Re: Pace and drive

Posted by Fretless (A) on April 21, 2007 at 16:49:35

In Reply to: Pace and drive posted by violinist3 on April 20, 2007 at 18:58:34:

Well, it's all a matter of personal taste, so your best bet is just to drag your butt out there and listen to everything you can lay your ears on rather then relying on anyone else's opinion...even mine! ; )

My personal take is that many of the Brit TT designers have the whole PRaT thing at or near the top of their priority lists, compared to the American and German builders who - yes, this is a gross generalization - seem to focus on sonic and spatial attributes and eye-candy over the big musical involvement picture, so that's where I'd start auditioning. Sadly the GBP to USD conversion rate pretty much screws us over here in the US when it comes to UK TTs unless you go demo or used.

Be that as it may, I'd give the Nott Spacedeck, Michell Gyro SE or Orbe, any Avid or Roksan, and various upper-line Regas a listen. I'm sure there are many others, but those are the 'tables I've heard that deliver good to excellent rhythm 'n pacing.

I haven't had enough experience with vintage idlers thus far to recommend them one way or another, but they certainly deserve a place on your list.

Your Scout has fairly decent drive, as long as you don't encumber it with the VPI audiophool-jewelry "upgrade" path (IMO). Play around with various shelves and supports, and if you and the Scout are going to stick together for a while, look into a cost-effective PSU upgrade.

Good luck.

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Topic - Do Acrylic Platters, as a meterial, have any type of sonic signature? - jaybar 07:09:07 04/20/07 (18)

I'd like to think I've moved past the platter as interface? - Elmo 05:19:45 04/21/07 (0)

A problem with acrylic - Mark Kelly 19:10:06 04/20/07 (0)

If willing to dig around a bit, try the Teres Audio and Galibier websites - travisty 15:45:06 04/20/07 (0)

Re: Do Acrylic Platters, as a meterial, have any type of sonic signature? - Fretless 09:39:16 04/20/07 (13)

All materials do - cbrady 23:14:41 04/20/07 (0)

Re: Do Acrylic Platters, as a meterial, have any type of sonic signature? - kurt s 14:48:11 04/20/07 (8)

Re: Do Acrylic Platters, as a meterial, have any type of sonic signature? - Fretless 15:38:09 04/20/07 (7)

Just as a data point for me... - kurt s 20:21:58 04/20/07 (3)

Re: Just as a data point for me... - Fretless 18:10:17 04/21/07 (2)

Thanks... - kurt s 18:46:49 04/21/07 (1)

Re: Thanks... - Fretless 19:44:45 04/21/07 (0)

Pace and drive - violinist3 18:58:34 04/20/07 (2)

Re: Pace and drive - Fretless 16:49:35 04/21/07 (1)

Thanks - violinist3 17:16:03 04/21/07 (0)

Re: Do Acrylic Platters, as a meterial, have any type of sonic signature? - Tre' 10:29:42 04/20/07 (2)

Pure acrylic is a bit too dead. Acrylic/lead shot can be pretty good. nt - kurt s 14:50:16 04/20/07 (0)

Re: Do Acrylic Platters, as a meterial, have any type of sonic signature? - Fretless 11:21:43 04/20/07 (0)

Re: Do Acrylic Platters, as a meterial, have any type of sonic signature? - Pat S. 08:17:02 04/20/07 (0)

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Re: Pace and drive - Fretless 16:49:35 04/21/07 (1)

Thanks - violinist3 17:16:03 04/21/07 (0)

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