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Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #110: TW Akustik by guy sergeant on 2013-03-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
Same person, same show, TW turntable.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhEVL9rnwtQIf he is stopping the platter I'd have guessed that the belt must be slipping on the motor pulley while it is stalled. These turntables don't appear to be using 'slip' mat...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: Mercy by Stitch on 2010-12-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Who has best sound in High-End Audio? in Playback Listening  7 Replies 
I thought about this for many years... but, to make the story short:I agree with that idea for Loudspeaker manufactures, this makes a bit sense, but even here you will have experiences, which will make you die 10 years earlier.Avant-Garde for example...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #44: Re: maintaining speed by guy sergeant on 2006-08-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A longer turntable belt. in Analog Playback  60 Replies 
never mind idler drive & all that rumble, get a proper turntable[IMG]http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i318/murrayjohnson/pre-ampinsidechinesTT022.jpg[/IMG]Seriously though, thats interesting if 60Kg of rotating mass isn't enough.What would ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #21: Placement of ULF #2 by JJ Triode on 2010-11-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s lowest channel. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  150 Replies 
Romy,How about putting bass tower #2 directly behind#1, but facing the opposite direction from #1?  This would keep #2 away from the turntable, yield a symmetrical setup and enable #2 to energize the hot spot around your chair.Note, I'm not sure whic...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #3: AudioTekne by Serge on 2011-05-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Munich High End 2011 in Horn-Loaded Speakers  45 Replies 
'Gunmetal' turntable, arm and MC-cartridge by Imai-san (Audio Tekne)....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #187: I proposed to declare a phrase "beyond reasonable doubts" as... by Romy the Cat on 2019-04-21 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
It is interesting that you call $30.000 plus dollars  "super expensive". A few days ago somebody sent me a link to a review of a new TechDAS  turntable with a price tag of $380.000.  I wonder what kind adjectives would you choose  to use for that? ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #11: Callie on Turntable by JJ Triode on 2009-05-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Cats and hifi in Audio Discussions  14 Replies 
Our younger cat, Callie the calico, likes to get on my turntable to get attention.  I had a camera handy and caught her there recently.  Note that the needle is actually playing.Our other cat Shadow (mostly black of course, we are not imaginative wit...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #16: Please don´t kill me by el`Ol on 2008-02-26 
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The ultimate turntable would have a very light platter that allows a teflon bearing without too much wear off and a DSP-controlled piezo motor that can introduce arbitrary speed deviations to overlay the speed irregularities of tape recorders and cut...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #13: What is a magnificent creature! by Romy the Cat on 2009-05-05 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Cats and hifi in Audio Discussions  14 Replies 
[quote user="guy sergeant"] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfTFTI4DvKU [/quote]I have to admit that I just watched this clip with the Cat on turntable 20 times and can’t help myself. To me, to watch Cats is the most cherished time in my life. Just to...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: Digital should run off of batteries by steverino on 2013-02-24 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Digi Redux; Drive 1 transport and iDAT-44+ DAC in Didital Things  26 Replies 
I think digital source components are the most sensitive to powerline garbage. They should all be designed to run off batteries. In terms of sensitivity I would rank components like this: 1. Digital Source  2. Solid State Preamp  3. Solid State Amp  ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: Digitized vinyl in different flavours by decoud on 2013-08-16 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Long time due: Digital Phono Converter in Didital Things  1 Replies 
A related point: isn't it odd that few are offering digitized renderings of rare and important pieces of vinyl commercially, perhaps played through a selection of parameter variations on some very high quality turntable? Given that quality vinyl play...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #329: Another "Mood Enhancer"? by Paul S on 2010-09-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Macondo’s Midbass Project – the grown up time. in Horn-Loaded Speakers  455 Replies 
My first thought on looking at your photo: "Night On Bald Mountain"!  This particular set-up might work especially well for Halloween Hi-jinks!You might even install a remote-actuated "turntable" with different filters... Best regards,Paul S...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #195: Sub zero by guy sergeant on 2019-05-13 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
I'm impressed that you could tell. I thought the system it was playing through was one of the poorer ones. But the new turntable is expensive & shiny. I'm sure they'll sell plenty regardless....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: I read the Mike Fremer review... by Romy the Cat on 2006-01-25 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Michael Fremer Continuums… in Audio News  54 Replies 
Interestingly that I eventually decided to read the Mike Fremer review about the Continuum turntable. I was trying quite hard but I was not able to read it. The content was none-readable and revolting as in a beginning of each sentence the Framer jus...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #29: If Michael Fremer was a filmmaker…. by Romy the Cat on 2006-11-11 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Michael Fremer Continuums… in Audio News  54 Replies 
I do not want to dive seriously into discussion about Continuum turntable. I have not reasons or interest, not to mention that this thread is not about the Continuum turntable but rather about the primitivism and idiocy of the “gantseh makher” Fremer...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: This is a dreamlist - based on real life needs that I have had. by rowuk on 2020-03-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A quests for an ultimate preamp. in Audio Discussions  8 Replies 
[quote user="Romy the Cat"] rowuk wrote: A preamplifier shall be modular - the ability to insert n quantity (maybe 20?) of input cards on a backplane (for phono MC/phono MM/line level/Balanced/Single ended/TOSLink) as well as be configured for mul...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #75: That's not a problem :) by noviygera on 2016-03-15 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: A listening room for a domesticated Cat? in Audio Discussions  283 Replies 
I would be most concerned with having the turntable where kids can reach it. This has proven to be very problematic! Son climbing speakers -- not a problem....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #18: There is no such a thing as Walker sound. by Romy the Cat on 2012-12-14 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Holly Proscenium idiocy! in Analog Playback  23 Replies 
[quote user="RonyWeissman"]I heard this TT, it was magnificent, almost no coloration to speak of, dead dead quiet. Of course it wasn't plugged in and there was no tonearm or cartridge yet but man I loved the sound! Really whatnthe hell is everyon...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Today's best turntables vs. greatest vintage turntables. by Romy the Cat on 2013-10-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Today's best turntables vs. greatest vintage turntables. in Analog Playback  8 Replies 
I got emails today pointing at some forum at LinkedIn. In there somebody named Patrick Mattucci – “Senior Systems Designer at Hi-Fi Sales Company” asked an interesting question: “How would the Analog Enthusiasts among us rate today's lat...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #2: The Turntables and their Prices by Romy the Cat on 2010-01-03 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Audio Note new turntable and inflation in Analog Playback  14 Replies 
[quote user="tokyo john"]Audio Note has released a turntable called the Ginga which costs 60 thousand US dollars in Japan. (if you google Audio Note Ginga images you will find it very easily).My first reaction was pure cynicism, as Audio Note doe...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #14: Reviewing turntables' performance by Romy the Cat on 2007-12-17 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
[quote user="mats"]Fremer reviewed the Monaco :  http://stereophile.com/turntables/1107gp/[/quote] Hm, I did not know it as I buy Stereophile very sporadically. I scanned at the Fremer’s thoughts about Monaco. I do not know…. I do not feel that...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #31: How little I need to be happy and …. right by Romy the Cat on 2006-11-18 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Michael Fremer Continuums… in Audio News  54 Replies 
With great plessure and a deserved sense of appreciation I opened today the Stereophile and learned Continuum turntable was pushed by Michael Fremer to the “Product of the year”. I would leave aside even theoretical bogusness of the “Product of the Y...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: Michelle Fremer gets naked. by Romy the Cat on 2006-01-23 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Michael Fremer Continuums… in Audio News  54 Replies 
That becomes almost fan. As I was informed by Michael Fremer: “It [Continuum] is beautifully built, designed based on science and high technology and has proven to be ultra-reliable during the time I've had it here. In fact, I bought mine at conside...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #964: Dedications isolations etc FWIW by steverino on 2011-12-26 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: It’s mad, mad, mad... electricity. in Audio Discussions  1910 Replies 
Normal 0 Romy,     Your findings are more congruent than not with my own experiences with  different systems and environments. Dedicated lines:....

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #1: Analog is Back 2011: Wave Kinetics NVS Turntable by Stitch on 2011-10-30 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Analog is Back 2011: Wave Kinetics NVS Turntable in Analog Playback  4 Replies 
There is new hope for the discriminated analog Audiophile: The Importer wrote in a Forum about that Table that " it measures at a level no other turntable we did comparisons with can come close to... "And some readers rate it as a great unit even wh...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #48: Micros or the modern units by Stitch on 2012-11-12 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: The Foolishness of Analog People in Analog Playback  56 Replies 
In a way you can write some positive / negative about nearly every Design out there. The Micro 5000 & 8000 are 20 years old, they have 2 weak features- a Platter which rings- no suspensionBUT, when we look at their latest units, we can see that M...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #137: What makes a turntable worth "the price"? by rowuk on 2014-05-06 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Ultimate Turntable in Analog Playback  220 Replies 
Don't we always go through this same discussion regardless if it is an amplifier, speaker, turntable, DAC (wine, cigars, frying pans)? Don't the arguments keep repeating themselves? Don't we all agree that IF a turntable NEEDS to cost 125K that somet...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #34: Continuum Turntable, Industry Cancer and CES 2008 by Romy the Cat on 2008-01-31 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Michael Fremer Continuums… in Audio News  54 Replies 
The subject of this head is not the Continuum Turntable but rather the little frighten Moron with sentimental name Michael Fremer. It is important to note that Michael Fremer is not just a Moron own problems but the persons who is with his proactive ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #4: VTA done right by Stitch on 2013-10-22 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: USB microscope for setting VTA in Analog Playback  18 Replies 
I think it is quite helpful to have some information about VTA in general.In the 50's there was no cutting standard, that means, every Label did cut their records the way they wanted ( the angle for Mercury, RCA LS, Decca etc. are all different). At ...

Read the Post in new Window Read the Post in Threaded view  Post #9: How about the Fountain Turntable? by Romy the Cat on 2008-11-27 
Browse the content of the threads in new Window  Thread: Dynamic viscose stabilization of turntable’s platter. in Analog Playback  15 Replies 
LBJ, I do not think that the idea of Water Tower is good as we would need to change the TT speed. Also, I think the verso is necessary for us as liquid has different viscosity with temperature and we need somehow to compensate it. What I found inspi...
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