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Why will no other turntable beat the EMT 927?

Having owned many good turntables in my audiophile life I am still wondering why not one of the modern designs of the last 20 years is able to beat the sound qualities of an EMT 927.
New designs may offer some advantages like multiple armboards, more than one motor or additional vibration measurements etc. but regarding the sound quality the EMT is unbeatable!
What is the real reason behind this as the machine is nearly 60 years old, including the pre-versions like the R-80?
thuchan

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pryso
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Yes, I can blame Raul as well for a larger collection of cartridges and wanting to be able to interchange them easily. ;^)
pryso
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"to be the best TT at present". And how, gentle nandric, by your own logic, will you know this to be true? ;^)

I don’t believe any of us could even name all the turntables available at present, let alone go through the rigors of evaluating and ranking them.

For this reason it is my belief the term "best" should be stricken from any and all discussions in our audio hobby.

pryso
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nandric, I agree you have two very fine tables and most hobbyists would be completely happy with either one.

Years ago after the Kuzma products became available in the US I wanted to buy a Stabi Reference but could not afford one.  So I bought a standard Stabi (oak plinth with heavy oak and glass lid) along with a Stogi Reference arm.  I felt it was very well engineered and built and so enjoyed the performance.  However I wanted to utilize various cartridges and the Kuzma system with the fixed headshell and no accommodation for a second arm didn't lend itself to that.  So I sold it and bought a SP-10 Mk 2A and soon after a EPA-100 arm and MicroSeiki MA 505S arm.
 

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