Also I'm pretty sure you don't want a record player that is a large hollow lexan box. There's a reason that TTs usually have thick solid bases that resist reverberation....Any opinions on this guy?
It feels very 90s reminds me of this transparent corded telephones and video game controllers. It’s not bad necessarily but it also kinda looks like a toy.
Gearbox Automatic Turntable MkII
Improving on the original Gearbox Automatic design, the MkII model features an upgraded belt drive with aluminium pulley to ensure better speed stability. The electronics have also been uprated for better all-round performance, while the Gearbox Automatic app is now slicker and easier to use...store.gearboxrecords.com
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AnthonyI
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Gimmicky is the first word that comes to mind.Any opinions on this guy?
It feels very 90s reminds me of this transparent corded telephones and video game controllers. It’s not bad necessarily but it also kinda looks like a toy.Gearbox Automatic Turntable MkII
Improving on the original Gearbox Automatic design, the MkII model features an upgraded belt drive with aluminium pulley to ensure better speed stability. The electronics have also been uprated for better all-round performance, while the Gearbox Automatic app is now slicker and easier to use...
A free newspaper you get thown at you as you get off the bus in town calls you sexy and you know you’ve made it!
HayesWeighsIn
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Ya, similar approach to what you’ll find in the Shinola, McIntosh, and Wrensilva tables - they’re just VPI gimbal arm builds a la Cliffwood/Player for significantly more money.
MikeH
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that reason? too much sex appeal.
AnthonyI
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Well the Darlington MP-7 is in house and simmering 
I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.
I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.
Don’t study the very visible in built “tube” phono stage too closely through the clear plastic box then…
TenderLovingKiller®
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Yeah, your definitely paying a premium for aesthetics but that’s the price you pay if you want your turntable match your telephone.
Also just had a look at the project site, that’s the tonearm shared across the Elemental/Primary/T range.
They cost without/with phono
Elemental: £175
Primary £189/£269
T £299/£349
Further Dad Stereo Upgrade update... The SACD player has arrived in BC and it's connected, he's been running through the SACDs I sent him as well as his highest quality CDs. So far the Mofi Mingus Ah Um SACD is the winner in terms of sound quality but he says his standard CDs are showing a huge bump even over what he was hearing through the new speakers using the old CD player. So the speakers and cables made a big bump to the standard CDs, then the new player jumped it up again. Exact quote: "The presence and spatial depth is amazing" using the new player. So yes, mission officially accomplished, and definitive proof that a high end CD player puts out significantly better sound than a off the shelf special... If there was any question.
(30 year old Mather DID NOT believe this was the case because it's digital and how could one digital thing sound better than another digital thing. 30 year old Mather did not take into account the second part of the equation, that being the conversion of the digital back to analogue. 30 year old Mather was a BRAINLESS NUMBNUTS.)
(30 year old Mather DID NOT believe this was the case because it's digital and how could one digital thing sound better than another digital thing. 30 year old Mather did not take into account the second part of the equation, that being the conversion of the digital back to analogue. 30 year old Mather was a BRAINLESS NUMBNUTS.)
JohnnyCashFan
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Here's an "interesting " one
www.project-audio.com
VT-E – Pro-Ject Audio Systems
Audiophile vertical set-up including wall-mount option! A turntable set-up does not need to be as complicated as rocket-science. Our VT-E turntable proves that.
www.project-audio.com
kvetcha
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That’s been around a while! It works. It’s not ideal, but it’s nifty.Here's an "interesting " one
VT-E – Pro-Ject Audio Systems
Audiophile vertical set-up including wall-mount option! A turntable set-up does not need to be as complicated as rocket-science. Our VT-E turntable proves that.
JohnnyCashFan
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the old B&O school ?
Angsty
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I showed my wife a pair of refinished vintage La Scala’s (in redwood) and she did *not* hit me on the head with a frying pan…
Oh my god please tell me you're buying those
Angsty
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Not quite yet. This specific set is from the photo gallery of a speaker restorer. I could “commission” a pair based on our preferred veneer, but I still need to work on price with my spouse. The restored speakers are far cheaper than brand new La Scala’s, but they ain’t cheap.
This is how they looked before restoration:
kvetcha
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Gonna do this to my grandfather’s La Scalas one day.
JohnnyCashFan
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They need a BIG room to breath, just sayin'
and if you rebuild the xovers, this is my preferred source for kits or rebuild service