A Copernican View of the Turntable System

Dear Daniel,
I believe that the Minus K stands are designed to prevent any movement whatsoever?
From what I can understand...they are 'tuned' to the weight of the equipment placed upon them and when loaded.......I don't believe that you can make the turntable wobble or move? Is this correct?
Regards
Henry

Dear Thuchan, all those features you've listed are fine and involve a few materials or applications seldom seen in tt design, but there is nothing that is actually new in the sense that it was never done before.
There were even - if not in finished products widely available - variations of magnetic de-coupled arm boards.
The technical specs of the Continuum read down quite impressive and there certainly are a lot of consequent applied technical features.
Nevertheless it is another very good turntable - but nothing that outperforms the great tts of 1982 when set-up on an vibration isolation platform and equipped with dampened platters.

But do get me right here: the Continuum had a hell of a lot more of guts, money, prime material and insight put into it's design then most any of the other designers of the day had put into their babies.

In any case the two Continuum tts are my first bet of becoming a classic in the future.
Style, execution, technical features, prime materials - a great package.
Sad story, but prime materials and great effort in execution rarely ever pay off in today's analog market.
Better go for great cosmetic and high WAF.
CHeers,
D.

Deartonearm,

I think Continuum was on the right track looking to collaborate with Minus-K. I don't know what person decided to give it up and put the rest of the money in new ventures rather than supporting the Continuum family.

it is really a sad story, on their web site they warn potential customers not buying their products except at their dealerships and when you open the dealership page - nothing! The message is: Don't buy somewhere else but at us it is also very difficult...

best @ fun only

Designing a good turntable needs a lot of brain, knowledge, understanding and precision. But this is no guarantee for commercial success. Here we meet the territory of the "I like it" Fangroup. Here the starting begins from a total different level, here is the master idea from the first Design...

PRAT

"Oh groovy baby... yeah..."
(Austin Powers)

Each his own...

I agree with Dertonarm's comment about putting Halcro's AC-3 on a Minus-K isolation platform. My SME 10 is not an AC-3, but I recently bought a Townshend Seismic Sink and placed it under my TT. My jaw did not drop to the floor, but the improvement was astonishing.