Anyone heard this $300K turntable?
The BEST turntable you can buy is a Neumann record cutting lathe.
You can get them for a few thousand dollars if they do not come
with the desirable stereo cutting heads and mastering chains.
Anyone who says any audiophile table yet made is any better is
full of **** and knows it. Other pro lathes are okay and less money.
There are good reasons why a high-quality audiophile turntable might very
well be better than a Neumann. To wit, having a plastic platter that makes a
good impedance match with the vinyl of the LP.
As far as the Quads -- the old ones were nice for listening to music
of wide bandwidth but limited peak levels, i.e., chamber music.
Better electrostats exist today certainly.
Such as the newer QUADs. Ever heard one?
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