Dr. Feickert Analogue Woodpecker turntable


This weekend I brought home a new turntable -- a very classy looking Dr. Feickert Analogue Woodpecker. It was a breeze to set up, as it is really a well designed, well made product.

But what surprised me the most was the very noticeable jump in the sound quality. I originally decided to buy this turntable because I was having trouble installing my Jelco SA-750 10 inch tonearm on my Systemdek IIX turntable. And since Dr. Feickert Woodpecker has a brilliant sliding docking for installing any tonearm up to 12 inch long, I thought at the very least I'll extend the life span of the stylus on my cartridge.

I wasn't expecting such stunning improvement in the sound quality. I was of the opinion that my Systemdek, which is modded and very well maintained, is basically as good as any other table. But no, Woodpecker really left Systemdek in the dust!

Goes to show that turntable really, really matters in the vinyl reproduction equation. The better the table gets, the less distorted the sound becomes. Moral of the story: go with the best turntable you can afford.

crazybookman

Sound advice! A turntable is basically a seismograph reading those minute vibrations engraved on a plastic disk. Better mechanical construction costs more! 

Congratulations and thanks for sharing your experience with your new turntable.

 

I think most of us that have been pursuing high quality sound for a long time have had more than one experiences like this. And if you doubled your investment again you would be shocked at how much better that would sound… and so on and so forth. 
 

I’ve been at this for fifty years and have really enjoyed all of my upgrades.

 

Enjoy.

“Goes to show that turntable really, really matters in the vinyl reproduction equation”

Congratulations on your purchase. Dr. Feickert makes great sounding TT’s. Everything matters in a vinyl setup and it all starts with a solid, well built deck.