TTWeights closing their doors

I'm very sorry that Larry close the shop, I still wanted to buy more stuff from him. I too have a Eliminator turntable with a Copper center weight and the Copper Magnum outer ring. I check the speed weekly and it is dead on (KAB). The modifications that he made for the Jelco arm took that arm to the stratosphere, The two piece base, the SS bridge and copper nipple, I'm sooo glad I was able to purchase all of this items before he close shop.

When I see other turntables, makes me feel pretty proud of my Eliminator.

This is another story of why I will only buy from strong companies.  I've been burned too many times with manufacturers that go out of business leaving their customers to fend for themselves.  Even before I listen/look at/consider a new addition, I need a company who will be there for me when I need them.

So, all you guys with a TTW turntable are left in the dust.  Their resale value is a lot less now, lol.  Meanwhile,  VPI keeps going strong. 

Late to the party here but I thought I would comment.  As the manufacturer of the "Anvil " turntable I can see both sides to this discussion. Large companies certainly have the advantage regarding advertising budgets.  I know of a european TT manufacturer that spends nearly 10K a month on "point click" ads.  If I budgeted that amount I would either be on the road to bankruptcy, or I would sell high volumes of turntables.  Neither scenario is appealing to me, and I pretty much sell word of mouth.  A 2012 Michael Fremer review helped.  In the end, the designers-and customers make their decisions.  Regarding value my tables are essentially made to order,  start out as metal powders, and are precision machined. My design philosophy is different than either TT Weight or VPI.  A conversation with the customer starts the process, and they typically wind up customized in some way. They perform like tables which cost several times more.  Is this worth a little more or less than 3K?