Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?

Halcro
You have edited out the most significant comment by Gunther Frohnhoefer of Acoustic Signature with regard to wow and flutter

Dover,
Unless I was prepared to type out the whole two page interview here...I was bound to leave out many things he said.
I think it's debatable what the "most significant comment" may be..?

Halcro, yes but he ascribes the poor performance of belt drives with regard to wow and flutter to the belts  - and as I pointed out in my post, the belt system used in the Acoustic Signature Invictus is flawed, along with the motors utilised not having enough grunt to drive the platter properly. 

Dover,
I think his main point is that 'super' wow & flutter figures were unnecessary  because of record hole eccentricities which to me is just a 'cop out' 🙈

Halcro - yes I agree, Acoustic Plan's view on the importance of wow and flutter is a cop out, particularly for a statement product with a price tag to match. Any improvement in wow and flutter must improve the enjoyment of music per se - musical timing is fundamental. They should shed some of the bling and provide a better drive system. Unfortunately I suspect market demand for bling over substance is a driver these days. Go at stand at an audio show and see how many folk make value statements on performance based solely on looks.

Hi Halcro,

On another thread you indicated that you've transitioned from a metal skeleton metal frame plinth to a solid Granite plinth for your TT-101. From the picture, I didn't see holes in the circular Granite to accomadate hardware for securing the TT-101. Is the TT-101 resting on the Granite without being fasten to the Granite?  Would you please describe what are the sonic differences? Thank you

Norm