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Ultimate Turntable 7976 
Re: Ultimate Turntable 7966 
Re: Ultimate Turntable some alternatives. 7912 
A single ultimate arm... 7912 
a serious high mass effort 7911 
My take on the high mass. 7911 
Re: My take on the high mass. 7909 
Multi-drive vs. high mass. 7908 
a possible contender 7890 
Possible, but who knows... 7889 
Monaco Turntable: interesting read 6681 
Another take 6681 
Exotic stuff 6681 
Reviewing turntables' performance 6681 
Plinth resonance and material frustration 6610 
Please don´t kill me 6610 
Hot to go goose-hunting with a thermonuclear bomb 6610 
Random vs. regular 6610 
Old vinyl and ultimate turntable 6610 
The turntables and a common sense. 6610 
Yes...add it to the list! 6610 
I do not think ultimate turntable should be expensive. 6610 
The ideas that work? 6610 
How to levitate the platter? 6610 
Turntables & Vacuum 6610 
Dynamical speed stabilization 6610 
How to levitate a massive platter? 6610 
Errr... doesn't Contimuum do this? 6609 
Platter Mass, How much is enough? 6609 
Platter becomes plinth. 6609 
Co-equal tasks 6609 
Vacuum, platters, lathes, and everything elese. 6609 
In lieu of the vacuum, what? (and a sneaky clamp reference) 6609 
DD again 6607 
Not that heavy 6606 
Is it a drag? 6606 
Forces in the groove 6606 
Lathe as reference 6605 
Finding the message 6605 
Dd tt's 6605 
DD progress 6605 
Not so much a contest, as I see/hear it 6605 
Feedback Loops 6605 
The newer/better DD 6605 
I share your prejudges. 6605 
Versa Dynamics 2.3 6594 
Stirring the water (keeping it murky) 6590 
Thicker Oil 6590 
Actually another idea came to me… 6590 
Fluid viscocity/tension 6590 
Rotating Discs 6590 
Tesla?! OK, I’m in a good company! :-) 6590 
A recent patent and keeping it reel 6590 
The Da-Vinci Audio push ups. 6580 
Back to the disc/platter interface 6580 
The negative curve as disc/platter interface solution. 6579 
Playing Taps 6579 
I hate vinyl records ceremonies 6579 
Walker turntables and Technics sp-10mk3 6579 
How likely is that? 6579 
The “critical” motors for heavy belt turntables 6579 
The 47Lab’s ways. 6500 
The TW-Acoustic turntable. 6495 
TW 6495 
Interesting because presumed +/- simple (for a change)? 6495 
The TW’s idea of making active turntables. 6494 
TW 6494 
The wickedness of ‘smart’ TT’s power supplies 6494 
Belt torque 6494 
Anticipating "problems" 6494 
Copper 6494 
"No lateral loads" 6494 
Copper, assymetrical wearing and the theories. 6494 
How to take the TW’s idea of active platter further. 6493 
Vibration Control - too much of a "good" thing? 6478 
Precession 6478 
To balance the elliptical rotation. 6478 
Summing the issues ain't easy 6478 
Disagreed on voicing 6478 
Sanity check 6478 
The circle unbroken 6478 
Round and round it goes. 6478 
I think taste played with those Italians a bad joke 6281 
The best TT is revealed! 6233 
Turntable for the rest of us... 6232 
I do not know if I like it. 5730 
Built to order 5729 
It is BS but clever. 5179 
21st century Micro 5076 
Micro Seiki people behind? 5076 
Modern Seiki 5075 
Who were the Micro Designers? 5075 
The Occidental Tourist 5075 
Who were the Micro Designers MkII ? 5075 
I was told Air Force One is designed by original MicroSeiki designer and owner 5074 
Air Force One on the way 4890 
How to damp a turntable's propulsion. 4888 
Sudden revulsion. 4826 
Addition of pointless glitter 4826 
Cars vs. audio 4825 
Squeeze the drop 4825 
The American swallowing? 4825 
Squeezing the Drop Part II 4824 
Das Statussymbol 4824 
What you seem to miss Romy ... 4816 
A Glenn Beck syndrome? 4815 
I realize that you don't get it... 4815 
Air Force One 4768 
Stong motor/s 4768 
TW Akustik 4768 
Articles about the new Air Force One 4355 
3 Tries, Still Can't Read It... 4353 
Try it first! 4352 
Quashing Speculation 4352 
Assumptions... 4352 
By the Numbers 4352 
Please read my post again. 4352 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4352 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4351 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4351 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4351 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4351 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4351 
Vesting/Vested 4351 
Vesting/Vested 4351 
A complicated subject 4351 
A complicated subject 4351 
TT price. 4351 
Costs 4351 
Your Micro SX-8000 4351 
I have a slightly diferent view. 4350 
On the Face of It 4350 
High end not high tech yet 4349 
Bloviation about turntables 4349 
To understand me correctly how I feel 4349 
Heavy Stand vs. Heavy Platter/TT 4349 
What makes a turntable worth "the price"... 4349 
Context/Content 4349 
Fluttering in the breeze 4349 
Pole Star 4349 
A Few Points 4349 
Platter evolution 4349 
A Few Points as well. 4349 
Some more points 4348 
You understand what you want to understand 4348 
Facts 4348 
Where Platter Mass Goes to Die 4348 
I am getting dizzy 4348 
I wish you were able to stop to be "owner&quo... 4348 
Looks that way... 4348 
Nothing to do with ownership, just a market perspe... 4348 
Around and around depends on lack of comparisons 4348 
Oh, David, come on, do not bullshit a bullshitter. 4347 
Just let it go 4347 
Bean counting? 4347 
What's up wuki? 4347 
Wuki is a systems analyst and can sort this situat... 4346 
I use pitch to control pitch. 4346 
Wrong analysis, analyst Wuki! 4346 
Still no word about sonics? 4346 
Historical pitch 4346 
Rowuk, let's stop the pissing match. 4346 
Your highly questionable literature. 4346 
Don't buy it! 4346 
I did not buy. 4346 
??????? 4346 
No mystery anymore in the detour in this thread 4345 
You need to pause, David. 4345 
The King Is Dead - Long Live The King 4344 
Owning a expensive Turntable 4343 
TechDas Airforce One & TechDas Airforce Two 4337 
Specs TechDas Tables One and Two 4336 
Two things. 4336 
Air Force 3 3973 
Who knows... 3972 
Model III 3970 
That is not so simple. 3970 
There is a Premium now. 3327 
...and the Ultimate turntable has been found…. 3326 
TT master 3326 
Klaudio Tangential Tonearm. 3259 
Pivot tangential arms 3257 
Field Coil Loaded Tonearm 3219 
PrimaryControl 3216 
Versa dynamics 3180 
The Kiss of Death List 2538 
I proposed to declare a phrase "beyond reason... 2538 
Rolling the Dice 2538 
Wasn't there another premium TT called the Air... 2538 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2537 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2533 
TechDas AirForce Zero 2517 
That's nice you have friends that view $400k a... 2517 
Save your adjectives.... 2516 
Sub zero 2516 
Did I misunderstand? 2516 
"Perceived Value"? 2516 
Show stopper 2516 
Thanks for the reply 2516 
I guess in 10 years we'll get a million $ Turn... 2515 
About the price. 2515 
Curing the audio itch.... 2511 
Engineering Solutions 2511 
Compare to automobile industry 2510 
Tolerable Tolerances 2510 
Machining is no big deal anymore 2510 
Parts vs. Application vs. Incentive 2510 
Micro Seiki SX-8000 2386 
TechDAS & Micro Seiki relation. 2385 
VYGER Turntables. 2385 
Who would be the Micro Seiki chief accountant? 2385 
The inscrutable Orient 2385 
Worth the shot. 2384 
Gyroscopes 2186 
How good does it need to be? 2186 
SAT XD1 1969 
Nagra Turntable. 1549 
Bearing design 1487 
Learning Curve vs. Lifetime vs. Budget 1487 
Interesting. 1343 
Techdas Designer Hideaki Nishikawa R.I.P 1007 
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