$12K Laser turntable vs $12k hi-fi turntable?


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I just read up on the ELP laser turntable. They have a model for $12k that plays 33&45 rpm records. You already know the skinny on laser tables that there is no contact with the lp. The question here is that will that same $12k put into a conventional table, arm and cartridge outperform its laser counterpart. I rarely see laser tables mentioned here. With their cost within the range of some conventional turntable setups, why don't we see more of them on Audiogon? Are they musical? I hear that they are very accurate.
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mitch4t

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Dear Mikelavigne: +++++ " it's been 4 or 5 years since i heard an ELP turntable, so it's possible they've been improved. " +++++

as you said maybe things are better today.

I think that the prove is tohave an opportunity to hear it in its today status because in those 5 years many things could happened for the better: I hope.

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.
Dear Drjoe: Could you explain about that " digital sound "?, because the unit works the audio/LP signal in the analog domain only.

Regards and enjoy the music,
raul.
Dear Mitch4t: ++++++ " and I started to wonder why audiophiles aren't lining up to get a laser table.

I guess in theory, a laser table sounds like a great idea ..." +++++

I have no doubt is a great idea and between other things is great because everything happen in the analog domain.

IMHO the main subject why we can't see it " everywhere " is because we analog advocates/customers are really not aware of its today quality performance against a top other analog rig.
Not only we are not aware of it, we almost don't know nothing in the subject an almost never think on that ELP laser turntable and we almost can't read about on audio magazynes.

Maybe is time to " worry " about, who knows till we heard today in our system we can be aware of its real quality performance, advantages and disadvantages.

Who say I?.

http://www.audioturntable.com/

Regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.
Dear Buconero17: There is nothing perfect out there always we have to deal with trade-offs.

What if a " superclean " record is the only trade-off to achieve better/improve whole LP quality performance over top TT based analog rigs?, this is not a big deal: I think ( I can't be sure. ) maybe we can deal with.

regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.
Dear Bigbucks5: You only need to ask the ELP seller that your unit send it with out remote!

regards and enjoy the music,
Raul.