$12K Laser turntable vs $12k hi-fi turntable?

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Yeah, $12k is the entry level unit, $18k for the flagship model. I saw an $8k Koetsu cartridge here on Audiogon and I started to wonder why audiophiles aren't lining up to get a laser table.

I guess in theory, a laser table sounds like a great idea. In reality, I guess it doesn't measure up to conventional high-end table setups.
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Dear Mitch4t: ++++++ " and I started to wonder why audiophiles aren't lining up to get a laser table.

I guess in theory, a laser table sounds like a great idea ..." +++++

I have no doubt is a great idea and between other things is great because everything happen in the analog domain.

IMHO the main subject why we can't see it " everywhere " is because we analog advocates/customers are really not aware of its today quality performance against a top other analog rig.
Not only we are not aware of it, we almost don't know nothing in the subject an almost never think on that ELP laser turntable and we almost can't read about on audio magazynes.

Maybe is time to " worry " about, who knows till we heard today in our system we can be aware of its real quality performance, advantages and disadvantages.

Who say I?.

http://www.audioturntable.com/

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.

Forget the laser. A few years ago when I and a partner wanted to distribute Keith Monks record cleaners, we found that the laser needed a super clean record. Otherwise, your sound will be magnified for defects.

Dear Buconero17: There is nothing perfect out there always we have to deal with trade-offs.

What if a " superclean " record is the only trade-off to achieve better/improve whole LP quality performance over top TT based analog rigs?, this is not a big deal: I think ( I can't be sure. ) maybe we can deal with.

regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.

Even if the ELP and a conventional system gave equal performance, I would still go conventional.

Why? Because with an ELP I would end up using it like a CD player...skipping from track to track to only play the tracks I really like (like TV channel flipping).

One reason I got back into analog was to just listen to the record; a complete side at a time. I love picking an album, placing it on the TT, cueing it up and then just relaxing for 15 to 20 minutes w/o messing with a remote to jump between tracks.

Once I realized that I 'like the process' of playing records, it became obvious that an ELP would completely defeat the record playing experience for me.