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Ultimate Turntable 8015 
Re: Ultimate Turntable 8005 
Re: Ultimate Turntable some alternatives. 7951 
A single ultimate arm... 7951 
a serious high mass effort 7950 
My take on the high mass. 7950 
Re: My take on the high mass. 7948 
Multi-drive vs. high mass. 7947 
a possible contender 7929 
Possible, but who knows... 7928 
Monaco Turntable: interesting read 6720 
Another take 6720 
Exotic stuff 6720 
Reviewing turntables' performance 6720 
Plinth resonance and material frustration 6649 
Please don´t kill me 6649 
Hot to go goose-hunting with a thermonuclear bomb 6649 
Random vs. regular 6649 
Old vinyl and ultimate turntable 6649 
The turntables and a common sense. 6649 
Yes...add it to the list! 6649 
I do not think ultimate turntable should be expensive. 6649 
The ideas that work? 6649 
How to levitate the platter? 6649 
Turntables & Vacuum 6649 
Dynamical speed stabilization 6649 
How to levitate a massive platter? 6649 
Errr... doesn't Contimuum do this? 6648 
Platter Mass, How much is enough? 6648 
Platter becomes plinth. 6648 
Co-equal tasks 6648 
Vacuum, platters, lathes, and everything elese. 6648 
In lieu of the vacuum, what? (and a sneaky clamp reference) 6648 
DD again 6646 
Not that heavy 6645 
Is it a drag? 6645 
Forces in the groove 6645 
Lathe as reference 6644 
Finding the message 6644 
Dd tt's 6644 
DD progress 6644 
Not so much a contest, as I see/hear it 6644 
Feedback Loops 6644 
The newer/better DD 6644 
I share your prejudges. 6644 
Versa Dynamics 2.3 6633 
Stirring the water (keeping it murky) 6629 
Thicker Oil 6629 
Actually another idea came to me… 6629 
Fluid viscocity/tension 6629 
Rotating Discs 6629 
Tesla?! OK, I’m in a good company! :-) 6629 
A recent patent and keeping it reel 6629 
The Da-Vinci Audio push ups. 6619 
Back to the disc/platter interface 6619 
The negative curve as disc/platter interface solution. 6618 
Playing Taps 6618 
I hate vinyl records ceremonies 6618 
Walker turntables and Technics sp-10mk3 6618 
How likely is that? 6618 
The “critical” motors for heavy belt turntables 6618 
The 47Lab’s ways. 6539 
The TW-Acoustic turntable. 6534 
TW 6534 
Interesting because presumed +/- simple (for a change)? 6534 
The TW’s idea of making active turntables. 6533 
TW 6533 
The wickedness of ‘smart’ TT’s power supplies 6533 
Belt torque 6533 
Anticipating "problems" 6533 
Copper 6533 
"No lateral loads" 6533 
Copper, assymetrical wearing and the theories. 6533 
How to take the TW’s idea of active platter further. 6532 
Vibration Control - too much of a "good" thing? 6517 
Precession 6517 
To balance the elliptical rotation. 6517 
Summing the issues ain't easy 6517 
Disagreed on voicing 6517 
Sanity check 6517 
The circle unbroken 6517 
Round and round it goes. 6517 
I think taste played with those Italians a bad joke 6320 
The best TT is revealed! 6272 
Turntable for the rest of us... 6271 
I do not know if I like it. 5769 
Built to order 5768 
It is BS but clever. 5218 
21st century Micro 5115 
Micro Seiki people behind? 5115 
Modern Seiki 5114 
Who were the Micro Designers? 5114 
The Occidental Tourist 5114 
Who were the Micro Designers MkII ? 5114 
I was told Air Force One is designed by original MicroSeiki designer and owner 5113 
Air Force One on the way 4929 
How to damp a turntable's propulsion. 4927 
Sudden revulsion. 4865 
Addition of pointless glitter 4865 
Cars vs. audio 4864 
Squeeze the drop 4864 
The American swallowing? 4864 
Squeezing the Drop Part II 4863 
Das Statussymbol 4863 
What you seem to miss Romy ... 4855 
A Glenn Beck syndrome? 4854 
I realize that you don't get it... 4854 
Air Force One 4807 
Stong motor/s 4807 
TW Akustik 4807 
Articles about the new Air Force One 4394 
3 Tries, Still Can't Read It... 4392 
Try it first! 4391 
Quashing Speculation 4391 
Assumptions... 4391 
By the Numbers 4391 
Please read my post again. 4391 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4391 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4390 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4390 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4390 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4390 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4390 
Vesting/Vested 4390 
Vesting/Vested 4390 
A complicated subject 4390 
A complicated subject 4390 
TT price. 4390 
Costs 4390 
Your Micro SX-8000 4390 
I have a slightly diferent view. 4389 
On the Face of It 4389 
High end not high tech yet 4388 
Bloviation about turntables 4388 
To understand me correctly how I feel 4388 
Heavy Stand vs. Heavy Platter/TT 4388 
What makes a turntable worth "the price"... 4388 
Context/Content 4388 
Fluttering in the breeze 4388 
Pole Star 4388 
A Few Points 4388 
Platter evolution 4388 
A Few Points as well. 4388 
Some more points 4387 
You understand what you want to understand 4387 
Facts 4387 
Where Platter Mass Goes to Die 4387 
I am getting dizzy 4387 
I wish you were able to stop to be "owner&quo... 4387 
Looks that way... 4387 
Nothing to do with ownership, just a market perspe... 4387 
Around and around depends on lack of comparisons 4387 
Oh, David, come on, do not bullshit a bullshitter. 4386 
Just let it go 4386 
Bean counting? 4386 
What's up wuki? 4386 
Wuki is a systems analyst and can sort this situat... 4385 
I use pitch to control pitch. 4385 
Wrong analysis, analyst Wuki! 4385 
Still no word about sonics? 4385 
Historical pitch 4385 
Rowuk, let's stop the pissing match. 4385 
Your highly questionable literature. 4385 
Don't buy it! 4385 
I did not buy. 4385 
??????? 4385 
No mystery anymore in the detour in this thread 4384 
You need to pause, David. 4384 
The King Is Dead - Long Live The King 4383 
Owning a expensive Turntable 4382 
TechDas Airforce One & TechDas Airforce Two 4376 
Specs TechDas Tables One and Two 4375 
Two things. 4375 
Air Force 3 4012 
Who knows... 4011 
Model III 4009 
That is not so simple. 4009 
There is a Premium now. 3366 
...and the Ultimate turntable has been found…. 3365 
TT master 3365 
Klaudio Tangential Tonearm. 3298 
Pivot tangential arms 3296 
Field Coil Loaded Tonearm 3258 
PrimaryControl 3255 
Versa dynamics 3219 
The Kiss of Death List 2577 
I proposed to declare a phrase "beyond reason... 2577 
Rolling the Dice 2577 
Wasn't there another premium TT called the Air... 2577 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2576 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2572 
TechDas AirForce Zero 2556 
That's nice you have friends that view $400k a... 2556 
Save your adjectives.... 2555 
Sub zero 2555 
Did I misunderstand? 2555 
"Perceived Value"? 2555 
Show stopper 2555 
Thanks for the reply 2555 
I guess in 10 years we'll get a million $ Turn... 2554 
About the price. 2554 
Curing the audio itch.... 2550 
Engineering Solutions 2550 
Compare to automobile industry 2549 
Tolerable Tolerances 2549 
Machining is no big deal anymore 2549 
Parts vs. Application vs. Incentive 2549 
Micro Seiki SX-8000 2425 
TechDAS & Micro Seiki relation. 2424 
VYGER Turntables. 2424 
Who would be the Micro Seiki chief accountant? 2424 
The inscrutable Orient 2424 
Worth the shot. 2423 
Gyroscopes 2225 
How good does it need to be? 2225 
SAT XD1 2008 
Nagra Turntable. 1588 
Bearing design 1526 
Learning Curve vs. Lifetime vs. Budget 1526 
Interesting. 1382 
Techdas Designer Hideaki Nishikawa R.I.P 1046 
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