Who has heard & compared the good tables?

I agree with Dan on the upgrade path of Basis. In fact I was about to name a used Basis Debut Gold Mk IV as an "ultimate" cost effective goal.

The Walker is better, but a guy in my group just bought a Basis Debut Gold with Graham 1.5 ceramic arm for $3800.00. That's a lot of turntable for a reasonable price.

I also have a warm spot for the Well Tempered. I see them come and go for less than a grand and although no Basis Debut, it is a splendid performer and extremely quiet due to it's bearing design.

The only reason I have not mentioned Teres is because I owned all those other tables and have only heard the Teres at audio shows. While some show conditions are better than others it is pretty difficult to assume your hearing the turntable (or arm and cartridge) with all the associated equipment variables.

Chis and I spoke about the possibility of him bringing the big Teres to my home at some point. I can't imagine when he would have time with his backlog of orders but maybe a business trip will bring him this way and we can have a listen.

I'll second a used, older Well Tempered as a true high end bargain for the price (<$1000). I only wish that I knew this before I began my turntable quest. Great design, flexibility, sound, appearance, manufacturing et al. Well worth looking at for those trying to get to the true high end on a budget.

Bob

Albert,

I don't have obligations on Tuesday nights for the next few months. Perhaps we can schedule time for me to bring my Teres 255 down early, verify the set up, and give the crowd a show on your home turf. It's been a while since I've heard the Megalines anways. It's not the top-o-the-line Teres, but it may help provide perspective for bang-for-the-buck:

Teres 255
Origin Live Silver (w/ TWL HiFi Mod)
Shelter 501 mk II

Nicholas Renter

Mr Renter, the 255 is the acrylic platter with the lead weights, right?

I was able to hear the comparison between the acrylic and wood platter at the RMAF. Chris Brady was swapping them out whenever people wanted to hear the comparison. Based on what I heard, the wood platter is well worth the cost.

I'll have to fly down for that one AP!

Sounds good to me Nick. And Nate, come on down ! We still have plenty of Tex-Mex food left.

Right this minute we have no sound. New cables on the way from Purist Audio and hope in the next week or so to have her back up and running. I would be very happy for you to come, turntable or not, but we need the system running to determine anything.

What cartridge is in the Teres? If you want to really go crazy, we could put my Koetsu Rosewood Platinum in your table and my new-unmounted Koetsu Jade Platinum in my rig.

I know my Rosewood so well I could tell immediately what the Teres is doing. Can't say the same about the new Jade as it arrived yesterday and not even out of the box.