Continuum Caliburn - really the best TT on earth?

Dear Lewm: I agree in part with Syntax. I always try to hear as many audio systems I can, every kind of audio system no matters its price and I do it for many reasons.

Money was/is made to spend and if you are " insane " wealthy then you can spend that money even in a not to rational way.

One " advantage " of people like you and me that don't have enough money ( I wish I have. ) to spare everywhere is that we take audio item decisions/choices with more in deep " investigation " due that we can't give us the " luxury " to make mistake$$$ about.

If I was Thuchan ( and other than to have the fun on trips to hear it ) what I do first is to buy or borrow from the TT manufacturer the Cobra tonearm and test in my system with different cartridges and see what differences against other set ups in my system.

No one here yet address the fact that the Cobra tonearm has a " weight " in the Continuum overall performance, more than what we can imagine.

Thuchan: +++++ " Is there any reason not to go for a Caliburn? " +++++

no one in the same manner that there is no reason to go for the Raven or SME or Mónaco.

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.

Thuchan...The Panamera is probably the best of its type, but I have a Cayman S in my driveway..now you're talking...

Stringreen, this is of course a statement and you maybe be very fast. My vintage Z8 will stay a little behind you...

Raul, to be honest: Raven, SME or Monaco do not push my emotions very much. They are good machines but what is so special regarding technological inventions?

Dear Thuchan: I name it only to say that there is no reason to buy one.

+++++ " but what is so special regarding technological inventions? " +++++

I read (m maybe I'm wrong or not read all about. ) what the manufacturer of the Caliburn has to say and I don't find nothing " special regarding technological inventions " either.

IMHO a technological invention ( any kind. ) is not always a synonymous of better quality performance but sometimes only " different " quality perfromance.

I'm a little confuse: what are you looking at: true better quality performance above/over what you own or a new technological TT invention?

Maybe the Cobra alone could give you a better performance that any of the good tonearms you own with any of your TTs and in the other side the Mónaco ( in many ways ) has " technologicals inventions " even that " dono push my emotions very much ".

Now, if what you move are more " emotions " than facts then IMHO you must go for what are pushing your " emotions ". At the end of the day it does not matters what any one of us think or try to help you but that you be happy and certainly our each one emotions and the way to achieve them is perhaps the most critical an important subject/target for you enjoy and be happy!!!

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.

"The problem is, that words have nothing to do with reality."

This is the truth of the matter. There are those of us here who design turntables, and while we can expound on their merits endlessly, the best any of us can hope for is to find those who agree with our vision. There are many different techniques used to reach our goals, of course, but everything is subject to opinion.

The best advice is to seek out and audition those turntables which interest you because we have all been down that path to audio nirvana, only to feel the need to continue it a bit latter. Talk is cheap, so your ears need to make the decision, not some salesman or overly enthusiastic fa