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In the Thread: Ultimate Turntable
Post Subject: Heavy Stand vs. Heavy Platter/TTPosted by Paul S on: 5/6/2014
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Steve, I do like the high-tech air mattress platforms, but I do not think they take the place of a heavy TT, especially the platter. Also, I agree with Romy about a "reference to ground". We have already talked (up the thread ?) about how heavy the platter needs to be before the accruing benefits become inaudible, and the general consensus was, pretty heavy. My own experience has borne this out to the extent that I gave up on the light TTs long ago. Setting aside the weight issues (a very loaded notion...), if nothing else, I think it is actually easier to produce an "acceptable" TT if it's heavier.
Although the methodology to test all this could probably be whipped up fairly quickly by a competent engineer, it seems the "TT Industry" would rather not do this, and each "manufacturer" in turn keeps trying instead to pull a proprietary rabbit out of a "name" designer hat. How funny would it be if a repeatable TT design/testing protocol popped up, like it has in most "manufacturing" quarters (eg., ASTM, etc., etc.)? How would anyone subsequently distinguish their proprietary designs? OTOH, at least at this point, it does look like there is just no setting aside the weight issues.
Best regards,
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