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Ultimate Turntable 8123 
Re: Ultimate Turntable 8113 
Re: Ultimate Turntable some alternatives. 8059 
A single ultimate arm... 8059 
a serious high mass effort 8058 
My take on the high mass. 8058 
Re: My take on the high mass. 8056 
Multi-drive vs. high mass. 8055 
a possible contender 8037 
Possible, but who knows... 8036 
Monaco Turntable: interesting read 6828 
Another take 6828 
Exotic stuff 6828 
Reviewing turntables' performance 6828 
Plinth resonance and material frustration 6757 
Please don´t kill me 6757 
Hot to go goose-hunting with a thermonuclear bomb 6757 
Random vs. regular 6757 
Old vinyl and ultimate turntable 6757 
The turntables and a common sense. 6757 
Yes...add it to the list! 6757 
I do not think ultimate turntable should be expensive. 6757 
The ideas that work? 6757 
How to levitate the platter? 6757 
Turntables & Vacuum 6757 
Dynamical speed stabilization 6757 
How to levitate a massive platter? 6757 
Errr... doesn't Contimuum do this? 6756 
Platter Mass, How much is enough? 6756 
Platter becomes plinth. 6756 
Co-equal tasks 6756 
Vacuum, platters, lathes, and everything elese. 6756 
In lieu of the vacuum, what? (and a sneaky clamp reference) 6756 
DD again 6754 
Not that heavy 6753 
Is it a drag? 6753 
Forces in the groove 6753 
Lathe as reference 6752 
Finding the message 6752 
Dd tt's 6752 
DD progress 6752 
Not so much a contest, as I see/hear it 6752 
Feedback Loops 6752 
The newer/better DD 6752 
I share your prejudges. 6752 
Versa Dynamics 2.3 6741 
Stirring the water (keeping it murky) 6737 
Thicker Oil 6737 
Actually another idea came to me… 6737 
Fluid viscocity/tension 6737 
Rotating Discs 6737 
Tesla?! OK, I’m in a good company! :-) 6737 
A recent patent and keeping it reel 6737 
The Da-Vinci Audio push ups. 6727 
Back to the disc/platter interface 6727 
The negative curve as disc/platter interface solution. 6726 
Playing Taps 6726 
I hate vinyl records ceremonies 6726 
Walker turntables and Technics sp-10mk3 6726 
How likely is that? 6726 
The “critical” motors for heavy belt turntables 6726 
The 47Lab’s ways. 6647 
The TW-Acoustic turntable. 6642 
TW 6642 
Interesting because presumed +/- simple (for a change)? 6642 
The TW’s idea of making active turntables. 6641 
TW 6641 
The wickedness of ‘smart’ TT’s power supplies 6641 
Belt torque 6641 
Anticipating "problems" 6641 
Copper 6641 
"No lateral loads" 6641 
Copper, assymetrical wearing and the theories. 6641 
How to take the TW’s idea of active platter further. 6640 
Vibration Control - too much of a "good" thing? 6625 
Precession 6625 
To balance the elliptical rotation. 6625 
Summing the issues ain't easy 6625 
Disagreed on voicing 6625 
Sanity check 6625 
The circle unbroken 6625 
Round and round it goes. 6625 
I think taste played with those Italians a bad joke 6428 
The best TT is revealed! 6380 
Turntable for the rest of us... 6379 
I do not know if I like it. 5877 
Built to order 5876 
It is BS but clever. 5326 
21st century Micro 5223 
Micro Seiki people behind? 5223 
Modern Seiki 5222 
Who were the Micro Designers? 5222 
The Occidental Tourist 5222 
Who were the Micro Designers MkII ? 5222 
I was told Air Force One is designed by original MicroSeiki designer and owner 5221 
Air Force One on the way 5037 
How to damp a turntable's propulsion. 5035 
Sudden revulsion. 4973 
Addition of pointless glitter 4973 
Cars vs. audio 4972 
Squeeze the drop 4972 
The American swallowing? 4972 
Squeezing the Drop Part II 4971 
Das Statussymbol 4971 
What you seem to miss Romy ... 4963 
A Glenn Beck syndrome? 4962 
I realize that you don't get it... 4962 
Air Force One 4915 
Stong motor/s 4915 
TW Akustik 4915 
Articles about the new Air Force One 4502 
3 Tries, Still Can't Read It... 4500 
Try it first! 4499 
Quashing Speculation 4499 
Assumptions... 4499 
By the Numbers 4499 
Please read my post again. 4499 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4499 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4498 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4498 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4498 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4498 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4498 
Vesting/Vested 4498 
Vesting/Vested 4498 
A complicated subject 4498 
A complicated subject 4498 
TT price. 4498 
Costs 4498 
Your Micro SX-8000 4498 
I have a slightly diferent view. 4497 
On the Face of It 4497 
High end not high tech yet 4496 
Bloviation about turntables 4496 
To understand me correctly how I feel 4496 
Heavy Stand vs. Heavy Platter/TT 4496 
What makes a turntable worth "the price"... 4496 
Context/Content 4496 
Fluttering in the breeze 4496 
Pole Star 4496 
A Few Points 4496 
Platter evolution 4496 
A Few Points as well. 4496 
Some more points 4495 
You understand what you want to understand 4495 
Facts 4495 
Where Platter Mass Goes to Die 4495 
I am getting dizzy 4495 
I wish you were able to stop to be "owner&quo... 4495 
Looks that way... 4495 
Nothing to do with ownership, just a market perspe... 4495 
Around and around depends on lack of comparisons 4495 
Oh, David, come on, do not bullshit a bullshitter. 4494 
Just let it go 4494 
Bean counting? 4494 
What's up wuki? 4494 
Wuki is a systems analyst and can sort this situat... 4493 
I use pitch to control pitch. 4493 
Wrong analysis, analyst Wuki! 4493 
Still no word about sonics? 4493 
Historical pitch 4493 
Rowuk, let's stop the pissing match. 4493 
Your highly questionable literature. 4493 
Don't buy it! 4493 
I did not buy. 4493 
??????? 4493 
No mystery anymore in the detour in this thread 4492 
You need to pause, David. 4492 
The King Is Dead - Long Live The King 4491 
Owning a expensive Turntable 4490 
TechDas Airforce One & TechDas Airforce Two 4484 
Specs TechDas Tables One and Two 4483 
Two things. 4483 
Air Force 3 4120 
Who knows... 4119 
Model III 4117 
That is not so simple. 4117 
There is a Premium now. 3474 
...and the Ultimate turntable has been found…. 3473 
TT master 3473 
Klaudio Tangential Tonearm. 3406 
Pivot tangential arms 3404 
Field Coil Loaded Tonearm 3366 
PrimaryControl 3363 
Versa dynamics 3327 
The Kiss of Death List 2685 
I proposed to declare a phrase "beyond reason... 2685 
Rolling the Dice 2685 
Wasn't there another premium TT called the Air... 2685 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2684 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2680 
TechDas AirForce Zero 2664 
That's nice you have friends that view $400k a... 2664 
Save your adjectives.... 2663 
Sub zero 2663 
Did I misunderstand? 2663 
"Perceived Value"? 2663 
Show stopper 2663 
Thanks for the reply 2663 
I guess in 10 years we'll get a million $ Turn... 2662 
About the price. 2662 
Curing the audio itch.... 2658 
Engineering Solutions 2658 
Compare to automobile industry 2657 
Tolerable Tolerances 2657 
Machining is no big deal anymore 2657 
Parts vs. Application vs. Incentive 2657 
Micro Seiki SX-8000 2533 
TechDAS & Micro Seiki relation. 2532 
VYGER Turntables. 2532 
Who would be the Micro Seiki chief accountant? 2532 
The inscrutable Orient 2532 
Worth the shot. 2531 
Gyroscopes 2333 
How good does it need to be? 2333 
SAT XD1 2116 
Nagra Turntable. 1696 
Bearing design 1634 
Learning Curve vs. Lifetime vs. Budget 1634 
Interesting. 1490 
Techdas Designer Hideaki Nishikawa R.I.P 1154 
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