fritz@hpfclp.UUCP (fritz) (11/19/84)
> /***** hpfclp:net.audio / amdahl!wcg00 / 12:43 am Nov 20, 1984*/ > Anyone have a recommendation for a linear-tracking turntable? I've > looked at the B&O, Revox, Sony, etc., and I need some advice from > someone that actually HAS one of these. I'd be interested in what semi-serious audiophiles (as opposed to rabid golden-ears, sorry!) have to say about these. I like their convenience, and they are about the only "decent" [semi-]automatic tables on the market. The idea is good (that's the way the cutter made the grooves, blah, blah, blah), but I wonder greatly about the actual implementation. I mean, it seems like those little motors whirring on & off to move the arm have got to affect the sound, as would the fairly radical changes in stylus/groove angle as the arm fell behind and was moved ahead. As reference, I have compared a Linn Sondek with a Denon 300 (?) semi-auto, and felt what little difference I could hear was nowhere near worth the difference in cost. Gary Fritz Hewlett Packard Co Ft Collins, CO {ihnp4,hplabs}!hpfcla!fritz