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A "house sound" among turntable manufacturers ?

Some Audiogoners have had the opportunity and good fortune to partake of "shoot-outs" or listening comparisons between various turntables. Others have had fairly long term experiences with several individual tables. I think it would be most informative, interesting and perhaps helpful if any of you could please share some of your impressions about the personalities of tables you have heard. Maybe some sort of consensus can emerge regarding a characteristic sound among competing brands. Some suggested areas for consideration might be: tending toward warm, neutral or cool; projected image size; softer or sharper presentation; midrange presence; top end extension; bottom end weight and extension; dynamic range; transparency and soundstaging. Thanks very much to all for your contributions.
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johnnyb53
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06-26-07: Undertow
I will say this, The new MMF 9.1 by music hall is a giant killer...
Interesting. Here's a side-by-side comparison where a half-as-expensive rig killed the giant killer:

http://www.tnt-audio.com/sorgenti/technics_sl1200_2_e.html

It was a Technics SL1200 with KAB mods. After a 3-turntable shootout, this is the turntable the reviewer bought.
johnnyb53
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06-26-07: Undertow
Johnnyb53, Nice... And totally I can agree with you, However Sorry to tell you that Has nothing to do with the MMF 9 . "1" ... Thats an old MMF 9 which is Not the same, even the MMF 7 in my opinion was better than the MMF 9 for the money, and the MMF 7 competes pretty well with the Technics...
Thanks for clearing that up. I totally missed the ".1" distinction.

Personally, I wish the high end hadn't so glibly abandoned direct drive. I think the sonic problems traditionally associated with direct drive were erroneous and more likely attributable to the noise isolation of suspended turntables such as the Linn and AR.

I wish the development of direct drive turntables had continued apace. By now we might have a sub-$1K DD table with straight, one-piece carbon fiber arm like the MMF 9.1 and an S/N or 78 dB or greater, but with the advanatages of consistent speed and transient response so characteristic of quartz-locked direct drives.
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