Walker Audio Proscenium Turntable: Photo Essay


For those with an interest in such things, the Walker Audio Proscenium Gold Signature turntable is the subject of a extended photo essay at Positive Feedback Online. Editor David Robinson took detailed photos of the turntable as it was being assembled and installed by Lloyd Walker and Fred Law at Robinson's home and he has now published those photos, with his comments, at the web site.

If you've ever wondered about what's "under the covers" of this turntable, here's the closest you can come without actually being present while one is set up. (Robinson also publishes his review of the Walker Proscenium at the end of the photo essay.)
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Hi Rushton, I sure appreciate your thread .I found it extremely interesting... Mr.Porter,you are a fascinating man.
Thanks for the photo updates. It's nice to see clearly what you know you can't have. However, I'd never opt for a Walker analogue setup: He's such a proficient tweaker that any adjusting on your part would probably hurt the sound instead of help. I'm a tweaker, therefore I'll stick to the VPI's. However, I must applaud Mr. Walker for the great work he puts into making accurate sound reproducers.

As an aside, I wonder there's any web information on Mr. Walker's tweak preferences and why he likes them. For a person who is this 'picky' to share his discoveries would be a great thing (ok, someone get Lloyd a book agent)to read. I'd be interested on what he has discovered (or at least part) over the last few years.

Marty
This is a most informative thread. I have admired the Walker for a long time, and I have read nothing but praise for the tt. However, having lived in the far east for the past several years, I have heard quite differing opinion of the Walker here. One of the main problems here is high humidity. Hence many pump driven products, e.g. Air-tangent arm, Sota vacuum tt..etc have serious condensation problems. And the Walker is no different. Perhaps because of this it is a very diffcult tt to tweak correctly. This infomation comes from owners of Rockport and Verdier tts. So I assume they know what they are talking about. I am wondering if condensation is a problem for Walker owners in say, Florida?