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Ultimate Turntable 8192 
Re: Ultimate Turntable 8182 
Re: Ultimate Turntable some alternatives. 8128 
A single ultimate arm... 8128 
a serious high mass effort 8127 
My take on the high mass. 8127 
Re: My take on the high mass. 8125 
Multi-drive vs. high mass. 8124 
a possible contender 8106 
Possible, but who knows... 8105 
Monaco Turntable: interesting read 6897 
Another take 6897 
Exotic stuff 6897 
Reviewing turntables' performance 6897 
Plinth resonance and material frustration 6826 
Please don´t kill me 6826 
Hot to go goose-hunting with a thermonuclear bomb 6826 
Random vs. regular 6826 
Old vinyl and ultimate turntable 6826 
The turntables and a common sense. 6826 
Yes...add it to the list! 6826 
I do not think ultimate turntable should be expensive. 6826 
The ideas that work? 6826 
How to levitate the platter? 6826 
Turntables & Vacuum 6826 
Dynamical speed stabilization 6826 
How to levitate a massive platter? 6826 
Errr... doesn't Contimuum do this? 6825 
Platter Mass, How much is enough? 6825 
Platter becomes plinth. 6825 
Co-equal tasks 6825 
Vacuum, platters, lathes, and everything elese. 6825 
In lieu of the vacuum, what? (and a sneaky clamp reference) 6825 
DD again 6823 
Not that heavy 6822 
Is it a drag? 6822 
Forces in the groove 6822 
Lathe as reference 6821 
Finding the message 6821 
Dd tt's 6821 
DD progress 6821 
Not so much a contest, as I see/hear it 6821 
Feedback Loops 6821 
The newer/better DD 6821 
I share your prejudges. 6821 
Versa Dynamics 2.3 6810 
Stirring the water (keeping it murky) 6806 
Thicker Oil 6806 
Actually another idea came to me… 6806 
Fluid viscocity/tension 6806 
Rotating Discs 6806 
Tesla?! OK, I’m in a good company! :-) 6806 
A recent patent and keeping it reel 6806 
The Da-Vinci Audio push ups. 6796 
Back to the disc/platter interface 6796 
The negative curve as disc/platter interface solution. 6795 
Playing Taps 6795 
I hate vinyl records ceremonies 6795 
Walker turntables and Technics sp-10mk3 6795 
How likely is that? 6795 
The “critical” motors for heavy belt turntables 6795 
The 47Lab’s ways. 6716 
The TW-Acoustic turntable. 6711 
TW 6711 
Interesting because presumed +/- simple (for a change)? 6711 
The TW’s idea of making active turntables. 6710 
TW 6710 
The wickedness of ‘smart’ TT’s power supplies 6710 
Belt torque 6710 
Anticipating "problems" 6710 
Copper 6710 
"No lateral loads" 6710 
Copper, assymetrical wearing and the theories. 6710 
How to take the TW’s idea of active platter further. 6709 
Vibration Control - too much of a "good" thing? 6694 
Precession 6694 
To balance the elliptical rotation. 6694 
Summing the issues ain't easy 6694 
Disagreed on voicing 6694 
Sanity check 6694 
The circle unbroken 6694 
Round and round it goes. 6694 
I think taste played with those Italians a bad joke 6497 
The best TT is revealed! 6449 
Turntable for the rest of us... 6448 
I do not know if I like it. 5946 
Built to order 5945 
It is BS but clever. 5395 
21st century Micro 5292 
Micro Seiki people behind? 5292 
Modern Seiki 5291 
Who were the Micro Designers? 5291 
The Occidental Tourist 5291 
Who were the Micro Designers MkII ? 5291 
I was told Air Force One is designed by original MicroSeiki designer and owner 5290 
Air Force One on the way 5106 
How to damp a turntable's propulsion. 5104 
Sudden revulsion. 5042 
Addition of pointless glitter 5042 
Cars vs. audio 5041 
Squeeze the drop 5041 
The American swallowing? 5041 
Squeezing the Drop Part II 5040 
Das Statussymbol 5040 
What you seem to miss Romy ... 5032 
A Glenn Beck syndrome? 5031 
I realize that you don't get it... 5031 
Air Force One 4984 
Stong motor/s 4984 
TW Akustik 4984 
Articles about the new Air Force One 4571 
3 Tries, Still Can't Read It... 4569 
Try it first! 4568 
Quashing Speculation 4568 
Assumptions... 4568 
By the Numbers 4568 
Please read my post again. 4568 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4568 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4567 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4567 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4567 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4567 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4567 
Vesting/Vested 4567 
Vesting/Vested 4567 
A complicated subject 4567 
A complicated subject 4567 
TT price. 4567 
Costs 4567 
Your Micro SX-8000 4567 
I have a slightly diferent view. 4566 
On the Face of It 4566 
High end not high tech yet 4565 
Bloviation about turntables 4565 
To understand me correctly how I feel 4565 
Heavy Stand vs. Heavy Platter/TT 4565 
What makes a turntable worth "the price"... 4565 
Context/Content 4565 
Fluttering in the breeze 4565 
Pole Star 4565 
A Few Points 4565 
Platter evolution 4565 
A Few Points as well. 4565 
Some more points 4564 
You understand what you want to understand 4564 
Facts 4564 
Where Platter Mass Goes to Die 4564 
I am getting dizzy 4564 
I wish you were able to stop to be "owner&quo... 4564 
Looks that way... 4564 
Nothing to do with ownership, just a market perspe... 4564 
Around and around depends on lack of comparisons 4564 
Oh, David, come on, do not bullshit a bullshitter. 4563 
Just let it go 4563 
Bean counting? 4563 
What's up wuki? 4563 
Wuki is a systems analyst and can sort this situat... 4562 
I use pitch to control pitch. 4562 
Wrong analysis, analyst Wuki! 4562 
Still no word about sonics? 4562 
Historical pitch 4562 
Rowuk, let's stop the pissing match. 4562 
Your highly questionable literature. 4562 
Don't buy it! 4562 
I did not buy. 4562 
??????? 4562 
No mystery anymore in the detour in this thread 4561 
You need to pause, David. 4561 
The King Is Dead - Long Live The King 4560 
Owning a expensive Turntable 4559 
TechDas Airforce One & TechDas Airforce Two 4553 
Specs TechDas Tables One and Two 4552 
Two things. 4552 
Air Force 3 4189 
Who knows... 4188 
Model III 4186 
That is not so simple. 4186 
There is a Premium now. 3543 
...and the Ultimate turntable has been found…. 3542 
TT master 3542 
Klaudio Tangential Tonearm. 3475 
Pivot tangential arms 3473 
Field Coil Loaded Tonearm 3435 
PrimaryControl 3432 
Versa dynamics 3396 
The Kiss of Death List 2754 
I proposed to declare a phrase "beyond reason... 2754 
Rolling the Dice 2754 
Wasn't there another premium TT called the Air... 2754 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2753 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2749 
TechDas AirForce Zero 2733 
That's nice you have friends that view $400k a... 2733 
Save your adjectives.... 2732 
Sub zero 2732 
Did I misunderstand? 2732 
"Perceived Value"? 2732 
Show stopper 2732 
Thanks for the reply 2732 
I guess in 10 years we'll get a million $ Turn... 2731 
About the price. 2731 
Curing the audio itch.... 2727 
Engineering Solutions 2727 
Compare to automobile industry 2726 
Tolerable Tolerances 2726 
Machining is no big deal anymore 2726 
Parts vs. Application vs. Incentive 2726 
Micro Seiki SX-8000 2602 
TechDAS & Micro Seiki relation. 2601 
VYGER Turntables. 2601 
Who would be the Micro Seiki chief accountant? 2601 
The inscrutable Orient 2601 
Worth the shot. 2600 
Gyroscopes 2402 
How good does it need to be? 2402 
SAT XD1 2185 
Nagra Turntable. 1765 
Bearing design 1703 
Learning Curve vs. Lifetime vs. Budget 1703 
Interesting. 1559 
Techdas Designer Hideaki Nishikawa R.I.P 1223 
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