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From: cbf@allegra.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: The AR turntable
Message-ID: <1861@allegra.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 3-Oct-83 16:09:10 EDT
Article-I.D.: allegra.1861
Posted: Mon Oct  3 16:09:10 1983
Date-Received: Tue, 4-Oct-83 01:40:00 EDT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill
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During my mostly-ignored survey of mid-price turntables, someone
pointed out to me that the old AR turntable was staging a comeback.  As
far as I know, it is a belt-driven model whose tonearm and platter are
completely isolated from its base, hence from external disturbances and
acoustic feedback.  I was wondering whether anyone had any experiences
with either the old model or the new version.  I am particularly
interested in its tracking ability.  In my never-ending quest for the
ideal mid-price TT, I seem to have run into a give-and-take situation
between good isolation and good tonearm behavior.  Is there a
compromise shy of high-end?
--Charles (decvax!allegra!cbf)