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Ultimate Turntable 8167 
Re: Ultimate Turntable 8157 
Re: Ultimate Turntable some alternatives. 8103 
A single ultimate arm... 8103 
a serious high mass effort 8102 
My take on the high mass. 8102 
Re: My take on the high mass. 8100 
Multi-drive vs. high mass. 8099 
a possible contender 8081 
Possible, but who knows... 8080 
Monaco Turntable: interesting read 6872 
Another take 6872 
Exotic stuff 6872 
Reviewing turntables' performance 6872 
Plinth resonance and material frustration 6801 
Please don´t kill me 6801 
Hot to go goose-hunting with a thermonuclear bomb 6801 
Random vs. regular 6801 
Old vinyl and ultimate turntable 6801 
The turntables and a common sense. 6801 
Yes...add it to the list! 6801 
I do not think ultimate turntable should be expensive. 6801 
The ideas that work? 6801 
How to levitate the platter? 6801 
Turntables & Vacuum 6801 
Dynamical speed stabilization 6801 
How to levitate a massive platter? 6801 
Errr... doesn't Contimuum do this? 6800 
Platter Mass, How much is enough? 6800 
Platter becomes plinth. 6800 
Co-equal tasks 6800 
Vacuum, platters, lathes, and everything elese. 6800 
In lieu of the vacuum, what? (and a sneaky clamp reference) 6800 
DD again 6798 
Not that heavy 6797 
Is it a drag? 6797 
Forces in the groove 6797 
Lathe as reference 6796 
Finding the message 6796 
Dd tt's 6796 
DD progress 6796 
Not so much a contest, as I see/hear it 6796 
Feedback Loops 6796 
The newer/better DD 6796 
I share your prejudges. 6796 
Versa Dynamics 2.3 6785 
Stirring the water (keeping it murky) 6781 
Thicker Oil 6781 
Actually another idea came to me… 6781 
Fluid viscocity/tension 6781 
Rotating Discs 6781 
Tesla?! OK, I’m in a good company! :-) 6781 
A recent patent and keeping it reel 6781 
The Da-Vinci Audio push ups. 6771 
Back to the disc/platter interface 6771 
The negative curve as disc/platter interface solution. 6770 
Playing Taps 6770 
I hate vinyl records ceremonies 6770 
Walker turntables and Technics sp-10mk3 6770 
How likely is that? 6770 
The “critical” motors for heavy belt turntables 6770 
The 47Lab’s ways. 6691 
The TW-Acoustic turntable. 6686 
TW 6686 
Interesting because presumed +/- simple (for a change)? 6686 
The TW’s idea of making active turntables. 6685 
TW 6685 
The wickedness of ‘smart’ TT’s power supplies 6685 
Belt torque 6685 
Anticipating "problems" 6685 
Copper 6685 
"No lateral loads" 6685 
Copper, assymetrical wearing and the theories. 6685 
How to take the TW’s idea of active platter further. 6684 
Vibration Control - too much of a "good" thing? 6669 
Precession 6669 
To balance the elliptical rotation. 6669 
Summing the issues ain't easy 6669 
Disagreed on voicing 6669 
Sanity check 6669 
The circle unbroken 6669 
Round and round it goes. 6669 
I think taste played with those Italians a bad joke 6472 
The best TT is revealed! 6424 
Turntable for the rest of us... 6423 
I do not know if I like it. 5921 
Built to order 5920 
It is BS but clever. 5370 
21st century Micro 5267 
Micro Seiki people behind? 5267 
Modern Seiki 5266 
Who were the Micro Designers? 5266 
The Occidental Tourist 5266 
Who were the Micro Designers MkII ? 5266 
I was told Air Force One is designed by original MicroSeiki designer and owner 5265 
Air Force One on the way 5081 
How to damp a turntable's propulsion. 5079 
Sudden revulsion. 5017 
Addition of pointless glitter 5017 
Cars vs. audio 5016 
Squeeze the drop 5016 
The American swallowing? 5016 
Squeezing the Drop Part II 5015 
Das Statussymbol 5015 
What you seem to miss Romy ... 5007 
A Glenn Beck syndrome? 5006 
I realize that you don't get it... 5006 
Air Force One 4959 
Stong motor/s 4959 
TW Akustik 4959 
Articles about the new Air Force One 4546 
3 Tries, Still Can't Read It... 4544 
Try it first! 4543 
Quashing Speculation 4543 
Assumptions... 4543 
By the Numbers 4543 
Please read my post again. 4543 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4543 
Questions vs Assumptions (or Attacks) 4542 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4542 
Ockham's Ultimate TT 4542 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4542 
Dealer Promotion on Audio Forums 4542 
Vesting/Vested 4542 
Vesting/Vested 4542 
A complicated subject 4542 
A complicated subject 4542 
TT price. 4542 
Costs 4542 
Your Micro SX-8000 4542 
I have a slightly diferent view. 4541 
On the Face of It 4541 
High end not high tech yet 4540 
Bloviation about turntables 4540 
To understand me correctly how I feel 4540 
Heavy Stand vs. Heavy Platter/TT 4540 
What makes a turntable worth "the price"... 4540 
Context/Content 4540 
Fluttering in the breeze 4540 
Pole Star 4540 
A Few Points 4540 
Platter evolution 4540 
A Few Points as well. 4540 
Some more points 4539 
You understand what you want to understand 4539 
Facts 4539 
Where Platter Mass Goes to Die 4539 
I am getting dizzy 4539 
I wish you were able to stop to be "owner&quo... 4539 
Looks that way... 4539 
Nothing to do with ownership, just a market perspe... 4539 
Around and around depends on lack of comparisons 4539 
Oh, David, come on, do not bullshit a bullshitter. 4538 
Just let it go 4538 
Bean counting? 4538 
What's up wuki? 4538 
Wuki is a systems analyst and can sort this situat... 4537 
I use pitch to control pitch. 4537 
Wrong analysis, analyst Wuki! 4537 
Still no word about sonics? 4537 
Historical pitch 4537 
Rowuk, let's stop the pissing match. 4537 
Your highly questionable literature. 4537 
Don't buy it! 4537 
I did not buy. 4537 
??????? 4537 
No mystery anymore in the detour in this thread 4536 
You need to pause, David. 4536 
The King Is Dead - Long Live The King 4535 
Owning a expensive Turntable 4534 
TechDas Airforce One & TechDas Airforce Two 4528 
Specs TechDas Tables One and Two 4527 
Two things. 4527 
Air Force 3 4164 
Who knows... 4163 
Model III 4161 
That is not so simple. 4161 
There is a Premium now. 3518 
...and the Ultimate turntable has been found…. 3517 
TT master 3517 
Klaudio Tangential Tonearm. 3450 
Pivot tangential arms 3448 
Field Coil Loaded Tonearm 3410 
PrimaryControl 3407 
Versa dynamics 3371 
The Kiss of Death List 2729 
I proposed to declare a phrase "beyond reason... 2729 
Rolling the Dice 2729 
Wasn't there another premium TT called the Air... 2729 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2728 
I have my doubts about big turntables. 2724 
TechDas AirForce Zero 2708 
That's nice you have friends that view $400k a... 2708 
Save your adjectives.... 2707 
Sub zero 2707 
Did I misunderstand? 2707 
"Perceived Value"? 2707 
Show stopper 2707 
Thanks for the reply 2707 
I guess in 10 years we'll get a million $ Turn... 2706 
About the price. 2706 
Curing the audio itch.... 2702 
Engineering Solutions 2702 
Compare to automobile industry 2701 
Tolerable Tolerances 2701 
Machining is no big deal anymore 2701 
Parts vs. Application vs. Incentive 2701 
Micro Seiki SX-8000 2577 
TechDAS & Micro Seiki relation. 2576 
VYGER Turntables. 2576 
Who would be the Micro Seiki chief accountant? 2576 
The inscrutable Orient 2576 
Worth the shot. 2575 
Gyroscopes 2377 
How good does it need to be? 2377 
SAT XD1 2160 
Nagra Turntable. 1740 
Bearing design 1678 
Learning Curve vs. Lifetime vs. Budget 1678 
Interesting. 1534 
Techdas Designer Hideaki Nishikawa R.I.P 1198 
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