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Ultimate Turntable 8160 
Re: Ultimate Turntable 8150 
Re: Ultimate Turntable some alternatives. 8096 
A single ultimate arm... 8096 
a serious high mass effort 8095 
My take on the high mass. 8095 
Re: My take on the high mass. 8093 
Multi-drive vs. high mass. 8092 
a possible contender 8074 
Possible, but who knows... 8073 
Monaco Turntable: interesting read 6865 
Another take 6865 
Exotic stuff 6865 
Reviewing turntables' performance 6865 
Plinth resonance and material frustration 6794 
Please don´t kill me 6794 
Hot to go goose-hunting with a thermonuclear bomb 6794 
Random vs. regular 6794 
Old vinyl and ultimate turntable 6794 
The turntables and a common sense. 6794 
Yes...add it to the list! 6794 
I do not think ultimate turntable should be expensive. 6794 
The ideas that work? 6794 
How to levitate the platter? 6794 
Turntables & Vacuum 6794 
Dynamical speed stabilization 6794 
How to levitate a massive platter? 6794 
Errr... doesn't Contimuum do this? 6793 
Platter Mass, How much is enough? 6793 
Platter becomes plinth. 6793 
Co-equal tasks 6793 
Vacuum, platters, lathes, and everything elese. 6793 
In lieu of the vacuum, what? (and a sneaky clamp reference) 6793 
DD again 6791 
Not that heavy 6790 
Is it a drag? 6790 
Forces in the groove 6790 
Lathe as reference 6789 
Finding the message 6789 
Dd tt's 6789 
DD progress 6789 
Not so much a contest, as I see/hear it 6789 
Feedback Loops 6789 
The newer/better DD 6789 
I share your prejudges. 6789 
Versa Dynamics 2.3 6778 
Stirring the water (keeping it murky) 6774 
Thicker Oil 6774 
Actually another idea came to me… 6774 
Fluid viscocity/tension 6774 
Rotating Discs 6774 
Tesla?! OK, I’m in a good company! :-) 6774 
A recent patent and keeping it reel 6774 
The Da-Vinci Audio push ups. 6764 
Back to the disc/platter interface 6764 
The negative curve as disc/platter interface solution. 6763 
Playing Taps 6763 
I hate vinyl records ceremonies 6763 
Walker turntables and Technics sp-10mk3 6763 
How likely is that? 6763 
The “critical” motors for heavy belt turntables 6763 
The 47Lab’s ways. 6684 
The TW-Acoustic turntable. 6679 
TW 6679 
Interesting because presumed +/- simple (for a change)? 6679 
The TW’s idea of making active turntables. 6678 
TW 6678 
The wickedness of ‘smart’ TT’s power supplies 6678 
Belt torque 6678 
Anticipating "problems" 6678 
Copper 6678 
"No lateral loads" 6678 
Copper, assymetrical wearing and the theories. 6678 
How to take the TW’s idea of active platter further. 6677 
Vibration Control - too much of a "good" thing? 6662 
Precession 6662 
To balance the elliptical rotation. 6662 
Summing the issues ain't easy 6662 
Disagreed on voicing 6662 
Sanity check 6662 
The circle unbroken 6662 
Round and round it goes. 6662 
I think taste played with those Italians a bad joke 6465 
The best TT is revealed! 6417 
Turntable for the rest of us... 6416 
I do not know if I like it. 5914 
Built to order 5913 
It is BS but clever. 5363 
21st century Micro 5260 
Micro Seiki people behind? 5260 
Modern Seiki 5259 
Who were the Micro Designers? 5259 
The Occidental Tourist 5259 
Who were the Micro Designers MkII ? 5259 
I was told Air Force One is designed by original MicroSeiki designer and owner 5258 
Air Force One on the way 5074 
How to damp a turntable's propulsion. 5072 
Sudden revulsion. 5010 
Addition of pointless glitter 5010 
Cars vs. audio 5009 
Squeeze the drop 5009 
The American swallowing? 5009 
Squeezing the Drop Part II 5008 
Das Statussymbol 5008 
What you seem to miss Romy ... 5000 
A Glenn Beck syndrome? 4999 
I realize that you don't get it... 4999 
Air Force One 4952 
Stong motor/s 4952 
TW Akustik 4952 
Articles about the new Air Force One 4539 
3 Tries, Still Can't Read It... 4537 
Try it first! 4536 
Quashing Speculation 4536 
Assumptions... 4536 
By the Numbers 4536 
Please read my post again. 4536 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4536 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4535 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4535 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4535 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4535 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4535 
Vesting/Vested 4535 
Vesting/Vested 4535 
A complicated subject 4535 
A complicated subject 4535 
TT price. 4535 
Costs 4535 
Your Micro SX-8000 4535 
I have a slightly diferent view. 4534 
On the Face of It 4534 
High end not high tech yet 4533 
Bloviation about turntables 4533 
To understand me correctly how I feel 4533 
Heavy Stand vs. Heavy Platter/TT 4533 
What makes a turntable worth "the price"... 4533 
Context/Content 4533 
Fluttering in the breeze 4533 
Pole Star 4533 
A Few Points 4533 
Platter evolution 4533 
A Few Points as well. 4533 
Some more points 4532 
You understand what you want to understand 4532 
Facts 4532 
Where Platter Mass Goes to Die 4532 
I am getting dizzy 4532 
I wish you were able to stop to be "owner&quo... 4532 
Looks that way... 4532 
Nothing to do with ownership, just a market perspe... 4532 
Around and around depends on lack of comparisons 4532 
Oh, David, come on, do not bullshit a bullshitter. 4531 
Just let it go 4531 
Bean counting? 4531 
What's up wuki? 4531 
Wuki is a systems analyst and can sort this situat... 4530 
I use pitch to control pitch. 4530 
Wrong analysis, analyst Wuki! 4530 
Still no word about sonics? 4530 
Historical pitch 4530 
Rowuk, let's stop the pissing match. 4530 
Your highly questionable literature. 4530 
Don't buy it! 4530 
I did not buy. 4530 
??????? 4530 
No mystery anymore in the detour in this thread 4529 
You need to pause, David. 4529 
The King Is Dead - Long Live The King 4528 
Owning a expensive Turntable 4527 
TechDas Airforce One & TechDas Airforce Two 4521 
Specs TechDas Tables One and Two 4520 
Two things. 4520 
Air Force 3 4157 
Who knows... 4156 
Model III 4154 
That is not so simple. 4154 
There is a Premium now. 3511 
...and the Ultimate turntable has been found…. 3510 
TT master 3510 
Klaudio Tangential Tonearm. 3443 
Pivot tangential arms 3441 
Field Coil Loaded Tonearm 3403 
PrimaryControl 3400 
Versa dynamics 3364 
The Kiss of Death List 2722 
I proposed to declare a phrase "beyond reason... 2722 
Rolling the Dice 2722 
Wasn't there another premium TT called the Air... 2722 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2721 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2717 
TechDas AirForce Zero 2701 
That's nice you have friends that view $400k a... 2701 
Save your adjectives.... 2700 
Sub zero 2700 
Did I misunderstand? 2700 
"Perceived Value"? 2700 
Show stopper 2700 
Thanks for the reply 2700 
I guess in 10 years we'll get a million $ Turn... 2699 
About the price. 2699 
Curing the audio itch.... 2695 
Engineering Solutions 2695 
Compare to automobile industry 2694 
Tolerable Tolerances 2694 
Machining is no big deal anymore 2694 
Parts vs. Application vs. Incentive 2694 
Micro Seiki SX-8000 2570 
TechDAS & Micro Seiki relation. 2569 
VYGER Turntables. 2569 
Who would be the Micro Seiki chief accountant? 2569 
The inscrutable Orient 2569 
Worth the shot. 2568 
Gyroscopes 2370 
How good does it need to be? 2370 
SAT XD1 2153 
Nagra Turntable. 1733 
Bearing design 1671 
Learning Curve vs. Lifetime vs. Budget 1671 
Interesting. 1527 
Techdas Designer Hideaki Nishikawa R.I.P 1191 
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