Need advice on new TT

a used Wave Kinetics NVS is a great 2 arm turntable......and you can find one in the $20k range.

http://wavekinetics.com/products/nvs-reference/?doing_wp_cron=1576340588.3171889781951904296875

very low noise, great energy, and really great build quality. i’d view it as a step above those other choices you list.

i owned a restored Garrard 301, and own the NVS myself.......so realize how big a step it is.

can you Onkk Cue guys describe a one on one comparison with a specific known stock turntable and arm to give us a specific reference?

or post a link to a reference or review that gets specific?

until someone with a known reference that is not trying to sell us something hears it, it’s all hype.

google'ing Onkk Cue gets a bunch of HiFi show mentions and a price point of approx 25,000 Euros, but zero performance feedback.

this is like MQA......at the tease phase.

not saying it’s not great.....but who has actually done a head to head comparison?

Dave and Troy,

best wishes with the Onkk Cue.

when you actually have a production product, and that end product has been compared directly against some credible competition, then we should all take notice. i agree on paper it looks promising.

and until you have a production product and have pricing, it’s not relevant to this thread. remote chance of this ending up close to $20k USD.

i think your efforts and communications here are premature.

we all benefit when a great turntable comes to market. so again, i wish you the best. i'll be at Axpona in April and RMAF in October and i will watch for it for sure.

Mike the Onkk shown at the New York show is the final production version

i’d pump the brakes a little and actually play it side by side with another better turntable before you get all carried away.

my understanding is that it’s not yet a completed product.

and btw, my understanding is also that it could be epic sounding on paper. so good for you if it works out. wishing you well with it.

i do think it’s style will be an issue for many in that tt price range. people will not buy it because they like the style, but in spite of the fact they don’t like it. so it has to sound very fine to be successful. maybe in person it might have some magic that photos don’t relate.

most buyers want elegant, not splashy.

if it is ready, hopefully you will find a way to have it at Axpona in April for people to actually hear.

since we are now discussing turntables around $50k, i’ve recently added 2 of them to my system. i’m not suggesting anyone buy these (they require a bit of effort to acquire), but i am really enjoying both of these.

one is new, the air bearing, belt driven CS Port LFT1, with air bearing linear tracker. one is used, the idler Saskia model two.

i have not yet added information about these to my Audiogon system page, but i will post a link below to a thread on another forum about the CS Port LFT1 and pictures of my three turntables below.

http://whatsbestforum.com/threads/cs-port-lft1-turntable-added-to-the-system.29451/

Bob from Rhapsody does not full court press threads like you guys foisting his agenda down people's throats.

you should self scout the density of your aggressive posting. if you are not embarrassed then you got a problem. 

no other forum would put up with it. Audiogon only sees dollar signs and is not concerned about it, so the community has to say something. and we are saying it.