Dear Stiltsking: As Tom posted: ++ Turntables are much like the bicycle ...+++++
and yes the today TT take some advantage on " new " materials and the like but the real subject is that the today TT has almost no advantage ( quality performance ) against top vintage TT sample other than warranty and manufacturer direct support that are two very important factors.
If we take tonearms or cartridges the situation is almost the same: with out serious improvements on overall quality performance.
There are a lot of vintage cartridges that outperform many of the today top phono cartridges.
Where IMHO there is a real grow-up is on electronics: phono stage, line stage or phonolinepreamps or amplifiers.
The real thing is that IMHO we have a " shame " of audio high-end due that we customers are a " shame " of customers.
Regards and enjoy the music,
raul.
and yes the today TT take some advantage on " new " materials and the like but the real subject is that the today TT has almost no advantage ( quality performance ) against top vintage TT sample other than warranty and manufacturer direct support that are two very important factors.
If we take tonearms or cartridges the situation is almost the same: with out serious improvements on overall quality performance.
There are a lot of vintage cartridges that outperform many of the today top phono cartridges.
Where IMHO there is a real grow-up is on electronics: phono stage, line stage or phonolinepreamps or amplifiers.
The real thing is that IMHO we have a " shame " of audio high-end due that we customers are a " shame " of customers.
Regards and enjoy the music,
raul.