Turntables currently considered top of the range. Do you know what they are ?

@jwei VPI absolutely belongs on this list. But made in Brooklyn somehow lacks the cachet of more exotic manufacturing locales like Scottish Highlands, the Black Forest or some medieval city in Eastern Europe.

VPI also doesn’t adopt contrarian logic like arguing with the basic laws of Newtonian physics like F=ma, and unlike certain British turntable makers and their penchant for using tiny torque-free clock motors.

However VPIs do routinely run at the correct speed. Quietly, and pretty much forever.

@panzrwagn

“Scottish Highlands” Do you mean Linn? They are in Glasgow for goodness sake. Hardly an exotic locale.

I don’t doubt the VPI is a superb turntable, but warning bells always ring for me whenever anyone mentions the laws of physics.

panzrwagn

VPI absolutely belongs on this list. But made in Brooklyn somehow lacks the cachet of more exotic manufacturing locales ...

Yes, I absolutely agree VPI belongs on the list. But they're made in NJ, not Brooklyn. Before that they were headquartered in Queens, iirc.

You might be thinking of Grado, perhaps?

@inna SME tables don't get much love here. However, I am completely satisfied with my pair of SMEs, even though they are lowly Model 10s. But I stack components, so I'm not a real audiophile....

I see. Are you also familiar with SME turntables ?

@inna  Nope. Their table are less common here in USA I guess, though the arms still get love. 

Think you'll be hard pressed to find 'philes who've had more than a few top tables, who are not also involved / staked in the industry in some fashion.