Which turntable do you prefer and why?
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I heard the Techdas AF3P a few weeks ago with top of the line DS optical in Phantom 44 and I´m so relieved I didnt buy it and went for the Melco instead, despite I got a seriously good offer
besides looking like a cheap chunk of plastic, it sounded terrible.....a Thorens Reference with Shick and SPU Anniversery was miles ahead in musicality and realism
then came the "all outed" Studer A810 and nuked them both out of the waters
ha-ha
ALL imo
besides looking like a cheap chunk of plastic, it sounded terrible.....a Thorens Reference with Shick and SPU Anniversery was miles ahead in musicality and realism
then came the "all outed" Studer A810 and nuked them both out of the waters
ha-ha
ALL imo
the DS audio will be more responsible for that plastic sound.
Is there a thorens reference in Norway to listen to?
sorry for the thread detour to respond. 2011 to 2018 was a great time for me hobby-wise.
upgraded speakers and amps in 2012 (funded somewhat by offing extra tt's) which caused a significant jump in the performance ceiling, got the room dialed in in 2015, had not changed my digital since 2007, so in 2015 dived deep into digital and servers, upgraded the server a couple times and the dac three/four times, really brought my digital a long ways. i did enjoy your first visit and you enjoyed my vinyl. heard some other turntables over this period which pushed me to focus more on vinyl and buy other turntables in 2018.
lots of system evolution stuff going on too. interacted with Taiko on anti-resonance product development for a few of those years.
it was a rich satisfying time for me, and would not change a thing and no time wasted. i know your comment was mostly in jest.
in any case my 5 months of retirement so far has caught me up on vinyl listening for sure.
at a friend of mines, but he´s shy and has it in his new Analog Lab, he just started with a friend
That is why I wrote my assessment in #24 with a caveat (emphasis added):
"I think the lack of flow, emotion and articulation of the K3 can be traced to a substantial extent to its presentation of cymbals and drums, at least as captured in the video."
they´ve specialised in setting up turntables, arms and carts
lot´s of labgear and going all in
many with serious money doesn´t have a clue...does that ever sound familiar
Is it a place where Norwegians can come and spend that extra month of salary you get around Christmas time, on having their turntable set up properly ?they´ve specialised in setting up turntables, arms and carts
lot´s of labgear and going all in
many with serious money doesn´t have a clue...does that ever sound familiar
I prefer the OMA in this set up, I may prefer the Techdas in another. My listening impressions match what MF hears in room:
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Analog Corner #314: OMA K3 turntable & Schröder tonearm Page 2
Atmospheric pressure maintains a special grade of viscous oil at bearing height within the pressurized inverted bearing upon which the 14", 30lb platter rides.
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We need Mark Dohmann to join here and talk about the issues with magnets and direct drive.
I mean everyone likes different things but for him to criticize anything about engineering is hilarious. The guy pays people to do everything for him because he doesn’t know anything (designers, craftsmen, engineers).
it's almost like generalizing about driver types.
or when some postulate detail apparently is not desired.lots of people wing it. some are nice doing it, and some act like offensive buffoons.
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Is it a place where Norwegians can come and spend that extra month of salary you get around Christmas time, on having their turntable set up properly ?
and eat Lutefisk ?
The transducers (cartridge and speaker) are the two most dominant signatures in a system.
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