[C. Leeds]

Arny wrote:
Actually, I've had several platters that rang pretty nicely if I
held them
in the air. Some were made out of steel sheet and also die cast
aluminum
or similar metal.

This description goes a long way to explain your deep dissatisfaction
with LP playback.

Only if it happens to an audible degree. Ever wonder why exotic LP
playback equipment provide zero technical tests for their products,
and
Stereophile has AFAIK only done one? Technical testing would
not show
a
real-world advantage for a lot of expensive tool work and materials.
It's
audio jewelry, plain and simple.

Do you mean that things like lower wow and flutter and better s/n specs
don't count? Such standard specs clearly give the advantage to better
turntables... much better than the Rega you've pronounced thusly:

If you want
a LP played back well, buy a used Rega with a sub-$100 phono cartridge. If
you want bragging rights, go elsewhere.

It is ironic that so much is made of jitter in digital equipment
that
is
100 dB down or more, and so little is made of similar jitter
from LPs
that
is only 30 to 50 dB down.

So which is it? Either these things matter, or they don't.

[Arny Krueger]

"C. Leeds" wrote in message


Arny wrote:

Actually, I've had several platters that rang
pretty nicely if I held them
in the air. Some were made out of steel sheet and
also die cast aluminumor similar metal.

This description goes a long way to explain your deep
dissatisfaction with LP playback.

Not at all.


Do you mean that things like lower wow and flutter and
better s/n specs don't count?

Show me the results of appropriate technical tests showing that exotic
turntables as a rule have better wow, flutter, and s/n performance than good
moderately priced turntables.

Such standard specs clearly
give the advantage to better turntables... much better
than the Rega you've pronounced thusly:

Show me actual technical test results that support this claim.