Re: [ARSCLIST] New turntable query

[Eric Jacobs <ericj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I can't quite tell from the photos, but both the CVS-14 and CVS-16
appear to have 9-inch tonearms.  If you want to play 16-inch discs,
you need a 12-inch tonearm to minimize tracking error.  You should
confirm tonearm length with the vendor if you want to play back
broadcast transcription discs.

Eric Jacobs
The Audio Archive


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[mailto:ARSCLIST@xxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Prentice, Will
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 3:14 AM
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Subject: [ARSCLIST] New turntable query


Colleagues

We're looking around the marketplace for new turntables, and wondering
about some Esoteric Sound models, specifically the REK-O-KUT CVS-14,
CVS-16 (direct drive) and RONDINE 3 (belt drive) models
(http://www.esotericsound.com/turntable1.htm). The spec for the belt
driven model shows rumble of -60dB, but the direct drive model spec only
shows a "hum/noise" figure of -75dB; presumably when the plate spins
it's a tad noisier.

Anyone have any experience/opinions on these? Is there anything else
*currently on the market* that we should know about?

Thanks

Will

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