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Turntable Wars- Reviewers take sides

Seems that there's an undeclared war between the top analogue writers on just who makes 'The Best Turntable in the World'.....
For the last 9 years Michael Fremer has stood firm behind the Continuum Caliburn but now Jonathan Valin has thrown down the gauntlet
http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/acoustic-signature-invictus-turntable-and-ta-5000-tonearm/
whilst Peter Breuninger gives you his 'guarantee' for the Kronos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYDHnH3FfV4
and Roy Gregory goes for the Grand Prix Monaco
http://www.theaudiobeat.com/equipment/grand_prix_monaco_15.htm

But hold your horses....
There appears to be a new 'Player' about to be introduced which may shake the established wisdom (although at a price of around 280,000 Euros I wonder how many reviewers will get one?)...
http://www.arche-headshell.de/the-apolyt/
halcro

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halcro OP
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I'm expecting Mikey to change to a new turntable sooner rather than later (do I hear Doehmann?).
It's OK for Art Dudley to have his vintage 'off-market' esoteric equipment and write about it..... but it's poor form for the chief analogue writer of Stereophile to own equipment that the buyers of the magazine can no longer purchase...👅

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halcro OP
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Back in the day, HP routinely had lots of unobtainium gear with which to play and on which he leaked incomplete reports now and then
I think they were the good old days when TAS had no Ads Lew....
The commercial situation I think has changed since then...😢
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halcro OP
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I agree sbank.....great to see HW contributing here 😎
And in the true spirit of Festivus....he begins with ’The Airing of Grievances’....
They don’t want you to know that the VPI DD is more accurate in all ways because then it makes these uber expensive decks a moronic choice.
By the way...I agree with your admiration for the Victor TT-101 Harry
https://i.imgur.com/JEroaY8.jpg
What plinth and tonearm have you got yours set-up with and how does it compare to your VPI Direct?

And now.....onto ’The Feats of Strength’.....💪
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