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From: shauns@tekcad.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: The fate of Turntables in a CD world
Message-ID: <531@tekcad.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 7-Aug-83 17:41:12 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug  7 17:41:12 1983
Date-Received: Mon, 8-Aug-83 03:55:44 EDT
Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR
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The group of turntables that are suffering the most from CDs are those
integrated ones in the $400-$800 range.  These justify a >$200 cartridge,
and have traditionally been the top end of the ``mid-fi'' market, finding
their way into systems costing $2500-$4000.   The owners of these systems
have been waiting to replace their turntables with a CD player and a $200
turntable, which now outperforms their 4yr old >$500 top-of-the-line machine.


The stratospheric heights of hi-fi, Linn-Sondek, Oracle, et al, have been little
affected by the CD since their sales seem to be driven as much by psychoacoustic
hype as by actual performance.

Sources: My local high end + mid fi dealer, listings of manufacturer's lines,
	 and personal bias in the last paragraph.
-- 
				Shaun Simpkins

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