Dear Papermill,
I am so sorry to miss out your last reply on reliability of AS turntable, and thank you very much to share further. Since you had used it for about three year and no issue with the motor, I believe the comment from our local dealer who does not sell AS turntable is merely false accusation . Anyway, to get a new AS Solid wood turntable here, I am told by local distributor I must wait for 3 months from the time I place the order with full payment first. I cannot afford to wait, so I bought Scheu Analogue Das Laufwerk No.1 with Origin Live Illustrious tonearm, Ortofon Cadenza Black. I am happy with my combination. IMHO, the soundstage is wide and deep, accurate tone, transparent,well balance spectrum, lively and quiet, overall is very musical . BTW, Acoustic Solid Solid wood turntable will be my top choice if I were to setup my second system in future. Just for sharing only.
I am so sorry to miss out your last reply on reliability of AS turntable, and thank you very much to share further. Since you had used it for about three year and no issue with the motor, I believe the comment from our local dealer who does not sell AS turntable is merely false accusation . Anyway, to get a new AS Solid wood turntable here, I am told by local distributor I must wait for 3 months from the time I place the order with full payment first. I cannot afford to wait, so I bought Scheu Analogue Das Laufwerk No.1 with Origin Live Illustrious tonearm, Ortofon Cadenza Black. I am happy with my combination. IMHO, the soundstage is wide and deep, accurate tone, transparent,well balance spectrum, lively and quiet, overall is very musical . BTW, Acoustic Solid Solid wood turntable will be my top choice if I were to setup my second system in future. Just for sharing only.