Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site olivej.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!mhuxn!houxm!ihnp4!zehntel!hplabs!oliveb!olivej!greg From: greg@olivej.UUCP (Greg Paley) Newsgroups: net.audio Subject: Re: request for turntable recommendation Message-ID: <252@olivej.UUCP> Date: Tue, 4-Dec-84 11:52:33 EST Article-I.D.: olivej.252 Posted: Tue Dec 4 11:52:33 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 6-Dec-84 05:00:28 EST References: <33@angband.UUCP> <729@watdcsu.UUCP> Organization: Olivetti ATC, Cupertino, Ca Lines: 18 This is a footnote to Herb Chong's message about Absolute Sound using the Yamaha PX-2 as a reference. I think it needs to be mentioned that, at least according to the last reference in Absolute Sound on this table, their "reference" version was quite heavily modified, even to the extent of replacing the actual arm tube. The first review they supplied of the table was downright unfavorable, but the later comments describing their use of it as a reference were by no means specific enough as to the modifications that resulted in their upgrading their opinion of the table so as to allow someone buying the table new to match the performance they got from it. In a later turntable rating, the Yamaha wasn't even mentioned (perhaps because it has apparently been dropped from production) whereas the Linn-Sondeck, Oracle, Sota and (top-rated) Goldmund were. - Greg Paley