Talk Electronics amplifier, I like wave design that is part of that generation.
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Don't think many of these Apt Holman preamps came over this way. I love the design though, apparently the tech was first class inside and externally, it kind of reminds me of the Braun/Rams way of doing things.
I owned an Apt Holman for many years and today I regret that I sold it.
Yeah, this is audio jewelry at its best. Whoever designed this thing has absolutely no clue how a turntable works. Arm bearing and platter bearing need a 100% rigid connection, otherwise the tiniest movement of the platter translates into movements of the pickup and hence into a signal which is not related to the music.Mag Lev Turntables look very cool.
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Funded by a Kickstarter campaign, of course. Only a few backers received their TT. Also, don't come too close with a pacemaker, and don't place this thing close to other electronics...Yeah, this is audio jewelry at its best. Whoever designed this thing has absolutely no clue how a turntable works. Arm bearing and platter bearing need a 100% rigid connection, otherwise the tiniest movement of the platter translates into movements of the pickup and hence into a signal which is not related to the music.
Yeah, this is audio jewelry at its best. Whoever designed this thing has absolutely no clue how a turntable works. Arm bearing and platter bearing need a 100% rigid connection, otherwise the tiniest movement of the platter translates into movements of the pickup and hence into a signal which is not related to the music.
Agreed. I once had a similarly irrational Stanton turntable which was fun but that's all.Yeah, this is audio jewelry at its best. Whoever designed this thing has absolutely no clue how a turntable works. Arm bearing and platter bearing need a 100% rigid connection, otherwise the tiniest movement of the platter translates into movements of the pickup and hence into a signal which is not related to the music.
Yep. About two years ago I was at my local dealer where a sales man (AFAIR from Clearaudio) demonstrated a turntable with a magnetic platter bearing. He showed how the platter could move freely in vertical direction, but the tonearm stayed firm. I raised my doubts but he just said that this would be no problem.Agreed. I once had a similarly irrational Stanton turntable which was fun but that's all.
They took one argument from the audiophile - separating the platter from the motor (direct drive) or belt, was always the fatal flaw audiophiles saw in turntable design. I can hear the ghosts over the years right now - "If only the direct drive motor, with its stable rotation, could somehow be decoupled from the platter. That is why only the best turntables use belts, but alas, the belts are prone to age and rotational speed is never as good as direct drive."Yeah, this is audio jewelry at its best. Whoever designed this thing has absolutely no clue how a turntable works. Arm bearing and platter bearing need a 100% rigid connection, otherwise the tiniest movement of the platter translates into movements of the pickup and hence into a signal which is not related to the music.