Dev, which Well-Tempered table do you have and in what ways does it better an LP12, or other tables for that matter? (Frank, I'm interested in your opinion, too.)

I've heard only one Well Tempered product (I think the Record Player -- a table with an acrylic platter that toppled over if you touched it) and that was about ten years ago, but it certainly didn't redefine LP playback. At best it was a competitor to the Rega P3. But I assume you have one of the more upscale models, like the Well Tempered Reference.

Very curious.

Joe

P.S. Congratulations for having the gonads to try a table outside flat earth orthodoxy.

Its got a clamp, though still looks pretty funky.

Tony.

We played with the WT Classic at the shop I used to work at. It was cleaner sounding//less colored than the LP12s we had on hand and a little better at the round earth stuff, but in terms of tune, groove, and musicality the LP12 blew it into the proverbial weeds.

I agree that Dev must have the top of the line otherwise he could never claim it better than a Linn (esp at Flat Earth !).

This also brings to mind the old Linn ad: "There are 23 turntables better than the Linn Sondek. 19 of them are no longer in production." (Numbers may be off but you get the gist.) Food for thought !

Cheers,

Bob

Dev's using a Well Tempered Reference. In terms of the difference between the WTR and an LP12, let's just say that the LP12 is VHS to the WTR's DVD.

The WTR is better than the LP12 in *every* respect as far as I'm concerned. It has better scale, lower noise floor, fabulous timing, linear frequency response, great engagement and involvement. It really is an awesome deck.

Yes, if the belt is removed, the platter will fall over - it's in the nature of the unique bearing design. The arm is weird too, not having a bearing as such, and being suspended by wires. Damping, VTA, azimuth, anti-skate, arm height can all be changed easily and quickly. Azimuth and anti-skate can even be adjusted while playing a record!

The downside for me is that the clamp is a delicate thing to get right. You've got to tighten it just so, otherwise it kills the music. It's weird (just like the rest of the deck), but it does work and I am still thinking seriously about buying one.

Regards,
Frank.

I can't really put it better than Frank has, but I would say that the WT presents detail in such a solid, musical and relaxed fashion it is very easy to listen to.

cheers

Dev.

What does the Reference sell for?

Joe

Vuk.

P.S. Merely the entry level one is the price of a P9 (according to Bil at Target Hi-Fi).

[This message was edited by Vuk Vuksanovic on WEDNESDAY 22 November 2000 at 18:44.]

So, have you heard it? And when did Bil(l) drop one of the 'l's in his name?

Jo

Just got a price list from Well Tempered. With arm, the Reference is $5495 US; the Classic is $3495 US; the Record Player is $1995 US.

I am hoping to try a Reference with my Aro--waiting to hear back from WT, who were VERY responsive to my info request.

Cheers,

Bob

You've been in Kentucky for just a few months and already you (the hippie, communist, environmentalist, vegetarian, brown-socked, flat-earther):

• have a system setup that images
• own a car (Randy still can't get over that)
• are expressing interest in a TT with a record clamp
• have eaten chips fried in Olestra
• are making fun of foreign names

Are you becoming an American that quickly?

It has always been Bil with one "L"--I believe it's an abreviation of Nabil.

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Also the WT needs lots of mass underneath it otherwise bass is diminshed, so a piece of slate underneath is a good move.

regards

Dev

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is there a Mana or Hutter part number for this slate?

Rico - musichead

dev,

how many phants you got now?

what do they eat?

shahreza