Chakster, that Toho stuff looks very nice. Do you know anything about cost and who sells it?
Tonearm mount on the plinth or on Pillar ?
Folks,
I am looking to buy a custom built turntable from Torqueo Audio (http://www.torqueo-audio.it/). They have two models, one with a wide base plinth where the tonearm would be mounted on the plinth (as usual) and the second is a compact plinth where they provide a seperate tonearm pillar to mount the tonearm. According to them the separate tonearm pillar version sounds more transparent and quieter because of the isolation of the tonearm from the TT. My concern is whether seperating the tonearm from the plinth would result in a lesser coherence in sound ? Isnt sharing the same platform results in a more well-timed, coherent presentation ? Any opinions ?
I am looking to buy a custom built turntable from Torqueo Audio (http://www.torqueo-audio.it/). They have two models, one with a wide base plinth where the tonearm would be mounted on the plinth (as usual) and the second is a compact plinth where they provide a seperate tonearm pillar to mount the tonearm. According to them the separate tonearm pillar version sounds more transparent and quieter because of the isolation of the tonearm from the TT. My concern is whether seperating the tonearm from the plinth would result in a lesser coherence in sound ? Isnt sharing the same platform results in a more well-timed, coherent presentation ? Any opinions ?
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Lewn, it looks very attractive, i’m afraid this is vintage advertising. There is only phone number on the poster! Someone should call TEL/ (03) 908-0320 :)) Who can read/speak japanese? Prices for Toho Player base Systems: TM-10 (Technics) plinth weight 27kg, price 230 000 Yen +TH-100 Arm base weight 5.9kg , price 88 000 Yen and something called M-3, m4, m5, g23, g30, g41 (additional armboard?) starts from 12 000 to 68 000 Yen! TC-20 (Denon) plinth weight 29kg, price 230 000 Yen TV-30 (Victor) plinth weight 24kg, price 210 000 Yen +TH-80 Arm base weight 7.6kg , price 33 000 Yen and p23, p30, p41 (additional armboards?) for 6 800 Yen If it was made in the 80s then the price is tough! |
In a typical cutting lathe is the cutting arm mounted on the same plinth as the platter or is it on a platform ?The lathe platter and the cutter are mounted rigidly in the same assembly. Ours is made of cast-machined stainless! That assembly in turn resides on an anti-vibration platform which in turn rests on a table with adjustable pointed feet. By having the cutter and platter rigidly coupled, vibration entering the system does not get cut onto the LP. The same principle must be applied in playback to insure a lack of coloration. Any deviation from this formula will result in -wait for it- deviation (of the stylus) and will result in coloration. Whether that coloration is heard and accepted as such by the operator is another matter entirely! |
That TOHO stuff looks very interesting! More info on TOHO: https://audio16.com/2013/10/11/copernicus-was-right/ http:///audiocirc.com/2014/03/12/more-than-a-tonearm/ http://20cheaddatebase.web.fc2.com/needie/NDTOHO/TOHO.html http://www.vinylengine.com/library/toho.shtml Looks like they gave up on audio, but are still in business doing camera things. |
Interesting ToHo stuff. I was aware of their tonearm pods (as Thuchan has one)...but I never saw their turntable cast-iron supports before. Looks quite similar to my new support 👀 http://i.imgur.com/ddKNHVx.jpg Interesting cutting lathe here http://i.imgur.com/GB8oq5U.jpg |
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