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Ultimate Turntable 7864 
Re: Ultimate Turntable 7854 
Re: Ultimate Turntable some alternatives. 7800 
A single ultimate arm... 7800 
a serious high mass effort 7799 
My take on the high mass. 7799 
Re: My take on the high mass. 7797 
Multi-drive vs. high mass. 7796 
a possible contender 7778 
Possible, but who knows... 7777 
Monaco Turntable: interesting read 6569 
Another take 6569 
Exotic stuff 6569 
Reviewing turntables' performance 6569 
Plinth resonance and material frustration 6498 
Please don´t kill me 6498 
Hot to go goose-hunting with a thermonuclear bomb 6498 
Random vs. regular 6498 
Old vinyl and ultimate turntable 6498 
The turntables and a common sense. 6498 
Yes...add it to the list! 6498 
I do not think ultimate turntable should be expensive. 6498 
The ideas that work? 6498 
How to levitate the platter? 6498 
Turntables & Vacuum 6498 
Dynamical speed stabilization 6498 
How to levitate a massive platter? 6498 
Errr... doesn't Contimuum do this? 6497 
Platter Mass, How much is enough? 6497 
Platter becomes plinth. 6497 
Co-equal tasks 6497 
Vacuum, platters, lathes, and everything elese. 6497 
In lieu of the vacuum, what? (and a sneaky clamp reference) 6497 
DD again 6495 
Not that heavy 6494 
Is it a drag? 6494 
Forces in the groove 6494 
Lathe as reference 6493 
Finding the message 6493 
Dd tt's 6493 
DD progress 6493 
Not so much a contest, as I see/hear it 6493 
Feedback Loops 6493 
The newer/better DD 6493 
I share your prejudges. 6493 
Versa Dynamics 2.3 6482 
Stirring the water (keeping it murky) 6478 
Thicker Oil 6478 
Actually another idea came to me… 6478 
Fluid viscocity/tension 6478 
Rotating Discs 6478 
Tesla?! OK, I’m in a good company! :-) 6478 
A recent patent and keeping it reel 6478 
The Da-Vinci Audio push ups. 6468 
Back to the disc/platter interface 6468 
The negative curve as disc/platter interface solution. 6467 
Playing Taps 6467 
I hate vinyl records ceremonies 6467 
Walker turntables and Technics sp-10mk3 6467 
How likely is that? 6467 
The “critical” motors for heavy belt turntables 6467 
The 47Lab’s ways. 6388 
The TW-Acoustic turntable. 6383 
TW 6383 
Interesting because presumed +/- simple (for a change)? 6383 
The TW’s idea of making active turntables. 6382 
TW 6382 
The wickedness of ‘smart’ TT’s power supplies 6382 
Belt torque 6382 
Anticipating "problems" 6382 
Copper 6382 
"No lateral loads" 6382 
Copper, assymetrical wearing and the theories. 6382 
How to take the TW’s idea of active platter further. 6381 
Vibration Control - too much of a "good" thing? 6366 
Precession 6366 
To balance the elliptical rotation. 6366 
Summing the issues ain't easy 6366 
Disagreed on voicing 6366 
Sanity check 6366 
The circle unbroken 6366 
Round and round it goes. 6366 
I think taste played with those Italians a bad joke 6169 
The best TT is revealed! 6121 
Turntable for the rest of us... 6120 
I do not know if I like it. 5618 
Built to order 5617 
It is BS but clever. 5067 
21st century Micro 4964 
Micro Seiki people behind? 4964 
Modern Seiki 4963 
Who were the Micro Designers? 4963 
The Occidental Tourist 4963 
Who were the Micro Designers MkII ? 4963 
I was told Air Force One is designed by original MicroSeiki designer and owner 4962 
Air Force One on the way 4778 
How to damp a turntable's propulsion. 4776 
Sudden revulsion. 4714 
Addition of pointless glitter 4714 
Cars vs. audio 4713 
Squeeze the drop 4713 
The American swallowing? 4713 
Squeezing the Drop Part II 4712 
Das Statussymbol 4712 
What you seem to miss Romy ... 4704 
A Glenn Beck syndrome? 4703 
I realize that you don't get it... 4703 
Air Force One 4656 
Stong motor/s 4656 
TW Akustik 4656 
Articles about the new Air Force One 4243 
3 Tries, Still Can't Read It... 4241 
Try it first! 4240 
Quashing Speculation 4240 
Assumptions... 4240 
By the Numbers 4240 
Please read my post again. 4240 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4240 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4239 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4239 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4239 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4239 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4239 
Vesting/Vested 4239 
Vesting/Vested 4239 
A complicated subject 4239 
A complicated subject 4239 
TT price. 4239 
Costs 4239 
Your Micro SX-8000 4239 
I have a slightly diferent view. 4238 
On the Face of It 4238 
High end not high tech yet 4237 
Bloviation about turntables 4237 
To understand me correctly how I feel 4237 
Heavy Stand vs. Heavy Platter/TT 4237 
What makes a turntable worth "the price"... 4237 
Context/Content 4237 
Fluttering in the breeze 4237 
Pole Star 4237 
A Few Points 4237 
Platter evolution 4237 
A Few Points as well. 4237 
Some more points 4236 
You understand what you want to understand 4236 
Facts 4236 
Where Platter Mass Goes to Die 4236 
I am getting dizzy 4236 
I wish you were able to stop to be "owner&quo... 4236 
Looks that way... 4236 
Nothing to do with ownership, just a market perspe... 4236 
Around and around depends on lack of comparisons 4236 
Oh, David, come on, do not bullshit a bullshitter. 4235 
Just let it go 4235 
Bean counting? 4235 
What's up wuki? 4235 
Wuki is a systems analyst and can sort this situat... 4234 
I use pitch to control pitch. 4234 
Wrong analysis, analyst Wuki! 4234 
Still no word about sonics? 4234 
Historical pitch 4234 
Rowuk, let's stop the pissing match. 4234 
Your highly questionable literature. 4234 
Don't buy it! 4234 
I did not buy. 4234 
??????? 4234 
No mystery anymore in the detour in this thread 4233 
You need to pause, David. 4233 
The King Is Dead - Long Live The King 4232 
Owning a expensive Turntable 4231 
TechDas Airforce One & TechDas Airforce Two 4225 
Specs TechDas Tables One and Two 4224 
Two things. 4224 
Air Force 3 3861 
Who knows... 3860 
Model III 3858 
That is not so simple. 3858 
There is a Premium now. 3215 
...and the Ultimate turntable has been found…. 3214 
TT master 3214 
Klaudio Tangential Tonearm. 3147 
Pivot tangential arms 3145 
Field Coil Loaded Tonearm 3107 
PrimaryControl 3104 
Versa dynamics 3068 
The Kiss of Death List 2426 
I proposed to declare a phrase "beyond reason... 2426 
Rolling the Dice 2426 
Wasn't there another premium TT called the Air... 2426 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2425 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2421 
TechDas AirForce Zero 2405 
That's nice you have friends that view $400k a... 2405 
Save your adjectives.... 2404 
Sub zero 2404 
Did I misunderstand? 2404 
"Perceived Value"? 2404 
Show stopper 2404 
Thanks for the reply 2404 
I guess in 10 years we'll get a million $ Turn... 2403 
About the price. 2403 
Curing the audio itch.... 2399 
Engineering Solutions 2399 
Compare to automobile industry 2398 
Tolerable Tolerances 2398 
Machining is no big deal anymore 2398 
Parts vs. Application vs. Incentive 2398 
Micro Seiki SX-8000 2274 
TechDAS & Micro Seiki relation. 2273 
VYGER Turntables. 2273 
Who would be the Micro Seiki chief accountant? 2273 
The inscrutable Orient 2273 
Worth the shot. 2272 
Gyroscopes 2074 
How good does it need to be? 2074 
SAT XD1 1857 
Nagra Turntable. 1437 
Bearing design 1375 
Learning Curve vs. Lifetime vs. Budget 1375 
Interesting. 1231 
Techdas Designer Hideaki Nishikawa R.I.P 895 
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