Turntable prices. Is my mind going?

@ptss 

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@fleschler

Outstanding, bet your system sounds great. But I do suspect you are an audiophile.

I was shocked by prices and weights - but now I'm accepting that probably many of these turntables are bought for beauty and pride. I'd like to retract my "audiophools" adjective. I'm sure, as long as the mechanical parts are working, these tables can reproduce music at a highly satisfying level. As I heat these days "my bad"  :)  However, having heard a shootout at Mike Lavigne's house (via youtube) to my ears the Wadax trounced the spinner. It's about time  :)

On the subject, I don't know how a 10K (20, 50, 100, etc.) turntable can be better than a 2K turntable. Needle, yes, I can see the needle making a big difference. But arm, platter, plinth, etc. just all do a very simple job.

This doesn't mean that I think that people who spend 10s of thousands on a turntable are snobs or make bad decisions. All it means I don't know.

Maybe some day I will...