What do YOU consider to be the best TT ever built??

[boza]

Garrard 401 in slate plinth

 

[BASF_01]

Garrard 401 in slate plinth
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gorgeous!!

 

[twoengine]

Hey that brings to mind what I would want if money was no object, the extremely rare RC-100 Turnover Changer from the 30s. Just a mechanical marvel!

That 1938 Garrard RC-100 is the coolest thing I have ever seen. I never knew such a turntable existed.

 

[Mister Pig]

P.S. The AR XA gets honorable mention along with the AR XB and Thorens TD 150/160. As tied for 10th place. DC motor does not get that.

Well its a DC motor from Maxxon all right. But its a pretty decent table, my TD124 comes close in detail retrieval, but it not quite there.

Regards
Mister Pig

 

[tcdriver]

Hey that brings to mind what I would want if money was no object, the extremely rare RC-100 Turnover Changer from the 30s. Just a mechanical marvel!

That Garrard RC-100 is really cool. Thank you for posting.

 

[dcmfan]

I'll let you know on Saturday as I am going to the high end audio show here in sunny Orange County this Friday. http://theshownewport.com

What stood out for you this year?

"for most people, this is all the turntable they could ever need."

Yes, but this thread isn't about need

 

[capt.chaos]

I can't say because there are so many great tables I have never heard. It's also hard to declare a winner from a short listening session at an audio show on equipment I am not familiar with. There are certainly a lot of awesome tables available today. I think the best sounding table I have spent a fair amount of time with is the TW Acustic Raven AC.

 

[nailer]

Yes, but this thread isn't about need

I need to want.

 

[hifitommy]

WELL, the Walker Proscenium is in there, Rockport Sirius, or the Continuum Audio Labs Caliburn turntable & Cobra tonearm. certainly the top SOTA tt/Graham Phantom Elite or the top VPI/SME V would be suffiicient.

ultimately, there are a lot of choices other than these but i do so love air bearings and vacuum hold-down platters.

 

[ateal]

What stood out for you this year?


I'll let you know as I go this coming Friday.

 

[dcmfan]

^^^^^^^^^^^

Ah, so June 3, then?

 

[Superampman]

Flat Earth Society mythology.

Okay, what was better than the Linn in 1978? Dismissive comments about stellar performance always abounded among the less fortunate. However, Oracle, Garrard, Thorens, AR, Rega, Ariston(which was, the early Linn), Micro Seiki, Pioneer, Technics all considered Linn the one to beat in those days. At least among the dealers even when they didn't carry the Linn.

 

[marcmorin]

Okay, what was better than the Linn in 1978? Dismissive comments about stellar performance always abounded among the less fortunate.

depends upon one's criteria of "better"

 

[Pio1980]

I dunno where the Pioneer PL-L1 fits into the vintage pantheon, but that would be one I'd have wanted.
Re Linn. I'd rather a VPI HW19-Mk-IV with an ET arm, I'd settle for a Mk-III with the ET, which I own.

 

[hifitommy]

i had a hw19II with SME IV/sumiko talisman ho mc. delicious. in that i really wanted to be able to swap cartridges quickly and easily, i sold it and acquired a SOTA Sapphire/MMT. in that my sub is flat to 16Hz, it's nice to have the tt that will deliver the goods there.

 

[nj pheonix]

At the very least this is interesting
It doesn't say it comes with an arm

 

[Poinzy]

My grandparents' windup Victrola. It's almost 90 years old, and still runs like brand new.

 

[Superampman]

depends upon one's criteria of "better"

Criteria is sonic performance, no?

 

[nailer]

Okay, what was better than the Linn in 1978? Dismissive comments about stellar performance always abounded among the less fortunate. However, Oracle, Garrard, Thorens, AR, Rega, Ariston(which was, the early Linn), Micro Seiki, Pioneer, Technics all considered Linn the one to beat in those days. At least among the dealers even when they didn't carry the Linn.

Spoken like a true Flat Earther.

With regard to your query, the SP-10MKII springs to mind.

 

[Eastham]

What turntable is the best? Why Crosley turntables of course! They're great, no messing around with all this vertical tracking force and anti skate nonsense. Everything with a Crosley is fine tuned from factory with a state of the art light weight plastic tonearm and a truly natural sounding ceramic cartridge and a conical needle, the speakers are built in to! So you don't need any of these big stupid ugly amplifiers and loudspeakers.

I'm kidding, they make great record erasers though!

Anything custom built in my opinion, I'd love me a Garrard 401 with a nice SME tonearm and a granite or hardwood plinth.