Agree with the other Walker owners, I've had mine for 8 years and adjustments are a set and forget affair. Tracking force is something I check every few months (Winds 1/100th gram) and variation is less than 1/100th of a gram this past year.
The pressure pump is adjusted when the table is initially set up and it remains accurate to a fraction of a pound until it dies. My original pressure pump was in near continuous duty for more than 7 years and when it died last year, Lloyd replaced it at his cost.
I think all too often the excellent air suspension designed into the Walker is overlooked. This has evolved over time and is perfectly matched to the mass of the table and compliments the air bearing arm.
I believe the Walker's superior suspension will provide better long term satisfaction than any table with rigid suspension. This is especially true with a suspended floor (pier and beam foundation) or you play music with large dynamic content.
My background experience with other turntables tables. Before I purchased the Walker, my reference was the Versa Dynamics with it's linear track arm. When shopping for the Walker (and in the running as candidates) were two Basis Debut Gold tables (MK4 and MK5) with Graham 2.2 and Air Tangent 10B tonearms.
As for current experience, my best friend and part of my music group bought a Kuzma Stabi XL with Airline arm and set it up along side a Walker that is identical to mine.
His goal was to displace the Walker with the less expensive Kuzma and put the money elsewhere in the system. He and I have tested this for months with various cartridges and cables and as of this week, the Kuzma is up for sale and he has ordered the Black Diamond Arm for his Walker.
I still remember the first moment the needle hit the groove on my Walker. The gain in performance over every other turntable was so great, it took several months before I stopped being amazed at the improvement.
The pressure pump is adjusted when the table is initially set up and it remains accurate to a fraction of a pound until it dies. My original pressure pump was in near continuous duty for more than 7 years and when it died last year, Lloyd replaced it at his cost.
I think all too often the excellent air suspension designed into the Walker is overlooked. This has evolved over time and is perfectly matched to the mass of the table and compliments the air bearing arm.
I believe the Walker's superior suspension will provide better long term satisfaction than any table with rigid suspension. This is especially true with a suspended floor (pier and beam foundation) or you play music with large dynamic content.
My background experience with other turntables tables. Before I purchased the Walker, my reference was the Versa Dynamics with it's linear track arm. When shopping for the Walker (and in the running as candidates) were two Basis Debut Gold tables (MK4 and MK5) with Graham 2.2 and Air Tangent 10B tonearms.
As for current experience, my best friend and part of my music group bought a Kuzma Stabi XL with Airline arm and set it up along side a Walker that is identical to mine.
His goal was to displace the Walker with the less expensive Kuzma and put the money elsewhere in the system. He and I have tested this for months with various cartridges and cables and as of this week, the Kuzma is up for sale and he has ordered the Black Diamond Arm for his Walker.
I still remember the first moment the needle hit the groove on my Walker. The gain in performance over every other turntable was so great, it took several months before I stopped being amazed at the improvement.