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Ultimate Turntable 7920 
Re: Ultimate Turntable 7910 
Re: Ultimate Turntable some alternatives. 7856 
A single ultimate arm... 7856 
a serious high mass effort 7855 
My take on the high mass. 7855 
Re: My take on the high mass. 7853 
Multi-drive vs. high mass. 7852 
a possible contender 7834 
Possible, but who knows... 7833 
Monaco Turntable: interesting read 6625 
Another take 6625 
Exotic stuff 6625 
Reviewing turntables' performance 6625 
Plinth resonance and material frustration 6554 
Please don´t kill me 6554 
Hot to go goose-hunting with a thermonuclear bomb 6554 
Random vs. regular 6554 
Old vinyl and ultimate turntable 6554 
The turntables and a common sense. 6554 
Yes...add it to the list! 6554 
I do not think ultimate turntable should be expensive. 6554 
The ideas that work? 6554 
How to levitate the platter? 6554 
Turntables & Vacuum 6554 
Dynamical speed stabilization 6554 
How to levitate a massive platter? 6554 
Errr... doesn't Contimuum do this? 6553 
Platter Mass, How much is enough? 6553 
Platter becomes plinth. 6553 
Co-equal tasks 6553 
Vacuum, platters, lathes, and everything elese. 6553 
In lieu of the vacuum, what? (and a sneaky clamp reference) 6553 
DD again 6551 
Not that heavy 6550 
Is it a drag? 6550 
Forces in the groove 6550 
Lathe as reference 6549 
Finding the message 6549 
Dd tt's 6549 
DD progress 6549 
Not so much a contest, as I see/hear it 6549 
Feedback Loops 6549 
The newer/better DD 6549 
I share your prejudges. 6549 
Versa Dynamics 2.3 6538 
Stirring the water (keeping it murky) 6534 
Thicker Oil 6534 
Actually another idea came to me… 6534 
Fluid viscocity/tension 6534 
Rotating Discs 6534 
Tesla?! OK, I’m in a good company! :-) 6534 
A recent patent and keeping it reel 6534 
The Da-Vinci Audio push ups. 6524 
Back to the disc/platter interface 6524 
The negative curve as disc/platter interface solution. 6523 
Playing Taps 6523 
I hate vinyl records ceremonies 6523 
Walker turntables and Technics sp-10mk3 6523 
How likely is that? 6523 
The “critical” motors for heavy belt turntables 6523 
The 47Lab’s ways. 6444 
The TW-Acoustic turntable. 6439 
TW 6439 
Interesting because presumed +/- simple (for a change)? 6439 
The TW’s idea of making active turntables. 6438 
TW 6438 
The wickedness of ‘smart’ TT’s power supplies 6438 
Belt torque 6438 
Anticipating "problems" 6438 
Copper 6438 
"No lateral loads" 6438 
Copper, assymetrical wearing and the theories. 6438 
How to take the TW’s idea of active platter further. 6437 
Vibration Control - too much of a "good" thing? 6422 
Precession 6422 
To balance the elliptical rotation. 6422 
Summing the issues ain't easy 6422 
Disagreed on voicing 6422 
Sanity check 6422 
The circle unbroken 6422 
Round and round it goes. 6422 
I think taste played with those Italians a bad joke 6225 
The best TT is revealed! 6177 
Turntable for the rest of us... 6176 
I do not know if I like it. 5674 
Built to order 5673 
It is BS but clever. 5123 
21st century Micro 5020 
Micro Seiki people behind? 5020 
Modern Seiki 5019 
Who were the Micro Designers? 5019 
The Occidental Tourist 5019 
Who were the Micro Designers MkII ? 5019 
I was told Air Force One is designed by original MicroSeiki designer and owner 5018 
Air Force One on the way 4834 
How to damp a turntable's propulsion. 4832 
Sudden revulsion. 4770 
Addition of pointless glitter 4770 
Cars vs. audio 4769 
Squeeze the drop 4769 
The American swallowing? 4769 
Squeezing the Drop Part II 4768 
Das Statussymbol 4768 
What you seem to miss Romy ... 4760 
A Glenn Beck syndrome? 4759 
I realize that you don't get it... 4759 
Air Force One 4712 
Stong motor/s 4712 
TW Akustik 4712 
Articles about the new Air Force One 4299 
3 Tries, Still Can't Read It... 4297 
Try it first! 4296 
Quashing Speculation 4296 
Assumptions... 4296 
By the Numbers 4296 
Please read my post again. 4296 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4296 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4295 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4295 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4295 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4295 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4295 
Vesting/Vested 4295 
Vesting/Vested 4295 
A complicated subject 4295 
A complicated subject 4295 
TT price. 4295 
Costs 4295 
Your Micro SX-8000 4295 
I have a slightly diferent view. 4294 
On the Face of It 4294 
High end not high tech yet 4293 
Bloviation about turntables 4293 
To understand me correctly how I feel 4293 
Heavy Stand vs. Heavy Platter/TT 4293 
What makes a turntable worth "the price"... 4293 
Context/Content 4293 
Fluttering in the breeze 4293 
Pole Star 4293 
A Few Points 4293 
Platter evolution 4293 
A Few Points as well. 4293 
Some more points 4292 
You understand what you want to understand 4292 
Facts 4292 
Where Platter Mass Goes to Die 4292 
I am getting dizzy 4292 
I wish you were able to stop to be "owner&quo... 4292 
Looks that way... 4292 
Nothing to do with ownership, just a market perspe... 4292 
Around and around depends on lack of comparisons 4292 
Oh, David, come on, do not bullshit a bullshitter. 4291 
Just let it go 4291 
Bean counting? 4291 
What's up wuki? 4291 
Wuki is a systems analyst and can sort this situat... 4290 
I use pitch to control pitch. 4290 
Wrong analysis, analyst Wuki! 4290 
Still no word about sonics? 4290 
Historical pitch 4290 
Rowuk, let's stop the pissing match. 4290 
Your highly questionable literature. 4290 
Don't buy it! 4290 
I did not buy. 4290 
??????? 4290 
No mystery anymore in the detour in this thread 4289 
You need to pause, David. 4289 
The King Is Dead - Long Live The King 4288 
Owning a expensive Turntable 4287 
TechDas Airforce One & TechDas Airforce Two 4281 
Specs TechDas Tables One and Two 4280 
Two things. 4280 
Air Force 3 3917 
Who knows... 3916 
Model III 3914 
That is not so simple. 3914 
There is a Premium now. 3271 
...and the Ultimate turntable has been found…. 3270 
TT master 3270 
Klaudio Tangential Tonearm. 3203 
Pivot tangential arms 3201 
Field Coil Loaded Tonearm 3163 
PrimaryControl 3160 
Versa dynamics 3124 
The Kiss of Death List 2482 
I proposed to declare a phrase "beyond reason... 2482 
Rolling the Dice 2482 
Wasn't there another premium TT called the Air... 2482 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2481 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2477 
TechDas AirForce Zero 2461 
That's nice you have friends that view $400k a... 2461 
Save your adjectives.... 2460 
Sub zero 2460 
Did I misunderstand? 2460 
"Perceived Value"? 2460 
Show stopper 2460 
Thanks for the reply 2460 
I guess in 10 years we'll get a million $ Turn... 2459 
About the price. 2459 
Curing the audio itch.... 2455 
Engineering Solutions 2455 
Compare to automobile industry 2454 
Tolerable Tolerances 2454 
Machining is no big deal anymore 2454 
Parts vs. Application vs. Incentive 2454 
Micro Seiki SX-8000 2330 
TechDAS & Micro Seiki relation. 2329 
VYGER Turntables. 2329 
Who would be the Micro Seiki chief accountant? 2329 
The inscrutable Orient 2329 
Worth the shot. 2328 
Gyroscopes 2130 
How good does it need to be? 2130 
SAT XD1 1913 
Nagra Turntable. 1493 
Bearing design 1431 
Learning Curve vs. Lifetime vs. Budget 1431 
Interesting. 1287 
Techdas Designer Hideaki Nishikawa R.I.P 951 
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