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Ultimate Turntable 8145 
Re: Ultimate Turntable 8135 
Re: Ultimate Turntable some alternatives. 8081 
A single ultimate arm... 8081 
a serious high mass effort 8080 
My take on the high mass. 8080 
Re: My take on the high mass. 8078 
Multi-drive vs. high mass. 8077 
a possible contender 8059 
Possible, but who knows... 8058 
Monaco Turntable: interesting read 6850 
Another take 6850 
Exotic stuff 6850 
Reviewing turntables' performance 6850 
Plinth resonance and material frustration 6779 
Please don´t kill me 6779 
Hot to go goose-hunting with a thermonuclear bomb 6779 
Random vs. regular 6779 
Old vinyl and ultimate turntable 6779 
The turntables and a common sense. 6779 
Yes...add it to the list! 6779 
I do not think ultimate turntable should be expensive. 6779 
The ideas that work? 6779 
How to levitate the platter? 6779 
Turntables & Vacuum 6779 
Dynamical speed stabilization 6779 
How to levitate a massive platter? 6779 
Errr... doesn't Contimuum do this? 6778 
Platter Mass, How much is enough? 6778 
Platter becomes plinth. 6778 
Co-equal tasks 6778 
Vacuum, platters, lathes, and everything elese. 6778 
In lieu of the vacuum, what? (and a sneaky clamp reference) 6778 
DD again 6776 
Not that heavy 6775 
Is it a drag? 6775 
Forces in the groove 6775 
Lathe as reference 6774 
Finding the message 6774 
Dd tt's 6774 
DD progress 6774 
Not so much a contest, as I see/hear it 6774 
Feedback Loops 6774 
The newer/better DD 6774 
I share your prejudges. 6774 
Versa Dynamics 2.3 6763 
Stirring the water (keeping it murky) 6759 
Thicker Oil 6759 
Actually another idea came to me… 6759 
Fluid viscocity/tension 6759 
Rotating Discs 6759 
Tesla?! OK, I’m in a good company! :-) 6759 
A recent patent and keeping it reel 6759 
The Da-Vinci Audio push ups. 6749 
Back to the disc/platter interface 6749 
The negative curve as disc/platter interface solution. 6748 
Playing Taps 6748 
I hate vinyl records ceremonies 6748 
Walker turntables and Technics sp-10mk3 6748 
How likely is that? 6748 
The “critical” motors for heavy belt turntables 6748 
The 47Lab’s ways. 6669 
The TW-Acoustic turntable. 6664 
TW 6664 
Interesting because presumed +/- simple (for a change)? 6664 
The TW’s idea of making active turntables. 6663 
TW 6663 
The wickedness of ‘smart’ TT’s power supplies 6663 
Belt torque 6663 
Anticipating "problems" 6663 
Copper 6663 
"No lateral loads" 6663 
Copper, assymetrical wearing and the theories. 6663 
How to take the TW’s idea of active platter further. 6662 
Vibration Control - too much of a "good" thing? 6647 
Precession 6647 
To balance the elliptical rotation. 6647 
Summing the issues ain't easy 6647 
Disagreed on voicing 6647 
Sanity check 6647 
The circle unbroken 6647 
Round and round it goes. 6647 
I think taste played with those Italians a bad joke 6450 
The best TT is revealed! 6402 
Turntable for the rest of us... 6401 
I do not know if I like it. 5899 
Built to order 5898 
It is BS but clever. 5348 
21st century Micro 5245 
Micro Seiki people behind? 5245 
Modern Seiki 5244 
Who were the Micro Designers? 5244 
The Occidental Tourist 5244 
Who were the Micro Designers MkII ? 5244 
I was told Air Force One is designed by original MicroSeiki designer and owner 5243 
Air Force One on the way 5059 
How to damp a turntable's propulsion. 5057 
Sudden revulsion. 4995 
Addition of pointless glitter 4995 
Cars vs. audio 4994 
Squeeze the drop 4994 
The American swallowing? 4994 
Squeezing the Drop Part II 4993 
Das Statussymbol 4993 
What you seem to miss Romy ... 4985 
A Glenn Beck syndrome? 4984 
I realize that you don't get it... 4984 
Air Force One 4937 
Stong motor/s 4937 
TW Akustik 4937 
Articles about the new Air Force One 4524 
3 Tries, Still Can't Read It... 4522 
Try it first! 4521 
Quashing Speculation 4521 
Assumptions... 4521 
By the Numbers 4521 
Please read my post again. 4521 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4521 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4520 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4520 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4520 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4520 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4520 
Vesting/Vested 4520 
Vesting/Vested 4520 
A complicated subject 4520 
A complicated subject 4520 
TT price. 4520 
Costs 4520 
Your Micro SX-8000 4520 
I have a slightly diferent view. 4519 
On the Face of It 4519 
High end not high tech yet 4518 
Bloviation about turntables 4518 
To understand me correctly how I feel 4518 
Heavy Stand vs. Heavy Platter/TT 4518 
What makes a turntable worth "the price"... 4518 
Context/Content 4518 
Fluttering in the breeze 4518 
Pole Star 4518 
A Few Points 4518 
Platter evolution 4518 
A Few Points as well. 4518 
Some more points 4517 
You understand what you want to understand 4517 
Facts 4517 
Where Platter Mass Goes to Die 4517 
I am getting dizzy 4517 
I wish you were able to stop to be "owner&quo... 4517 
Looks that way... 4517 
Nothing to do with ownership, just a market perspe... 4517 
Around and around depends on lack of comparisons 4517 
Oh, David, come on, do not bullshit a bullshitter. 4516 
Just let it go 4516 
Bean counting? 4516 
What's up wuki? 4516 
Wuki is a systems analyst and can sort this situat... 4515 
I use pitch to control pitch. 4515 
Wrong analysis, analyst Wuki! 4515 
Still no word about sonics? 4515 
Historical pitch 4515 
Rowuk, let's stop the pissing match. 4515 
Your highly questionable literature. 4515 
Don't buy it! 4515 
I did not buy. 4515 
??????? 4515 
No mystery anymore in the detour in this thread 4514 
You need to pause, David. 4514 
The King Is Dead - Long Live The King 4513 
Owning a expensive Turntable 4512 
TechDas Airforce One & TechDas Airforce Two 4506 
Specs TechDas Tables One and Two 4505 
Two things. 4505 
Air Force 3 4142 
Who knows... 4141 
Model III 4139 
That is not so simple. 4139 
There is a Premium now. 3496 
...and the Ultimate turntable has been found…. 3495 
TT master 3495 
Klaudio Tangential Tonearm. 3428 
Pivot tangential arms 3426 
Field Coil Loaded Tonearm 3388 
PrimaryControl 3385 
Versa dynamics 3349 
The Kiss of Death List 2707 
I proposed to declare a phrase "beyond reason... 2707 
Rolling the Dice 2707 
Wasn't there another premium TT called the Air... 2707 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2706 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2702 
TechDas AirForce Zero 2686 
That's nice you have friends that view $400k a... 2686 
Save your adjectives.... 2685 
Sub zero 2685 
Did I misunderstand? 2685 
"Perceived Value"? 2685 
Show stopper 2685 
Thanks for the reply 2685 
I guess in 10 years we'll get a million $ Turn... 2684 
About the price. 2684 
Curing the audio itch.... 2680 
Engineering Solutions 2680 
Compare to automobile industry 2679 
Tolerable Tolerances 2679 
Machining is no big deal anymore 2679 
Parts vs. Application vs. Incentive 2679 
Micro Seiki SX-8000 2555 
TechDAS & Micro Seiki relation. 2554 
VYGER Turntables. 2554 
Who would be the Micro Seiki chief accountant? 2554 
The inscrutable Orient 2554 
Worth the shot. 2553 
Gyroscopes 2355 
How good does it need to be? 2355 
SAT XD1 2138 
Nagra Turntable. 1718 
Bearing design 1656 
Learning Curve vs. Lifetime vs. Budget 1656 
Interesting. 1512 
Techdas Designer Hideaki Nishikawa R.I.P 1176 
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