Wave Kinetics NVS Turntable - Stereophile Review

Ha, ha! Thanks for your comments, Syntax, you are a rare gem!

So how have we reached this point?
One of the most respected professional analogue reviewers writing in arguably the pre-eminent audio journal of the day..........compares the Caliburn to the NVS to the Onedorf....all of which were heard in his own system and listening room with identical components including arms and cartridges.
Possibly no-one else on earth has done this identical comparison......yet here we have a rabble.......all of whom have never heard the three tables in question and probably never have heard even one of them in their own systems and listening rooms......voicing their doubts on the veracity of Fremer's views?
Goes hand in hand I suppose.... with their ability to know the sound of an unheard system in an unknown room.....from a passing knowledge of some of the components?

And for those who wish to 'bang' against their turntables whilst listening to music?......please resume normal transmission.

Who "bangs" on their TT or any part of their system while listening to music? I own this TT and use the Wave Kinetics base and I can tell you it does an incredible job of isolating the TT from the rest of the environment. I didn't realize that a finger tapping owner needed to be part of the isolation process. The base made a very noticeable improvement in the bass region. Tightened and solidified the bass presentation.

Halcro, you are so right! On the other hand Syntax has added a list of hypes I would agree on with the exception of the Continuum. Thanks to MF we are able to share our own experiences with the tables and gear he reviewed. If we do not agree with his findings it may be because of the gear we are prefering, e.g. in the case of the Boulder Phono 2008 many audiophiles prefer tube based phono stages. But the 2008 is a wonderful instrument as is the Continuum as well.

Be honest, which writer compares units on his rich experience background and is balancing pros and contras? Of course MF like to pose, why not? There are not many lighthouses left at audio magazines.

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To add my own 2 cents' worth, I'm running a direct rim drive with air bearing linear tracking arm, on a wall shelf. Yes, when I tap the plinth effects can be heard thru the stylus, but overall sound quality is way beyond my previous belt drive/pivoted arm which had much more substantial isolation.
What I can say is that speed stability over the course of an lp side is audibly more correct than belt, augmented by lack of arm related tracking errors.
"Hearing" accurate unvarying speed is like the music being 'faster' ie more dynamic, and 'slower' ie more relaxed, ALL AT THE SAME TIME!