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Ultimate Turntable 8139 
Re: Ultimate Turntable 8129 
Re: Ultimate Turntable some alternatives. 8075 
A single ultimate arm... 8075 
a serious high mass effort 8074 
My take on the high mass. 8074 
Re: My take on the high mass. 8072 
Multi-drive vs. high mass. 8071 
a possible contender 8053 
Possible, but who knows... 8052 
Monaco Turntable: interesting read 6844 
Another take 6844 
Exotic stuff 6844 
Reviewing turntables' performance 6844 
Plinth resonance and material frustration 6773 
Please don´t kill me 6773 
Hot to go goose-hunting with a thermonuclear bomb 6773 
Random vs. regular 6773 
Old vinyl and ultimate turntable 6773 
The turntables and a common sense. 6773 
Yes...add it to the list! 6773 
I do not think ultimate turntable should be expensive. 6773 
The ideas that work? 6773 
How to levitate the platter? 6773 
Turntables & Vacuum 6773 
Dynamical speed stabilization 6773 
How to levitate a massive platter? 6773 
Errr... doesn't Contimuum do this? 6772 
Platter Mass, How much is enough? 6772 
Platter becomes plinth. 6772 
Co-equal tasks 6772 
Vacuum, platters, lathes, and everything elese. 6772 
In lieu of the vacuum, what? (and a sneaky clamp reference) 6772 
DD again 6770 
Not that heavy 6769 
Is it a drag? 6769 
Forces in the groove 6769 
Lathe as reference 6768 
Finding the message 6768 
Dd tt's 6768 
DD progress 6768 
Not so much a contest, as I see/hear it 6768 
Feedback Loops 6768 
The newer/better DD 6768 
I share your prejudges. 6768 
Versa Dynamics 2.3 6757 
Stirring the water (keeping it murky) 6753 
Thicker Oil 6753 
Actually another idea came to me… 6753 
Fluid viscocity/tension 6753 
Rotating Discs 6753 
Tesla?! OK, I’m in a good company! :-) 6753 
A recent patent and keeping it reel 6753 
The Da-Vinci Audio push ups. 6743 
Back to the disc/platter interface 6743 
The negative curve as disc/platter interface solution. 6742 
Playing Taps 6742 
I hate vinyl records ceremonies 6742 
Walker turntables and Technics sp-10mk3 6742 
How likely is that? 6742 
The “critical” motors for heavy belt turntables 6742 
The 47Lab’s ways. 6663 
The TW-Acoustic turntable. 6658 
TW 6658 
Interesting because presumed +/- simple (for a change)? 6658 
The TW’s idea of making active turntables. 6657 
TW 6657 
The wickedness of ‘smart’ TT’s power supplies 6657 
Belt torque 6657 
Anticipating "problems" 6657 
Copper 6657 
"No lateral loads" 6657 
Copper, assymetrical wearing and the theories. 6657 
How to take the TW’s idea of active platter further. 6656 
Vibration Control - too much of a "good" thing? 6641 
Precession 6641 
To balance the elliptical rotation. 6641 
Summing the issues ain't easy 6641 
Disagreed on voicing 6641 
Sanity check 6641 
The circle unbroken 6641 
Round and round it goes. 6641 
I think taste played with those Italians a bad joke 6444 
The best TT is revealed! 6396 
Turntable for the rest of us... 6395 
I do not know if I like it. 5893 
Built to order 5892 
It is BS but clever. 5342 
21st century Micro 5239 
Micro Seiki people behind? 5239 
Modern Seiki 5238 
Who were the Micro Designers? 5238 
The Occidental Tourist 5238 
Who were the Micro Designers MkII ? 5238 
I was told Air Force One is designed by original MicroSeiki designer and owner 5237 
Air Force One on the way 5053 
How to damp a turntable's propulsion. 5051 
Sudden revulsion. 4989 
Addition of pointless glitter 4989 
Cars vs. audio 4988 
Squeeze the drop 4988 
The American swallowing? 4988 
Squeezing the Drop Part II 4987 
Das Statussymbol 4987 
What you seem to miss Romy ... 4979 
A Glenn Beck syndrome? 4978 
I realize that you don't get it... 4978 
Air Force One 4931 
Stong motor/s 4931 
TW Akustik 4931 
Articles about the new Air Force One 4518 
3 Tries, Still Can't Read It... 4516 
Try it first! 4515 
Quashing Speculation 4515 
Assumptions... 4515 
By the Numbers 4515 
Please read my post again. 4515 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4515 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4514 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4514 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4514 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4514 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4514 
Vesting/Vested 4514 
Vesting/Vested 4514 
A complicated subject 4514 
A complicated subject 4514 
TT price. 4514 
Costs 4514 
Your Micro SX-8000 4514 
I have a slightly diferent view. 4513 
On the Face of It 4513 
High end not high tech yet 4512 
Bloviation about turntables 4512 
To understand me correctly how I feel 4512 
Heavy Stand vs. Heavy Platter/TT 4512 
What makes a turntable worth "the price"... 4512 
Context/Content 4512 
Fluttering in the breeze 4512 
Pole Star 4512 
A Few Points 4512 
Platter evolution 4512 
A Few Points as well. 4512 
Some more points 4511 
You understand what you want to understand 4511 
Facts 4511 
Where Platter Mass Goes to Die 4511 
I am getting dizzy 4511 
I wish you were able to stop to be "owner&quo... 4511 
Looks that way... 4511 
Nothing to do with ownership, just a market perspe... 4511 
Around and around depends on lack of comparisons 4511 
Oh, David, come on, do not bullshit a bullshitter. 4510 
Just let it go 4510 
Bean counting? 4510 
What's up wuki? 4510 
Wuki is a systems analyst and can sort this situat... 4509 
I use pitch to control pitch. 4509 
Wrong analysis, analyst Wuki! 4509 
Still no word about sonics? 4509 
Historical pitch 4509 
Rowuk, let's stop the pissing match. 4509 
Your highly questionable literature. 4509 
Don't buy it! 4509 
I did not buy. 4509 
??????? 4509 
No mystery anymore in the detour in this thread 4508 
You need to pause, David. 4508 
The King Is Dead - Long Live The King 4507 
Owning a expensive Turntable 4506 
TechDas Airforce One & TechDas Airforce Two 4500 
Specs TechDas Tables One and Two 4499 
Two things. 4499 
Air Force 3 4136 
Who knows... 4135 
Model III 4133 
That is not so simple. 4133 
There is a Premium now. 3490 
...and the Ultimate turntable has been found…. 3489 
TT master 3489 
Klaudio Tangential Tonearm. 3422 
Pivot tangential arms 3420 
Field Coil Loaded Tonearm 3382 
PrimaryControl 3379 
Versa dynamics 3343 
The Kiss of Death List 2701 
I proposed to declare a phrase "beyond reason... 2701 
Rolling the Dice 2701 
Wasn't there another premium TT called the Air... 2701 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2700 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2696 
TechDas AirForce Zero 2680 
That's nice you have friends that view $400k a... 2680 
Save your adjectives.... 2679 
Sub zero 2679 
Did I misunderstand? 2679 
"Perceived Value"? 2679 
Show stopper 2679 
Thanks for the reply 2679 
I guess in 10 years we'll get a million $ Turn... 2678 
About the price. 2678 
Curing the audio itch.... 2674 
Engineering Solutions 2674 
Compare to automobile industry 2673 
Tolerable Tolerances 2673 
Machining is no big deal anymore 2673 
Parts vs. Application vs. Incentive 2673 
Micro Seiki SX-8000 2549 
TechDAS & Micro Seiki relation. 2548 
VYGER Turntables. 2548 
Who would be the Micro Seiki chief accountant? 2548 
The inscrutable Orient 2548 
Worth the shot. 2547 
Gyroscopes 2349 
How good does it need to be? 2349 
SAT XD1 2132 
Nagra Turntable. 1712 
Bearing design 1650 
Learning Curve vs. Lifetime vs. Budget 1650 
Interesting. 1506 
Techdas Designer Hideaki Nishikawa R.I.P 1170 
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