Anybody heard Galibier or JC Verdier turntables?

Thom_mackris,
Is the Serac Turntable available for audition also?

Thom, aren't you supposed to be studying or something? :)

Nghiep, if you go to the third page of the recent thread "Is direct drive really better?" and read the first post from Teres and then my post right after and you'll understand.

If Teres direct drive has a wooden platter then it is something really special. A direct drive turntable with 20 lbs lead loaded wooden platter is an 21st century marvelous turntable design indeed. I tried to use a 6 lbs wooden platter on a Technics SP-25 turntable and it sounded musical but lack of image and focus. It did have terrible flutter problem. The flutter also caused additional vibrations/distortions to the stylus and tonearm bearing support. It's like a tiny version of an DJ scratching the record.

Hi Nghiep,

A few projects along with unscheduled travel have slowed down the first Serac run.

If I were a bettng man, I'd guess on July.

I have 3 road-trips coming up in the next two months which have put a damper on riding herd over the project.

Cheers,
Thom @ Galibier

Nghiep, The new turntable that Dan_ed mentioned uses direct drive and has hardwood/brass/lead platter that will weigh about 56 pounds. The new motor is a lot more than just direct drive. It's a unique, non-cogging motor/controller topology that we chose to implement using direct drive. We have a rough prototype right now that has an acrylic platter. It sounds remarkably good but the wood platter is expected to raise the performance to another level.