Well Tempered Signature turntable and arm

Happy New Year to everyone!

Is there any other WT Signature owner here? Or maybe former owner? Any informations, recommendations, etc?

I owned the original Well Tempered years ago, and sold and set up quite a few over the years. The latest golfball version is a joke. It is simply an exercise of how to reduce the manufacturing costs and claim it's better. I would rather have the original. By the way they released the Well Tempered player - a cheaper version of the original, and that was junk as well. The Signature is the best by miles, followed in my view by the original.

Hi Dover, what is the original one? Can you post any link or picture, maybe date of manufacturing? Maybe even per private mail. Thanks very much!

Original WT came out mid/late 80's looked like Classic. I'm very rusty but from memory models were
Well Tempered ( original ) - there were some upgrades, a dished platter and clamp came out and then from memory a black platter.

The Well Tempered Record Player - this was a dumbed down cheap version with smaller plinth and simplified arm.
http://audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=209836&page=5
Well Tempered Classic - most closely resembles the original. http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=80038.0
Well Tempered Reference - similar to Classic & original but had 4 layer corian plinth.
http://www.stereophile.com/turntables/899wtt
Well Tempered Signature

Hope this helps.

"01-02-12: Dover
I owned the original Well Tempered years ago, and sold and set up quite a few over the years. The latest golfball version is a joke. It is simply an exercise of how to reduce the manufacturing costs and claim it's better. I would rather have the original. By the way they released the Well Tempered player - a cheaper version of the original, and that was junk as well. The Signature is the best by miles, followed in my view by the original."

I owned an original "classic" WTT and then a WTR.. That was quite a while back. I now own the Well Tempered Amadeus and can assure you and the rest of the world that the WTA is head and shoulders above the old designs. The thing just gets out of the way and makes music with little or no sensation that it's coming from a turntable.

Older/used Well Tempered products have become something akin to "white elephants". I see people asking close or even more for them than it would cost to acquire the new WTA - and that is a bad deal. Add to that the fact the the older tables are not supported by the company - Stanalog - that acquired the rights to produce/service the old stuff.. BAD DEAL ALL THE WAY AROUND.