A Copernican View of the Turntable System


Once again this site rejects my long posting so I need to post it via this link to my 'Systems' page
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The messenger deserves an extra discount. Oh no- not again this kind of habits and exchanges without staying to one's product. I have experienced this in Germany, pls. not here on Audiogon. Hope I am wrong on that - we will see in the future...

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Does anyone knows someone who actually has bought an Onedof turntable.
Would be interesting to learn which tt it superseded and whether the owner has any thoughts/comments about it performance.
Thanks, Banquo, for going to the source. I won't understand the design unless or until I see a good engineering drawing of his bearing, nevertheless. I got nothing from his description, but he is to be credited for trying. In a sense, I agree with Raul, I hate to see us audophiles condemning a piece of gear for its price, per se. But I also agree with the others who look at this turntable and cannot see where is the $150,000-value. This is the designers fault for not using enough chrome and lucite doo-dads and for not including an elaborate stand to hold the whole thing up. These latter items tend to make us "believe". Look at that Clearaudio Statement, for example. Now THAT's good marketing. (The product makes me ill, however.)

The YouTube video is ridiculous. There are dozens of turntable/shelf combinations that can pass that test for well under $10,000. But it does not prove the tt is not "worth" $150K, either.
Dear Lewm, yes, no chrome - but look at that shiny golden finish. Given the sky-rocketing gold price of recent months, that should give enough cosmetic proof of quality in the mere audiophile sense we're accustomed to these days.
BTW - what song/singer is that in the video?
Me being music-wise rooted in the 1950s and 60s with very little of modern origin, I would honestly like to know.
I kind of like the tune.
Is that gold or polished brass? I tended to think it was the latter. Don't know the identity of the artist, but I am not curious, either.