Another turntable
Hello everybody
I am an analog lover (no CD nor streaming at all). For about 20 years now I have a TW Acustic Raven AC, with 2 SME 3012-R tonearms. One for the stereo and one for the monos. The TW evolved with the battery PSU, and heavy platter form the Black Night, and the 3 motors in a round shape.
I listen mainly classical music and a bit of jazz music.
I read many threads on forum and TW is never talked about. My TTIs 20 years old now and as I am turning old too, maybe I look for what would be my last TT ( the famous « last one » before being retired with not enough money for climbing the audiophile mountain again.
I have no preferences for any technology as long as it makes good music. I can buy used or vintage (if professionally restored).
I can go up to 20000 € max. I need the possibility of 2 arms, or one classical and enough room for a Viv Lab.
My little list is
- Kuzma Red 2 or Stabi M
- Verdier La Platine
-SME 20 or an old 30
- Brinkmann
-Shoppered TD124 ?
- What else ?
Thanks for your suggestions. As you understand I live in Europe. How do you quote TW now in regards of these pretenders ?
I have owned all the good Gararrds (Loricraft etc), Lenco (PTP Solid, Jean Nantais), Technics SP-10 Mk3, Platine Verdier, all EMTs. The only few which sounded really good to my ears are these SME 30/ Micro Seiki SX-8000 Hartvig TT signature http://hartvigaudio.com/products/hartvig-tt-evolution Avid Acutus Reference Most other TTs I personally liked were either too expensive or too cheap :-) |
@pindac , I meant, after owning many idler and direct drives, I personally prefer some of the belt drives the best when it comes to high resolution playback without getting sterile. I don't hear people talking about Hartvig turntables here but it is a very good TT. Better than a Kuzma Stabi M to start with. |
