Why do turntables sound different?

dear @inna you said:
"higher-end tables that all sound excellent. Same arm/cartridge and the rest of the chain. Turntable is a seemingly simple device but apparently not quite or not at all."

Can I just ask you about your question/proposition?

1. Are you saying all high end tables are excellent?
2. If not which ones are you saying are excellent?

I have heard various expensive decks that have a great reputation - or high price tag LUMLEY REFERENCE; KUZMA REFERENCE AND THE XL - I wasn't impressed with them at all. 

By the same token there are some very good decks that do not cost the earth - Funk Firm Saffire; Artemis SA1; DPS; Amazon turntables.

I understand the Syntax point. There are a lot of new decks out there that are little more than a collection of off-the-shlef parts where little or no thought has been given to the overall result - hobbyists like me can be forgiven for 'fiddling for fun' but manufacturers can't.

Can I just say that there are few decks that are designed from the ground up with an integrated approach to the decks arm and cartridge. Consider an EMT Broadcast deck, or say a Beogram 4000?

Dear @has2be : I agree with you and I don’t took that post as an insult after analizing that system.

For some gentlemans as that one is very easy to post what ever you want with out gave any explanation/specific examples/facts supporting their statements as happened in that post.

Any one has the privilege to post anything we want, it’s not doubt about.

My post was only to understand whom in audio is the one that posted. Several roocky mistakes in that system, additional to the ones I mentioned: bad trackers cartridges ( a colored Olympos that I heard it 3 times: 2 in other systems and one in my system. It’s not only that I said is colored that Lyra one but in this forum J.Carr mentioned that characteristic of coloration against his other designs. This was before the Atlas. ), no subwoofers where the dedicated amps were designed in specific to fulfill the drivers needs, even the TT/tonearms can’t fulfill the cartridge needs because down there just does not understand which are those needs and many other kinder mistakes.

This kind of persons have its followers, obviously more ignorants than they.
R.

Dear @inna :  Why do turntables sound different?, this is the tittle of your thread.

For a " flat " simple question a flat simple answer:

because each turntable has different overall design, even the different models that comes from the same manufacturer but in a different price range.

Now, from a strictit audio point of view any TT must does not has a sound by it self but be totally " inert "/silent when in playback condition. That never happens for several things that already posted here that confirms that all are different kind of designs.

Something that we have to remember  is that when we are trying to explain " something " in audio we just can't do it trying to aisle a single audio item but to take in count how that audio item/link is surrounded by and in the TT case ( as in many other audio items. ) at least we have to consider the cartridge/tonearm and its accurated or not set up and all these is for say the least.

Now, each one opinion about must comes accompanied with first hand experiences in a well know home audio room/system. 

I hope that lohanimal post was made it taking in count what I'm saying here and if not it's just an opinion with not to much value about and I say this not because he agree with that " rookie " gentleman.

With so wide open questions are really dificult that the majority of audiophiles can agree with a spécific conlusion.

Anyway, I learned through your thread. Like that  reference  system that tell us what not to do. Good lesson.

Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS,
R.