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Turntables & Tonearms Where Analog still Rules |
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Watches and turntables .........
I know one of the group mentioned this company in a watch thread. So now they have teamed up with 'Harry' (VPI) and have gotten into the turntable biz.
Watch the video, kinda neat ............... https://www.shinola.com/audio.html?g...FZFefgodxpAJog |
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Here's a video of Fremer's visit to the plant ...............
[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg5APY7mz0Q[/ame] |
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I saw the black version of that TT at the Prudential center mall in Boston last week. Looks really nice and I'm glad to see another US made TT. Not sure I agree on the price vs going with a VPI TT but it's good to see either way.
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It is a very nice looking turntable. They have a rather curious set of products though.
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I found it interesting to hear Harry Weisfeld, VPI's CEO, state in the Shinola video at 1:42, "You can never make plastic sound real". I couldn't help but immediately think of VPI's 3D printed tonearms. .
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Not plastic, a resin-based material. That is like saying not being able to make vinyl sound real. If you listen to a JMW Memorial arm and 3d printed arm side-by-side, same table, same cartridge/settings, Dan, you would be a 'Belieber'
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The 3D arms are made of an epoxy resin (So I've read). The term plastic is a broad term and encompasses synthetic resins used as a thermoset polymer such as epoxy resins.
Whether or not they sound better is an opinion. Analog Planet ran a "blind" file test on the 3D arm vs. the Aluminum arm. The results were about 50-50 on which sounded better. I prefer Metal arms as I feel they are more lively and musical. I also feel brass instruments sound more real. But I can see why people like the controlled and dampened 3D arms. I think they allow more inner detail. I've had the JMW 10.5i Classic 3 Arm, 10" 3D Arm and 12" 3DR Arm. Last edited by advanced101; 01-04-2017 at 05:47 PM. Reason: Completness |
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Why are you so against a product you've never tried? I respect your reviews, but you seem to always bash the 3D arms whenever you get the chance.
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