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Ultimate Turntable 8113 
Re: Ultimate Turntable 8103 
Re: Ultimate Turntable some alternatives. 8049 
A single ultimate arm... 8049 
a serious high mass effort 8048 
My take on the high mass. 8048 
Re: My take on the high mass. 8046 
Multi-drive vs. high mass. 8045 
a possible contender 8027 
Possible, but who knows... 8026 
Monaco Turntable: interesting read 6818 
Another take 6818 
Exotic stuff 6818 
Reviewing turntables' performance 6818 
Plinth resonance and material frustration 6747 
Please don´t kill me 6747 
Hot to go goose-hunting with a thermonuclear bomb 6747 
Random vs. regular 6747 
Old vinyl and ultimate turntable 6747 
The turntables and a common sense. 6747 
Yes...add it to the list! 6747 
I do not think ultimate turntable should be expensive. 6747 
The ideas that work? 6747 
How to levitate the platter? 6747 
Turntables & Vacuum 6747 
Dynamical speed stabilization 6747 
How to levitate a massive platter? 6747 
Errr... doesn't Contimuum do this? 6746 
Platter Mass, How much is enough? 6746 
Platter becomes plinth. 6746 
Co-equal tasks 6746 
Vacuum, platters, lathes, and everything elese. 6746 
In lieu of the vacuum, what? (and a sneaky clamp reference) 6746 
DD again 6744 
Not that heavy 6743 
Is it a drag? 6743 
Forces in the groove 6743 
Lathe as reference 6742 
Finding the message 6742 
Dd tt's 6742 
DD progress 6742 
Not so much a contest, as I see/hear it 6742 
Feedback Loops 6742 
The newer/better DD 6742 
I share your prejudges. 6742 
Versa Dynamics 2.3 6731 
Stirring the water (keeping it murky) 6727 
Thicker Oil 6727 
Actually another idea came to me… 6727 
Fluid viscocity/tension 6727 
Rotating Discs 6727 
Tesla?! OK, I’m in a good company! :-) 6727 
A recent patent and keeping it reel 6727 
The Da-Vinci Audio push ups. 6717 
Back to the disc/platter interface 6717 
The negative curve as disc/platter interface solution. 6716 
Playing Taps 6716 
I hate vinyl records ceremonies 6716 
Walker turntables and Technics sp-10mk3 6716 
How likely is that? 6716 
The “critical” motors for heavy belt turntables 6716 
The 47Lab’s ways. 6637 
The TW-Acoustic turntable. 6632 
TW 6632 
Interesting because presumed +/- simple (for a change)? 6632 
The TW’s idea of making active turntables. 6631 
TW 6631 
The wickedness of ‘smart’ TT’s power supplies 6631 
Belt torque 6631 
Anticipating "problems" 6631 
Copper 6631 
"No lateral loads" 6631 
Copper, assymetrical wearing and the theories. 6631 
How to take the TW’s idea of active platter further. 6630 
Vibration Control - too much of a "good" thing? 6615 
Precession 6615 
To balance the elliptical rotation. 6615 
Summing the issues ain't easy 6615 
Disagreed on voicing 6615 
Sanity check 6615 
The circle unbroken 6615 
Round and round it goes. 6615 
I think taste played with those Italians a bad joke 6418 
The best TT is revealed! 6370 
Turntable for the rest of us... 6369 
I do not know if I like it. 5867 
Built to order 5866 
It is BS but clever. 5316 
21st century Micro 5213 
Micro Seiki people behind? 5213 
Modern Seiki 5212 
Who were the Micro Designers? 5212 
The Occidental Tourist 5212 
Who were the Micro Designers MkII ? 5212 
I was told Air Force One is designed by original MicroSeiki designer and owner 5211 
Air Force One on the way 5027 
How to damp a turntable's propulsion. 5025 
Sudden revulsion. 4963 
Addition of pointless glitter 4963 
Cars vs. audio 4962 
Squeeze the drop 4962 
The American swallowing? 4962 
Squeezing the Drop Part II 4961 
Das Statussymbol 4961 
What you seem to miss Romy ... 4953 
A Glenn Beck syndrome? 4952 
I realize that you don't get it... 4952 
Air Force One 4905 
Stong motor/s 4905 
TW Akustik 4905 
Articles about the new Air Force One 4492 
3 Tries, Still Can't Read It... 4490 
Try it first! 4489 
Quashing Speculation 4489 
Assumptions... 4489 
By the Numbers 4489 
Please read my post again. 4489 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4489 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4488 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4488 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4488 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4488 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4488 
Vesting/Vested 4488 
Vesting/Vested 4488 
A complicated subject 4488 
A complicated subject 4488 
TT price. 4488 
Costs 4488 
Your Micro SX-8000 4488 
I have a slightly diferent view. 4487 
On the Face of It 4487 
High end not high tech yet 4486 
Bloviation about turntables 4486 
To understand me correctly how I feel 4486 
Heavy Stand vs. Heavy Platter/TT 4486 
What makes a turntable worth "the price"... 4486 
Context/Content 4486 
Fluttering in the breeze 4486 
Pole Star 4486 
A Few Points 4486 
Platter evolution 4486 
A Few Points as well. 4486 
Some more points 4485 
You understand what you want to understand 4485 
Facts 4485 
Where Platter Mass Goes to Die 4485 
I am getting dizzy 4485 
I wish you were able to stop to be "owner&quo... 4485 
Looks that way... 4485 
Nothing to do with ownership, just a market perspe... 4485 
Around and around depends on lack of comparisons 4485 
Oh, David, come on, do not bullshit a bullshitter. 4484 
Just let it go 4484 
Bean counting? 4484 
What's up wuki? 4484 
Wuki is a systems analyst and can sort this situat... 4483 
I use pitch to control pitch. 4483 
Wrong analysis, analyst Wuki! 4483 
Still no word about sonics? 4483 
Historical pitch 4483 
Rowuk, let's stop the pissing match. 4483 
Your highly questionable literature. 4483 
Don't buy it! 4483 
I did not buy. 4483 
??????? 4483 
No mystery anymore in the detour in this thread 4482 
You need to pause, David. 4482 
The King Is Dead - Long Live The King 4481 
Owning a expensive Turntable 4480 
TechDas Airforce One & TechDas Airforce Two 4474 
Specs TechDas Tables One and Two 4473 
Two things. 4473 
Air Force 3 4110 
Who knows... 4109 
Model III 4107 
That is not so simple. 4107 
There is a Premium now. 3464 
...and the Ultimate turntable has been found…. 3463 
TT master 3463 
Klaudio Tangential Tonearm. 3396 
Pivot tangential arms 3394 
Field Coil Loaded Tonearm 3356 
PrimaryControl 3353 
Versa dynamics 3317 
The Kiss of Death List 2675 
I proposed to declare a phrase "beyond reason... 2675 
Rolling the Dice 2675 
Wasn't there another premium TT called the Air... 2675 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2674 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2670 
TechDas AirForce Zero 2654 
That's nice you have friends that view $400k a... 2654 
Save your adjectives.... 2653 
Sub zero 2653 
Did I misunderstand? 2653 
"Perceived Value"? 2653 
Show stopper 2653 
Thanks for the reply 2653 
I guess in 10 years we'll get a million $ Turn... 2652 
About the price. 2652 
Curing the audio itch.... 2648 
Engineering Solutions 2648 
Compare to automobile industry 2647 
Tolerable Tolerances 2647 
Machining is no big deal anymore 2647 
Parts vs. Application vs. Incentive 2647 
Micro Seiki SX-8000 2523 
TechDAS & Micro Seiki relation. 2522 
VYGER Turntables. 2522 
Who would be the Micro Seiki chief accountant? 2522 
The inscrutable Orient 2522 
Worth the shot. 2521 
Gyroscopes 2323 
How good does it need to be? 2323 
SAT XD1 2106 
Nagra Turntable. 1686 
Bearing design 1624 
Learning Curve vs. Lifetime vs. Budget 1624 
Interesting. 1480 
Techdas Designer Hideaki Nishikawa R.I.P 1144 
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