On Thu, 3 Nov 2011 03:48:29 -0700, UnsteadyKen wrote
(in article ):
Audio Empire wrote...
There's probably
more than a hundred different BRANDS of turntables
There are more than 160 manufacturers by my reckoning.
http://www.btinternet.com/~unsteadyken/turntable.html
Heaven knows how many brands.
It may be that there is less interest in vinyl in the USA now, over here
in Europe it is still relatively healthy.
Some simple statistics to illustrate the point.
USA population: 312 million
TT manufacturers:33
UK population: 62 million
TT manufacturers: 34
Germany population: 81 million
TT manufacturers: 35
Although they may only illustrate why the Euro is going down the pan:-(
There is always that.... The dollar is worthless enough to be considered as
toilet tissue as well 8^).
But your point is well taken. Britain, especially, seems to be a hot bed of
TT activity. Of course the country has always been a nation of small,
specialists manufacturers, so one shouldn't be surprised that a number of
them decided to make turntables. I mean, you can find, in England, not just
one, but several manufacturers who will BUILD you, from scratch, a NEW Jaguar
XK-120 (from 1948) XK-140 (1955) or "C-type" (1951) or "D-type" (1954) or a
brand new XK-E! And several more that will "re-manufacture" an E-type for
you! Find that kind of business in the USA (even for iconic American cars).
This is a uniquely British characteristic (mimicked somewhat by New Zealand).