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[Diamonds]

Obviously belongs to a person with more money than brains :eek1:

Here is his system. Not my favorite looking system.

 

[Dreamer]

Yes, and lets not forget how usless the 'chrome' look is.....just like a stainless steel "frig" , shows every finger print and smudge mark !!

But you must consider that anyone with the scratch to buy a $14k TT probably has a VERY well-trained maid to clean, dust, and polish twice a week...

--Richard

 

[Jeff Zaret]

I hope the maid wears a really nice outfit too.

I wonder if she will come to my house too?


Jeff

 

[risabet]

I hope the maid wears a really nice outfit too.

I wonder if she will come to my house too?


Jeff

Only if you can afford the TT

 

[risabet]

Here is his system. Not my favorite looking system.

He should be ashamed. Putting a suspended table on a stack of components is a CRIME. Never mind the fact that he is getting only 50-70% of the table's potential he needs a dedicated TT stand.. I would happily take it off his hands and give it a proper, dedicated home.

 

[Diamonds]

He should be ashamed. Putting a suspended table on a stack of components is a CRIME. Never mind the fact that he is getting only 50-70% of the table's potential he needs a dedicated TT stand.. I would happily take it off his hands and give it a proper, dedicated home.

Not cool!! I like to add lots of vibration to all my equipment. It make your stuff sound ever so sweet.

 

[Dreamer]

He should be ashamed. Putting a suspended table on a stack of components is a CRIME.

Unfortunately, being stupid is no longer illegal in most industrialized nations. If it were, about 50% of the general population would be in jail, and about 75% of the folks in the top income bracket would be in maximum security facilities, because of their egregious level of stupidity...

This system photo just proves my theory. Money and success does not buy intelligence or signify competence. In fact a good argument can be made, based on real-world observations, that the opposite is true--that monetary success is inversely proportionate to intelligence, as a general rule. Really smart, really rich people are actually the exception, not the rule. :think:

Cases in point: Nikolai Tesla died a relatively poor and obscure man and almost nobody knows who won the most recent Nobel Prize in Physics, but G.W. Bush is president of the USA and the Hilton sisters have shoes and jewelry worth more than the GNP of some third-world nations...

--Richard

 

[Peter Hogan]

He should be ashamed. Putting a suspended table on a stack of components is a CRIME.

There was someone who actually put his turntable on top of his subwoofer!!! When I pointed out to him that this was probably not the wisest choice, he went on to say that the sub did not vibrate (!!!), and that it was just fine there. Rather than start a big arguement, I simply ignored him, and let him continue to believe that the world is flat...

Peter

 

[MotorToad]

In fact a good argument can be made, based on real-world observations, that the opposite is true--that monetary success is inversely proportionate to intelligence, as a general rule. Really smart, really rich people are actually the exception, not the rule. :think:
--Richard

When I was a repair tech for a home/commercial security company I met a lot of recently wealthy people. After so much exposure to this, like seeing a woman driving a new Mercedes S class argue with a clerk over a 12¢ error in the change she received (I gave her a quarter and told her to get the %^*@ out of the line ), and so much pondering how these people were able to make money I've come to a conclusion. Being stupid means a reduced awareness in the risks of business and an increased awareness of the needs of the real source for making money in the consumer economy: stupid people. It certainly doesn't apply to all wealthy people, but it does at least explain rich idiots. It also emphasizes the main problem (as I see it) in the modern world: it's too difficult for stupid people to remove themselves from the gene pool. I am against safety warning labels and helmet laws.

As for the TT, so long as there are nice things in the world these things will be purchased by those that have no idea how or why they're nice, only that the magazine said so; and it costs more than Bubba's Technic next door.

 

[discocarp]

It also emphasizes the main problem (as I see it) in the modern world: it's too difficult for stupid people to remove themselves from the gene pool. I am against safety warning labels and helmet laws.

ROFLMAO. :haha1:

 

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[slowGEEZR]

But you must consider that anyone with the scratch to buy a $14k TT probably has a VERY well-trained maid to clean, dust, and polish twice a week...

--Richard

I hope! My maid dusted my turntable and bent the cantilever on my Aurum Beta S cartridge! I got the company to reimburse me, but now I put the stylus protector on it whenever the maid comes over and put a sign right in front of it to not clean. In fact, I don't let her clean the system at all.
- Steve

 

[MiTT]

I hope! My maid dusted my turntable and bent the cantilever on my Aurum Beta S cartridge! I got the company to reimburse me, but now I put the stylus protector on it whenever the maid comes over and put a sign right in front of it to not clean. In fact, I don't let her clean the system at all.
- Steve

Sounds to me like the maid deserves a proper spanking!

 

[kach22i]

The only North American dealer for this table, so I'll post the information.

Avaliable at:
http://www.paragonsns.com/
4997 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd
Ann Arbor, MI 48103
Phone: (734) 662-3595
Fax: (734) 662-7585

 

[Pcar928fan]

I hope! My maid dusted my turntable and bent the cantilever on my Aurum Beta S cartridge! I got the company to reimburse me, but now I put the stylus protector on it whenever the maid comes over and put a sign right in front of it to not clean. In fact, I don't let her clean the system at all.
- Steve

2X that... Well, I can't be sure if it was her or if it was me! It was many years ago and so I bought a new Rega Exact and ALWAYS use the stylus guard on it now! I hot glued a twist tie from a bread bag to the plastic cover and when I put it on I just wrap the ends around the tone arm and it stays in place nicely and keeps the $600 cart safe! That was an expensive lesson!

 

[Pcar928fan]

Sounds to me like the maid deserves a proper spanking!

That depends on what she looks like... I would NOT want to do that to my house keeper, nor most that I have seen/met over the years!!!

 

[Beat_Dominator]

This is one of the coolest 'tables I have seen recently

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtabl&1182038329

 

[Pcar928fan]

This is one of the coolest 'tables I have seen recently

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtabl&1182038329

Very interesting! Pretty dang expensive too! I wonder if it is old or new. It looks so good it could be brand new, but it sure does not follow the current style of TT's that you see coming out... More like stuff you would see in the '80's, not to mention that is when Nak was BIG!

 

[risabet]

Very interesting! Pretty dang expensive too! I wonder if it is old or new. It looks so good it could be brand new, but it sure does not follow the current style of TT's that you see coming out... More like stuff you would see in the '80's, not to mention that is when Nak was BIG!

Definitely from the late 80s, early 90s. The Dragon would swing out a little tonearm into the leadout groove area and measure the eccentricity of the album. It would then offset the platter the correct amount thereby eliminating any wow caused by record eccentricity. Pitches were absolutely, perfectly stable, as was imaging.

 

[Pcar928fan]

Definitely from the late 80s, early 90s. The Dragon would swing out a little tonearm into the leadout groove area and measure the eccentricity of the album. It would then offset the platter the correct amount thereby eliminating any wow caused by record eccentricity. Pitches were absolutely, perfectly stable, as was imaging.

Risabet, thanks for the history lesson, I knew you would know all about it! Very cool info! That is something. Did Nak call all their top products Dragon? I remember a cassette deck that was called the Dragon too and it was really something... Or maybe I am just confused again.