This actually LOOKS like a well-thought-out TT. Too bad the "review" is so over-awed/fawning. I can hardly read it. My suspicions rise uncontrollably and cloud my thinking as the cost-is-no-consideration "solutions" are meticulously unloaded onto the pages. Still, when I filter through the drivel, it appears that this may be a rare case where overbuilding, in and of itself, does not spoil performance. Looking at past "state-of-the-art" TTs, I think there are better materials for platters than steel (eg, lead, graphite, etc.), but I did not gather the full range of options for this TT. Also, while my own TT effortlessly employs a small air pump (for vacuum hold down), I am always wary of the complexity, expense, and potential problems with compressed air systems for TTs, elaborate or otherwise, and I can't help but wonder if it would ultimately cost less and be easier to use if they simply made/used a suitable conventional bearing. Lastly (for now), I am stuck on the idea that the drive belt should be the "minimum" that will suffice to drive the platter, in terms of length, width, thickness and grab. Hard to tell by just looking how this belt behaves; just saying...
Paul S |
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