimuum do this? 6790 
Platter Mass, How much is enough? 6790 
Platter becomes plinth. 6790 
Co-equal tasks 6790 
Vacuum, platters, lathes, and everything elese. 6790 
In lieu of the vacuum, what? (and a sneaky clamp reference) 6790 
DD again 6788 
Not that heavy 6787 
Is it a drag? 6787 
Forces in the groove 6787 
Lathe as reference 6786 
Finding the message 6786 
Dd tt's 6786 
DD progress 6786 
Not so much a contest, as I see/hear it 6786 
Feedback Loops 6786 
The newer/better DD 6786 
I share your prejudges. 6786 
Versa Dynamics 2.3 6775 
Stirring the water (keeping it murky) 6771 
Thicker Oil 6771 
Actually another idea came to me… 6771 
Fluid viscocity/tension 6771 
Rotating Discs 6771 
Tesla?! OK, I’m in a good company! :-) 6771 
A recent patent and keeping it reel 6771 
The Da-Vinci Audio push ups. 6761 
Back to the disc/platter interface 6761 
The negative curve as disc/platter interface solution. 6760 
Playing Taps 6760 
I hate vinyl records ceremonies 6760 
Walker turntables and Technics sp-10mk3 6760 
How likely is that? 6760 
The “critical” motors for heavy belt turntables 6760 
The 47Lab’s ways. 6681 
The TW-Acoustic turntable. 6676 
TW 6676 
Interesting because presumed +/- simple (for a change)? 6676 
The TW’s idea of making active turntables. 6675 
TW 6675 
The wickedness of ‘smart’ TT’s power supplies 6675 
Belt torque 6675 
Anticipating "problems" 6675 
Copper 6675 
"No lateral loads" 6675 
Copper, assymetrical wearing and the theories. 6675 
How to take the TW’s idea of active platter further. 6674 
Vibration Control - too much of a "good" thing? 6659 
Precession 6659 
To balance the elliptical rotation. 6659 
Summing the issues ain't easy 6659 
Disagreed on voicing 6659 
Sanity check 6659 
The circle unbroken 6659 
Round and round it goes. 6659 
I think taste played with those Italians a bad joke 6462 
The best TT is revealed! 6414 
Turntable for the rest of us... 6413 
I do not know if I like it. 5911 
Built to order 5910 
It is BS but clever. 5360 
21st century Micro 5257 
Micro Seiki people behind? 5257 
Modern Seiki 5256 
Who were the Micro Designers? 5256 
The Occidental Tourist 5256 
Who were the Micro Designers MkII ? 5256 
I was told Air Force One is designed by original MicroSeiki designer and owner 5255 
Air Force One on the way 5071 
How to damp a turntable's propulsion. 5069 
Sudden revulsion. 5007 
Addition of pointless glitter 5007 
Cars vs. audio 5006 
Squeeze the drop 5006 
The American swallowing? 5006 
Squeezing the Drop Part II 5005 
Das Statussymbol 5005 
What you seem to miss Romy ... 4997 
A Glenn Beck syndrome? 4996 
I realize that you don't get it... 4996 
Air Force One 4949 
Stong motor/s 4949 
TW Akustik 4949 
Articles about the new Air Force One 4536 
3 Tries, Still Can't Read It... 4534 
Try it first! 4533 
Quashing Speculation 4533 
Assumptions... 4533 
By the Numbers 4533 
Please read my post again. 4533 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4533 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4532 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4532 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4532 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4532 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4532 
Vesting/Vested 4532 
Vesting/Vested 4532 
A complicated subject 4532 
A complicated subject 4532 
TT price. 4532 
Costs 4532 
Your Micro SX-8000 4532 
I have a slightly diferent view. 4531 
On the Face of It 4531 
High end not high tech yet 4530 
Bloviation about turntables 4530 
To understand me correctly how I feel 4530 
Heavy Stand vs. Heavy Platter/TT 4530 
What makes a turntable worth "the price"... 4530 
Context/Content 4530 
Fluttering in the breeze 4530 
Pole Star 4530 
A Few Points 4530 
Platter evolution 4530 
A Few Points as well. 4530 
Some more points 4529 
You understand what you want to understand 4529 
Facts 4529 
Where Platter Mass Goes to Die 4529 
I am getting dizzy 4529 
I wish you were able to stop to be "owner&quo... 4529 
Looks that way... 4529 
Nothing to do with ownership, just a market perspe... 4529 
Around and around depends on lack of comparisons 4529 
Oh, David, come on, do not bullshit a bullshitter. 4528 
Just let it go 4528 
Bean counting? 4528 
What's up wuki? 4528 
Wuki is a systems analyst and can sort this situat... 4527 
I use pitch to control pitch. 4527 
Wrong analysis, analyst Wuki! 4527 
Still no word about sonics? 4527 
Historical pitch 4527 
Rowuk, let's stop the pissing match. 4527 
Your highly questionable literature. 4527 
Don't buy it! 4527 
I did not buy. 4527 
??????? 4527 
No mystery anymore in the detour in this thread 4526 
You need to pause, David. 4526 
The King Is Dead - Long Live The King 4525 
Owning a expensive Turntable 4524 
TechDas Airforce One & TechDas Airforce Two 4518 
Specs TechDas Tables One and Two 4517 
Two things. 4517 
Air Force 3 4154 
Who knows... 4153 
Model III 4151 
That is not so simple. 4151 
There is a Premium now. 3508 
...and the Ultimate turntable has been found…. 3507 
TT master 3507 
Klaudio Tangential Tonearm. 3440 
Pivot tangential arms 3438 
Field Coil Loaded Tonearm 3400 
PrimaryControl 3397 
Versa dynamics 3361 
The Kiss of Death List 2719 
I proposed to declare a phrase "beyond reason... 2719 
Rolling the Dice 2719 
Wasn't there another premium TT called the Air... 2719 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2718 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2714 
TechDas AirForce Zero 2698 
That's nice you have friends that view $400k a... 2698 
Save your adjectives.... 2697 
Sub zero 2697 
Did I misunderstand? 2697 
"Perceived Value"? 2697 
Show stopper 2697 
Thanks for the reply 2697 
I guess in 10 years we'll get a million $ Turn... 2696 
About the price. 2696 
Curing the audio itch.... 2692 
Engineering Solutions 2692 
Compare to automobile industry 2691 
Tolerable Tolerances 2691 
Machining is no big deal anymore 2691 
Parts vs. Application vs. Incentive 2691 
Micro Seiki SX-8000 2567 
TechDAS & Micro Seiki relation. 2566 
VYGER Turntables. 2566 
Who would be the Micro Seiki chief accountant? 2566 
The inscrutable Orient 2566 
Worth the shot. 2565 
Gyroscopes 2367 
How good does it need to be? 2367 
SAT XD1 2150 
Nagra Turntable. 1730 
Bearing design 1668 
Learning Curve vs. Lifetime vs. Budget 1668 
Interesting. 1524 
Techdas Designer Hideaki Nishikawa R.I.P 1188 
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