prabie
Member
Here's one that is "representative"...
Oh, I should expect a better contribution from a member with 3.000+ post, but may be It´s not your week.
Regards
Pete
Most representative TTs of all time
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Oh, I should expect a better contribution from a member with 3.000+ post, but may be It´s not your week.
Regards
Pete
prabie
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prabie
Member
This absolutely a great TT ahead of its time. Achieving all that with tubes it's very complicated. Thank you for posting it.
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Pete
I don't see the problem. Something like that was what many millions of people grew up with.
malden
Lunatic Member
Although I've asked, you have not provided any parameters for your inquiry other than "representative". Again I ask, "representative" of what? As a "museum" curator, you surely must have some in-depth knowledge of the subject in question. I would think you should be able to guide this thread towards your end and, in the process, educate its readers.
Well because these tables below where all made in North America taking no prisoners as the Japanese drifted off busy making CDP. They filled a nitch market for American made audiophile turntables and the Oracle Delphi was made in Canada. These where the cream of the crop go to audiophile tables from the early 80s onwards and opened the door for the really high end market where anything goes at any price. They really focused on heavy platters, better mats, suspension and isolation.
VPI HW 19
SOTA Star Sapphire
Oracle Delphi
In the UK and Germany they had the Linn LP-12, Thorens TD-? and Michell Gyro as the basic equivalent around the same price point.
IMHO the Michel was the only one across the pond to forge forwards in heavy platter and better suspension and isolation like the North American tables.
But when ever the tables from across the pond whet up against the North American tables, they fell behind in most reviews. The Linn was not a bad table at all, but the price pushed it in competition that was doing far far more to the quality of playback.
Anyway thats what that Oracle Delphi did and with a few others kept the records spinning better than they ever did prior and kept the flame alive to today.
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nj pheonix
Lunatic Member
My apologies,
I was poking a bit of fun at the thread.
While I'm no TT historian,
I think this thread could wander all over the place. That is, by tech breakthroughs, era, volume of production, personal experience, which ones have outlasted others, rarity.
No knock on premise.
There was an article that's frequently quoted
(Something to the effect of) 10 most important amplifiers in history. They asked 10 experts (?)
That made 10 list with maybe 2 or 3 overlap.
I will continue to follow. I probably won't comment again in this one.
Sorry I interrupted
I was poking a bit of fun at the thread.
While I'm no TT historian,
I think this thread could wander all over the place. That is, by tech breakthroughs, era, volume of production, personal experience, which ones have outlasted others, rarity.
No knock on premise.
There was an article that's frequently quoted
(Something to the effect of) 10 most important amplifiers in history. They asked 10 experts (?)
That made 10 list with maybe 2 or 3 overlap.
I will continue to follow. I probably won't comment again in this one.
Sorry I interrupted
mprince
Super Member
I think that the U-Turn turntable is representative of a modern table developed by young turntable enthusiasts targeting the beginner/entry level market with a quality product intended to feed the modern resurgance of records for those not comfortable buying a "vintage" table.
luke85
Super Member
its true though, u type crosley into youtube & it will come up with 18-25 year olds showing them off, & the majority of them are female
DustyOldPile
Vinyl Goddess
I would say that the ADC Accutrac, though not a great turntable in of itself, was iconic in a similar way to how Bose 901 speakers were iconic.
malden
Lunatic Member
prabie
Member
Even though many of us believe that this TT was sent by Satan to destroy vinyl, for sure must it
be in a museum in 25 years from. It is a sign of times.
Pete.
Please refer to post #42 in this post.
Representatively yours
P
JesusGreen
Member
All the SME arms are worth show-casing in their own right, either on turntables or in their own display cases.
If someone hasn't mentioned it yet, the Beogram 4000, released in 1972 by Bang & Olufsen, it was the first electronically controlled linear tracking turntable.
If someone hasn't mentioned it yet, the Beogram 4000, released in 1972 by Bang & Olufsen, it was the first electronically controlled linear tracking turntable.
stevo137
Super Member
KentTeffeteller
Gimpus Stereophilus!
By the late 1960's ROK was not marketed to consumer users at all, their top model was all they made or supported when CCA bought the company (which made and sold gear for AM and FM station use). Pre 1964 was their peak for consumer marketing and sales. Past CCA. Broadcast Electronics bought the company (their tonearms continued, the QRK (they bought that company, continued turntable production) and the last ones made in 1992.
