What turntables do you use? Pictures would be nice as well :-)

I believe I posted this in my into but, thought I'd put it in this thread as well. It is Prototype #1 of a SOTA Millennia that went back to the factory and Chris and Donna gave it a complete Eclipse upgrade last year, refinished the plenum as it was never finnished properly as a prototype. It did have the distinction of being reviewed by Harry Pearson before I acquired it from Fletcher as he was selling the company.IMG_5643.jpeg
 
AFO - Axiom - Red Sparrow.
Garrard 301 - slate plinth - Thomas Schick - Spu 90th anniversary ( dormant)
 

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Here’s a teaser.

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So here are a couple more pics

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Kuzma XL + Kuzma 4point (14 inch) Dynavector DV 507 MK2 and Ikeda 407 CR1 (12 inch)

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Kuzma XL + Kuzma 4point (14 inch) Dynavector DV 507 MK2 and Ikeda 407 CR1 (12 inch)
You are wrecking the bearings in that Dynavector arm, as you have not got the main weight on it.
 
Recently I moved house, at the time I took the photo, only the kuzma 4point was installed and adjusted, the Dynavector and Ikeda were adjusted later!
 
Garbarek Triptykon was really a great choice for the first tests of an arriving EMT 927 - no setup at all, just 1.75 g in the stylus and it sounds immediate, natural and alive. Bass is unbelievable. Now I need a new rack before the old Zoethecus fall in pieces ...

And all David says about the SME 3012R in the proper turntable is true!

Francisco, do you still have this turntable? Your description of the sound is very easy to grasp and you express it with seeming enthusiasm.
 
Using LP12 in main system (Ittok LVII, Cleauraudio Titanium V2, Boulder 508), and vintage Garrard 301in small system (SME 3012 Series 2, Denon DL103, GSP Elevator/Era Gold, Loricraft plinth). Garrard and SME purchased 1962, LP12 1989 approx.20210104_104410.jpg
 

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I currently use an Acoustic Solid 111Metal with the base riser, with 2 Jelco 850M tonearms one with an Audio Technica AT12Sa Dual Magnet cartridge, and on the 2nd tonearm I have an Audio Technica AT33PTG/II moving coil cartridge.TT1.jpg
 
I believe I posted this in my into but, thought I'd put it in this thread as well. It is Prototype #1 of a SOTA Millennia that went back to the factory and Chris and Donna gave it a complete Eclipse upgrade last year, refinished the plenum as it was never finnished properly as a prototype. It did have the distinction of being reviewed by Harry Pearson before I acquired it from Fletcher as he was selling the company.View attachment 72979

How cool is that! Gotta love those Discwasher stylus brushes ... and is that a bottle of Stylast?
 
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Linn LP12, Mober DC motor mounted in the 7:30ish position, Mober DC Outboard Power Supply, Naim ARO, Benz Zebra Wood Bodied Ruby ZH.
I had that Bel Canto SET40 amp for many years. Using very hot running 845’s. I remember walking in to my listening room and smelling the heat those tubes produce. A luscious big sound.. Nice setup.
 
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I had that Bel Canto SET40 amp for many years. Using very hot running 845’s. I remember walking in to my listening room and smelling the heat those tubes produce. A luscious big sound.. Nice setup.
Hi and thank you very much! Yes, you can indeed feel the heat from the single ended 845 tubes, but it is certainly welcomed in these cold Wisconsin winters that we experience here :)

Best Wishes,
Don
 
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How cool is that! Gotta love those Discwasher stylus brushes ... and is that a bottle of Stylast?
Yes, that is a bottle of Stylast, I have a lifetime supply, more than 35 bottles.
 
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