Re: [ARSCLIST] New turntable query

[Peter Kiefer <ptk1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Will:
We bought an Esoteric turntable for 16" discs with variable speed from Kurt
Nauk. We have been very pleased with it. Check his web-site.  Have also
heard good things about KAB products (we get all our styli from them).
Peter Kiefer

At 06:14 AM 4/7/2005, you wrote:
> 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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