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Ultimate Turntable 8181 
Re: Ultimate Turntable 8171 
Re: Ultimate Turntable some alternatives. 8117 
A single ultimate arm... 8117 
a serious high mass effort 8116 
My take on the high mass. 8116 
Re: My take on the high mass. 8114 
Multi-drive vs. high mass. 8113 
a possible contender 8095 
Possible, but who knows... 8094 
Monaco Turntable: interesting read 6886 
Another take 6886 
Exotic stuff 6886 
Reviewing turntables' performance 6886 
Plinth resonance and material frustration 6815 
Please don´t kill me 6815 
Hot to go goose-hunting with a thermonuclear bomb 6815 
Random vs. regular 6815 
Old vinyl and ultimate turntable 6815 
The turntables and a common sense. 6815 
Yes...add it to the list! 6815 
I do not think ultimate turntable should be expensive. 6815 
The ideas that work? 6815 
How to levitate the platter? 6815 
Turntables & Vacuum 6815 
Dynamical speed stabilization 6815 
How to levitate a massive platter? 6815 
Errr... doesn't Contimuum do this? 6814 
Platter Mass, How much is enough? 6814 
Platter becomes plinth. 6814 
Co-equal tasks 6814 
Vacuum, platters, lathes, and everything elese. 6814 
In lieu of the vacuum, what? (and a sneaky clamp reference) 6814 
DD again 6812 
Not that heavy 6811 
Is it a drag? 6811 
Forces in the groove 6811 
Lathe as reference 6810 
Finding the message 6810 
Dd tt's 6810 
DD progress 6810 
Not so much a contest, as I see/hear it 6810 
Feedback Loops 6810 
The newer/better DD 6810 
I share your prejudges. 6810 
Versa Dynamics 2.3 6799 
Stirring the water (keeping it murky) 6795 
Thicker Oil 6795 
Actually another idea came to me… 6795 
Fluid viscocity/tension 6795 
Rotating Discs 6795 
Tesla?! OK, I’m in a good company! :-) 6795 
A recent patent and keeping it reel 6795 
The Da-Vinci Audio push ups. 6785 
Back to the disc/platter interface 6785 
The negative curve as disc/platter interface solution. 6784 
Playing Taps 6784 
I hate vinyl records ceremonies 6784 
Walker turntables and Technics sp-10mk3 6784 
How likely is that? 6784 
The “critical” motors for heavy belt turntables 6784 
The 47Lab’s ways. 6705 
The TW-Acoustic turntable. 6700 
TW 6700 
Interesting because presumed +/- simple (for a change)? 6700 
The TW’s idea of making active turntables. 6699 
TW 6699 
The wickedness of ‘smart’ TT’s power supplies 6699 
Belt torque 6699 
Anticipating "problems" 6699 
Copper 6699 
"No lateral loads" 6699 
Copper, assymetrical wearing and the theories. 6699 
How to take the TW’s idea of active platter further. 6698 
Vibration Control - too much of a "good" thing? 6683 
Precession 6683 
To balance the elliptical rotation. 6683 
Summing the issues ain't easy 6683 
Disagreed on voicing 6683 
Sanity check 6683 
The circle unbroken 6683 
Round and round it goes. 6683 
I think taste played with those Italians a bad joke 6486 
The best TT is revealed! 6438 
Turntable for the rest of us... 6437 
I do not know if I like it. 5935 
Built to order 5934 
It is BS but clever. 5384 
21st century Micro 5281 
Micro Seiki people behind? 5281 
Modern Seiki 5280 
Who were the Micro Designers? 5280 
The Occidental Tourist 5280 
Who were the Micro Designers MkII ? 5280 
I was told Air Force One is designed by original MicroSeiki designer and owner 5279 
Air Force One on the way 5095 
How to damp a turntable's propulsion. 5093 
Sudden revulsion. 5031 
Addition of pointless glitter 5031 
Cars vs. audio 5030 
Squeeze the drop 5030 
The American swallowing? 5030 
Squeezing the Drop Part II 5029 
Das Statussymbol 5029 
What you seem to miss Romy ... 5021 
A Glenn Beck syndrome? 5020 
I realize that you don't get it... 5020 
Air Force One 4973 
Stong motor/s 4973 
TW Akustik 4973 
Articles about the new Air Force One 4560 
3 Tries, Still Can't Read It... 4558 
Try it first! 4557 
Quashing Speculation 4557 
Assumptions... 4557 
By the Numbers 4557 
Please read my post again. 4557 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4557 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4556 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4556 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4556 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4556 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4556 
Vesting/Vested 4556 
Vesting/Vested 4556 
A complicated subject 4556 
A complicated subject 4556 
TT price. 4556 
Costs 4556 
Your Micro SX-8000 4556 
I have a slightly diferent view. 4555 
On the Face of It 4555 
High end not high tech yet 4554 
Bloviation about turntables 4554 
To understand me correctly how I feel 4554 
Heavy Stand vs. Heavy Platter/TT 4554 
What makes a turntable worth "the price"... 4554 
Context/Content 4554 
Fluttering in the breeze 4554 
Pole Star 4554 
A Few Points 4554 
Platter evolution 4554 
A Few Points as well. 4554 
Some more points 4553 
You understand what you want to understand 4553 
Facts 4553 
Where Platter Mass Goes to Die 4553 
I am getting dizzy 4553 
I wish you were able to stop to be "owner&quo... 4553 
Looks that way... 4553 
Nothing to do with ownership, just a market perspe... 4553 
Around and around depends on lack of comparisons 4553 
Oh, David, come on, do not bullshit a bullshitter. 4552 
Just let it go 4552 
Bean counting? 4552 
What's up wuki? 4552 
Wuki is a systems analyst and can sort this situat... 4551 
I use pitch to control pitch. 4551 
Wrong analysis, analyst Wuki! 4551 
Still no word about sonics? 4551 
Historical pitch 4551 
Rowuk, let's stop the pissing match. 4551 
Your highly questionable literature. 4551 
Don't buy it! 4551 
I did not buy. 4551 
??????? 4551 
No mystery anymore in the detour in this thread 4550 
You need to pause, David. 4550 
The King Is Dead - Long Live The King 4549 
Owning a expensive Turntable 4548 
TechDas Airforce One & TechDas Airforce Two 4542 
Specs TechDas Tables One and Two 4541 
Two things. 4541 
Air Force 3 4178 
Who knows... 4177 
Model III 4175 
That is not so simple. 4175 
There is a Premium now. 3532 
...and the Ultimate turntable has been found…. 3531 
TT master 3531 
Klaudio Tangential Tonearm. 3464 
Pivot tangential arms 3462 
Field Coil Loaded Tonearm 3424 
PrimaryControl 3421 
Versa dynamics 3385 
The Kiss of Death List 2743 
I proposed to declare a phrase "beyond reason... 2743 
Rolling the Dice 2743 
Wasn't there another premium TT called the Air... 2743 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2742 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2738 
TechDas AirForce Zero 2722 
That's nice you have friends that view $400k a... 2722 
Save your adjectives.... 2721 
Sub zero 2721 
Did I misunderstand? 2721 
"Perceived Value"? 2721 
Show stopper 2721 
Thanks for the reply 2721 
I guess in 10 years we'll get a million $ Turn... 2720 
About the price. 2720 
Curing the audio itch.... 2716 
Engineering Solutions 2716 
Compare to automobile industry 2715 
Tolerable Tolerances 2715 
Machining is no big deal anymore 2715 
Parts vs. Application vs. Incentive 2715 
Micro Seiki SX-8000 2591 
TechDAS & Micro Seiki relation. 2590 
VYGER Turntables. 2590 
Who would be the Micro Seiki chief accountant? 2590 
The inscrutable Orient 2590 
Worth the shot. 2589 
Gyroscopes 2391 
How good does it need to be? 2391 
SAT XD1 2174 
Nagra Turntable. 1754 
Bearing design 1692 
Learning Curve vs. Lifetime vs. Budget 1692 
Interesting. 1548 
Techdas Designer Hideaki Nishikawa R.I.P 1212 
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