New Teres Direct Drive Motor Available as Option

Wilster,
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I echo Doug’s comments about the Teres Bearings and would feel quite certain that what was once an issue with the bearings on some of the tables for a short period is no longer problem.
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I just bought my 3rd Teres table and have had wonderful experiences all 3 times and no down time in 4 years. Chris took the first two tables back in trade and made the process dead simple and financially comfortable.
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I have heard the Verus prototype run on my 360 and it out performed my 360 motor by a clear margin (I now have a Certus Direct Drive). The Verus will probably show a much greater level of improvement on tables with lighter platters and or lesser quality motors than those of my 360.
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The fact that Chris allows a test drive and you don’t have to leave your house to receive it (I seriously doubt that you will want to return it), makes this a pretty much of a no brainer for someone whose sonic goals and budget permits owning a Verus.
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In short order, once the first flurry of Verus motors are in some customer’s hands, I suspect you will have some quite positive feedback that should make one feel quite comfortable demoing a Verus.
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Pauly,
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I am a bit confused with your post. Were you required to pay for the whole table in advance while you would wait for it ? In the past, Chris required a partial deposit and the waits were not in the order of 6 months.
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Dgarreston,
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Your question was to Doug, but I will tell you that Chris is a gentleman and a pleasure to work with.
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Rgds,
Larry
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Pauly,
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The original question for this thread that was asked was “ Has anyone tried the new motor on their existing/old Teres, and does it seem like the upgrade is worth it ? “
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Let’s see if we can at least initially agree that you have made an effort to divert this thread to an assault (please use another adjective if you believe “assault” to be inaccurate or over stated) on the Teres / Galibier business model.
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The premise from your earlier postings was that you are a banker and want to see a return on your investment and that you are losing money by having it tied up for 6-12 months. The waiting periods are generally far less than 6 – 12 months.
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The failing in your logic and comments is that you have neglected to account for the fact that the vendor for your table of preference that distributes through the normal reatail distribution chain is charing more or less twice the price that he would charge if he were using the Teres business model.
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So, at this point you would have to begin your financial comparisons by doubling the cost of your table (assuming that the tables are equal in sonic value). You would need to check with Chris / Thom to see what arrangements are possible for auditions before you comment that there is no system provided for auditions.
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You are more than welcome to bring your current table down to Miami for a comparison to see if the Teres does in fact stand up from a sonic perspective and provides twice the value.
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Unless you are in a position to earn well over 100 % per annum on your cash in hand to cover savings created by the price differential emanating from buying through the normal retail distribution chain versus vs. buying direct from either Chris or Thom, your logic is quite flawed. If you are able to earn over 100 % per annum without risk, please clue me in to your methodology of investing so that I can shift my investment strategies and allow me to not have to go to the office on Monday or any day there after
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Your point: “ Second, my manufacturer of choice allows me to evaluate the product of my choice in my own system, in my own sound room, in a matter weeks, two to be exact. “ Again, you or anyone working through the normal retail chain can buy something out of inventory and that would facilitate an audition with little lead time , but the Teres and Galibier tables are built to order and there is no inventory and are selling at more or less have the price. I am sure that Chris and Thom would be delighted to keep an inventory of all their models on hand if you and or their customers would allow them to charge twice the selling price..
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If you are put off by Dan’s reaction to your snippy and condescending comments, you might want to try putting yourself in his place having had your postings directed at you by someone else. You can go through Dan’s postings on previous threads and with the exception of him rising against aggressive posts like yours, his time has been spent offering positive and helpful comments. He just seems not to suffer fools well and I more than forgive him for that (actually, I smile and cheer him on).
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I am sorry and quite sure that you will not accept my appraisal that your postings have been delivered with an arrogant and pompous tone, but as a bystander, that is my initial reaction.

As a final comment, I would say that many and most that have heard a recent production Teres Turntable in their own systems would agree that the Teres TT’s best most of what is out there. That being said, Teres tables are certainly in the upper echelon of tables that are available from a sonics, value to price, and reliability point of view.
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Rgds,
Larry
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