Post by Owen Y on Oct 4, 2017 11:29:29 GMT 12
Opera-Consonance WAX ENGINESpotted recently on Soundline's webpage - NZ$1699 Also detailed discussion at Totally Wired - NZ$1695 An aluminium skeletal chassis design with stainless spindle, ceramic ball & teflon thrust pad bearing, DC servo-controlled motor & unipivot tonearm. Cartridge not included I believe.  
|
Post by michaelw on Oct 4, 2017 12:16:19 GMT 12
that looks like a variation of the avid ingenium turntable 
|
Post by deano1974 on Oct 4, 2017 13:25:12 GMT 12
that looks like a variation of the avid ingenium turntable My thoughts exactly 
Manager & Product specialist at Rapallo AV & HI-FI
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 4, 2017 16:24:09 GMT 12
I loathe minimalist designs like these. Give me an over engineered visual masterpiece any day...
|
Pundit
Post by nakmad on Oct 4, 2017 16:39:03 GMT 12
I loathe minimalist designs like these. Give me an over engineered visual masterpiece any day... With fluffy dice too?? 
Never play Leapfrog with a Unicorn.
Cassette Fetishist
219 posts
|
Post by michaelw on Oct 4, 2017 17:03:13 GMT 12
two words - nakamichi tx-1000 
|
Pundit
Post by nakmad on Oct 4, 2017 19:50:45 GMT 12
Nah, a TX-1000 doesn't even come close to the description of over engineered visual masterpiece ..... A Kronos, Thorens Reference, or something of similar ilk..is more what I would consider fitting that descriptor 
But this is getting light years away from the post topic.........hardly affordable !
Never play Leapfrog with a Unicorn.
Cassette Fetishist
219 posts
|
Post by sub on Oct 4, 2017 21:03:00 GMT 12
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2017 10:07:16 GMT 12
Nah, a TX-1000 doesn't even come close to the description of over engineered visual masterpiece It will once you get those fluffy dice hanging off that wand!? ...but gold is gaudy. Next... 🤓
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2017 10:09:46 GMT 12
Brown... But awesome! Didn't know of that site before either. Thanks. Somewhere else to window shop in those idle moments... 😉
|
Pundit
Post by nakmad on Oct 5, 2017 19:11:30 GMT 12
Cooks has already waved his nose over that one
Never play Leapfrog with a Unicorn.
Cassette Fetishist
219 posts
|
Post by cooksferry on Oct 6, 2017 6:36:03 GMT 12
Cooks has already waved his nose over that one Indeed, I have sniffed, and drooled a little, but I dont think it would fit on my rack, certainly no room for the Wand arm that I could see. Back to reading about speakers.
|
Post by Owen Y on Oct 17, 2018 12:27:46 GMT 12
Spotted on RMAF 2018 coverage, was the Audio Technica AT-LP7 turntable which retails in NZ for $1699. This tidy looking TT features not only a VM520EB elliptical stylus MM cartridge, but also an in-built MM and MC phono stage.   
|
Post by Owen Y on Apr 24, 2019 15:27:27 GMT 12
|
Pundit
Post by belbo on Apr 25, 2019 6:53:08 GMT 12
Let me add also the Marantz TT-15S1, a Clearaudio in disguise really, who seems like a pretty good value at around 1200 Euros including a super cartridge. The AnalogueWorks Zero frustrates me however as I had noticed it when it had come out (and was planning on purchasing it), it was around 700GBP if I remember correctly and a favourable Stereophile review double its price overnight to 1500 GBP (sans arm).  ![]()
|
Pundit
Post by belbo on Apr 25, 2019 7:43:31 GMT 12
Also to note the turntable that Schit is working on and it's also going to be super-affordable.
|
Post by Owen Y on Apr 25, 2019 10:43:07 GMT 12
We opened a thread for the new SCHIIT Sol TT & we await with interest.
|
Post by Owen Y on Apr 26, 2019 14:17:05 GMT 12
I happened to spot a Marantz TT-15 S1 in a shop window at True Sound in HK early this year. Opal acrylic plinth, acrylic platter, platter clamp, Clearaudio Virtuoso Ebony Wood MM cartridge. (NZ$2499) 
|
Post by cartridgeguyonline on Apr 26, 2019 17:29:46 GMT 12
I would think that the biggest competitor to any of these tables is the availability of good used turntables for similar or less money ?
|
Pundit
Post by belbo on Apr 27, 2019 4:00:32 GMT 12
I would think that the biggest competitor to any of these tables is the availability of good used turntables for similar or less money ? Yea, I think the vintage vs new discussion is a very long one, there is merit on both sides however.
|
Post by Owen Y on Jun 10, 2019 14:09:05 GMT 12
The new (Apr 2019) Pro-Ject X1 'affordable audiophile' turntable: €699 (around US$790) without a cartridge, or €799 with an Ortofon Pick it S2 MM (Ortofon 2M-based) cartridge 'voiced' by Pro-Ject. Includes dust cover. Based on Pro-Ject's original (1991) Project 1 turntable but 're-imagined', Pro-Ject say: – Simple yet 'technically correct' design – 'High-quality valuable materials' - 'Handmade in the EU' - A strictly manual turntable design based on the P1 concept, but improved in every aspect' - Better Chassis, heavier, denser, less resonating, new MDF material - Better Platter, non resonating, heavier Acryl platter - Better Motor Isolation, new motor suspension for better decoupling of the motor vibrations - Better Tonearm, super-stiff, perfectly damped Carbon/Alu sandwich construction - Better Counterweight, new anti-resonant counterweight with TPE damper to reduce cartridge-tonearm resonance - Better Motor Speed Control and Electronic Speed Change, a sophisticated DC/AC generator board generates clean and stable power to drive the motor - Better Feet, height adjustable, isolating Alu/TPE sandwich feet - Better Cartridge, premium Ortofon made, Pro-Ject sound tuned MM cartridge - Better audiophile features, aluminium tonearm base with Azimuth and VTA adjustment - Stiff one-piece tonearm without a vibration-causing detachable headshell - Better Cable, low capacitance, shielded, 'semi-balanced' - Available in Black, White & Wood grain plinth colours 
|
Post by Owen Y on Jan 14, 2020 16:59:47 GMT 12
To round off the past year, TAS Staff selected their 2019 High-End Turntables US$1,000 - 2,000. These are turntables a significant step up from entry-level offerings & good enough to support better quality phono cartridges.  Pro-Ject RPM 5 Carbon -US$1499 with Sumiko Blue Point #2)  Rega Planar 6 - US$1595  Clearaudio Concept - US$1600  SOTA Comet IV with S303 tonearm - US$1750 in wood finish  GEM Dandy PolyTable Standard - US$1795  Pro-Ject 6Perspex - US$1799
|
