What are your top 3 favorite turntable companies (manufacturer) and why?
I am interested in knowing which 3 turntable companies you like and why? Not interested in the Direct Drive vs Belt drive argument, just what is your experience with the company product and... support too. Something like this as an example-
Garrard- very solid and classic design that sounds great and built like a tank.
Well Tempered- Very good design and even better tonearm performance. Best model is ________
Technics- Very solid design and easy to adjust. Great idea with removeable headshell
Your thoughts and experience welcome
Historically - Rega - because Roy Gandy democratised high quality sound. Roksan - because they broke through the veil of Linn's propaganda and paved the way for the diversity of turntables that don't use springs. Technics - because they showed that direct drive can work. Along with a small amount of rubbish, there is so much diversity and quality in current turntable design that even a shortlist would be a long list. |
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It's sort of shocking how many different brands and models we have now for such a tiny market. I suppose it's a small number of us buying / selling / trading amongst each other! The materials quality is super-high in modern high end turntables. But the engineering is a bit all over the place! |
@mulveling Thanks for answering about Clearaudio parts. I haven't ever needed to buy such parts (and I have my original boxes). When I ordered my Innovation I got an extra 30mm standard armboard for a 2nd Universal arm. That was $500. It seems steep, but with the Clearaudio higher end I guess ya just gotta pay to play. It seems no worse than what people pay for stuff on a Linn LP12 (like $10k+ for their new plinth). |
