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Ultimate Turntable 7998 
Re: Ultimate Turntable 7988 
Re: Ultimate Turntable some alternatives. 7934 
A single ultimate arm... 7934 
a serious high mass effort 7933 
My take on the high mass. 7933 
Re: My take on the high mass. 7931 
Multi-drive vs. high mass. 7930 
a possible contender 7912 
Possible, but who knows... 7911 
Monaco Turntable: interesting read 6703 
Another take 6703 
Exotic stuff 6703 
Reviewing turntables' performance 6703 
Plinth resonance and material frustration 6632 
Please don´t kill me 6632 
Hot to go goose-hunting with a thermonuclear bomb 6632 
Random vs. regular 6632 
Old vinyl and ultimate turntable 6632 
The turntables and a common sense. 6632 
Yes...add it to the list! 6632 
I do not think ultimate turntable should be expensive. 6632 
The ideas that work? 6632 
How to levitate the platter? 6632 
Turntables & Vacuum 6632 
Dynamical speed stabilization 6632 
How to levitate a massive platter? 6632 
Errr... doesn't Contimuum do this? 6631 
Platter Mass, How much is enough? 6631 
Platter becomes plinth. 6631 
Co-equal tasks 6631 
Vacuum, platters, lathes, and everything elese. 6631 
In lieu of the vacuum, what? (and a sneaky clamp reference) 6631 
DD again 6629 
Not that heavy 6628 
Is it a drag? 6628 
Forces in the groove 6628 
Lathe as reference 6627 
Finding the message 6627 
Dd tt's 6627 
DD progress 6627 
Not so much a contest, as I see/hear it 6627 
Feedback Loops 6627 
The newer/better DD 6627 
I share your prejudges. 6627 
Versa Dynamics 2.3 6616 
Stirring the water (keeping it murky) 6612 
Thicker Oil 6612 
Actually another idea came to me… 6612 
Fluid viscocity/tension 6612 
Rotating Discs 6612 
Tesla?! OK, I’m in a good company! :-) 6612 
A recent patent and keeping it reel 6612 
The Da-Vinci Audio push ups. 6602 
Back to the disc/platter interface 6602 
The negative curve as disc/platter interface solution. 6601 
Playing Taps 6601 
I hate vinyl records ceremonies 6601 
Walker turntables and Technics sp-10mk3 6601 
How likely is that? 6601 
The “critical” motors for heavy belt turntables 6601 
The 47Lab’s ways. 6522 
The TW-Acoustic turntable. 6517 
TW 6517 
Interesting because presumed +/- simple (for a change)? 6517 
The TW’s idea of making active turntables. 6516 
TW 6516 
The wickedness of ‘smart’ TT’s power supplies 6516 
Belt torque 6516 
Anticipating "problems" 6516 
Copper 6516 
"No lateral loads" 6516 
Copper, assymetrical wearing and the theories. 6516 
How to take the TW’s idea of active platter further. 6515 
Vibration Control - too much of a "good" thing? 6500 
Precession 6500 
To balance the elliptical rotation. 6500 
Summing the issues ain't easy 6500 
Disagreed on voicing 6500 
Sanity check 6500 
The circle unbroken 6500 
Round and round it goes. 6500 
I think taste played with those Italians a bad joke 6303 
The best TT is revealed! 6255 
Turntable for the rest of us... 6254 
I do not know if I like it. 5752 
Built to order 5751 
It is BS but clever. 5201 
21st century Micro 5098 
Micro Seiki people behind? 5098 
Modern Seiki 5097 
Who were the Micro Designers? 5097 
The Occidental Tourist 5097 
Who were the Micro Designers MkII ? 5097 
I was told Air Force One is designed by original MicroSeiki designer and owner 5096 
Air Force One on the way 4912 
How to damp a turntable's propulsion. 4910 
Sudden revulsion. 4848 
Addition of pointless glitter 4848 
Cars vs. audio 4847 
Squeeze the drop 4847 
The American swallowing? 4847 
Squeezing the Drop Part II 4846 
Das Statussymbol 4846 
What you seem to miss Romy ... 4838 
A Glenn Beck syndrome? 4837 
I realize that you don't get it... 4837 
Air Force One 4790 
Stong motor/s 4790 
TW Akustik 4790 
Articles about the new Air Force One 4377 
3 Tries, Still Can't Read It... 4375 
Try it first! 4374 
Quashing Speculation 4374 
Assumptions... 4374 
By the Numbers 4374 
Please read my post again. 4374 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4374 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4373 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4373 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4373 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4373 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4373 
Vesting/Vested 4373 
Vesting/Vested 4373 
A complicated subject 4373 
A complicated subject 4373 
TT price. 4373 
Costs 4373 
Your Micro SX-8000 4373 
I have a slightly diferent view. 4372 
On the Face of It 4372 
High end not high tech yet 4371 
Bloviation about turntables 4371 
To understand me correctly how I feel 4371 
Heavy Stand vs. Heavy Platter/TT 4371 
What makes a turntable worth "the price"... 4371 
Context/Content 4371 
Fluttering in the breeze 4371 
Pole Star 4371 
A Few Points 4371 
Platter evolution 4371 
A Few Points as well. 4371 
Some more points 4370 
You understand what you want to understand 4370 
Facts 4370 
Where Platter Mass Goes to Die 4370 
I am getting dizzy 4370 
I wish you were able to stop to be "owner&quo... 4370 
Looks that way... 4370 
Nothing to do with ownership, just a market perspe... 4370 
Around and around depends on lack of comparisons 4370 
Oh, David, come on, do not bullshit a bullshitter. 4369 
Just let it go 4369 
Bean counting? 4369 
What's up wuki? 4369 
Wuki is a systems analyst and can sort this situat... 4368 
I use pitch to control pitch. 4368 
Wrong analysis, analyst Wuki! 4368 
Still no word about sonics? 4368 
Historical pitch 4368 
Rowuk, let's stop the pissing match. 4368 
Your highly questionable literature. 4368 
Don't buy it! 4368 
I did not buy. 4368 
??????? 4368 
No mystery anymore in the detour in this thread 4367 
You need to pause, David. 4367 
The King Is Dead - Long Live The King 4366 
Owning a expensive Turntable 4365 
TechDas Airforce One & TechDas Airforce Two 4359 
Specs TechDas Tables One and Two 4358 
Two things. 4358 
Air Force 3 3995 
Who knows... 3994 
Model III 3992 
That is not so simple. 3992 
There is a Premium now. 3349 
...and the Ultimate turntable has been found…. 3348 
TT master 3348 
Klaudio Tangential Tonearm. 3281 
Pivot tangential arms 3279 
Field Coil Loaded Tonearm 3241 
PrimaryControl 3238 
Versa dynamics 3202 
The Kiss of Death List 2560 
I proposed to declare a phrase "beyond reason... 2560 
Rolling the Dice 2560 
Wasn't there another premium TT called the Air... 2560 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2559 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2555 
TechDas AirForce Zero 2539 
That's nice you have friends that view $400k a... 2539 
Save your adjectives.... 2538 
Sub zero 2538 
Did I misunderstand? 2538 
"Perceived Value"? 2538 
Show stopper 2538 
Thanks for the reply 2538 
I guess in 10 years we'll get a million $ Turn... 2537 
About the price. 2537 
Curing the audio itch.... 2533 
Engineering Solutions 2533 
Compare to automobile industry 2532 
Tolerable Tolerances 2532 
Machining is no big deal anymore 2532 
Parts vs. Application vs. Incentive 2532 
Micro Seiki SX-8000 2408 
TechDAS & Micro Seiki relation. 2407 
VYGER Turntables. 2407 
Who would be the Micro Seiki chief accountant? 2407 
The inscrutable Orient 2407 
Worth the shot. 2406 
Gyroscopes 2208 
How good does it need to be? 2208 
SAT XD1 1991 
Nagra Turntable. 1571 
Bearing design 1509 
Learning Curve vs. Lifetime vs. Budget 1509 
Interesting. 1365 
Techdas Designer Hideaki Nishikawa R.I.P 1029 
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