Imaging, Quietness. Opposed to other turntables there's no need for frequent adjustments once the TT has been set up properly.

Comes without a dust cover.

One of the best turntables to date, not only at its price tag, but at *any* price. From here on, everything more expensive is going to be «different» rather than «better». And no, it's not in the same league with the LP12. It is *significantly* better. I do not know of any turntable that matches or comes even near its quietness. It seems like magic, but even playing a less-than-VG- 30+ year old RCA Dynagroove record will be a sheer delight.

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Linn LP12, Pink Anniversary

Ability to mate with ANY cartridge. Easy to adjust and set up. Can use your own interconnects.

None.

Set the VTA so the arm is slanted ever so slightly towards the pivot point. Get the stylus pressure right. WellTempered has a good gauge, only $15. Most people with quibbles about the WellTempered tables don't have the arm damping set correctly. Pick up the arm, bring it up three to four inches about the arm rest, let it fall. It should fall gently but quickly. If it floats down or doesn't fall at all, your damping is too high. There is a printed formula for this. Call Audition Audio in Minneapolis (888-576-6823) for a copy. They also have the stylus gauge and recommend the damped platter. Trust them. Interconnects make a huge difference. The best I've tried are from Lindsay Audiophile: lowest noise floor and true highs and no spitting. Also available from above. Not giving five stars because nothing is perfect.

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VPI HW19 III with Rega RB 900. WellTempered Classic Turtable. Rega Planar 3.

I happened to read the review from Mr. Marc Bratton about Well Tempered Record player. Interestingly, I also experienced the same problem as Marc mentioned in his review. For some records, the sound tended to ship toward one side at the beginning of the records. After about one or two songs passed, the sound then became more center. At first, I thought my antiskating was off, but then I checked it with my test record, it showed me that my antiskating was ok. I then started playing with my VTA. What I found may be helpful for some of you. When I set my VTA close to zero , i.e. the arm is almost parallel to the record surface, the sound offsetting problem went away. This is an excellent turntable for the money. Sound is clean and very neutral. This turntable is almost immunized to room vibration no matter how loud you play. I found this is not the case for many conventional 3-point suspension turntables. Highly recommended!!!

I bought mine in 1989, modified it with marigo audiolab's platter and a machined tonearm cup (as opposed to the original stamped one) that a friend of mine made.
No problems for 11 years. This turtable is very quite and images very well and is very neutral. Mated with good interconnects, a leveling/isolation board, and a good (but no need to be expensive) cartridge, and you will have something that sounds truly great. Kinda fussy (but very easy) to adjust the left/right tilt because of the way the tonearm is designed, but so what for the price.

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Linn

Once setup I no longer thought about further 'tuning' the
system, except with another cartridge

Manual tonearm operation.

I bought the system approximately one year ago, with a
Dynavector 17 MkII (Karat) cartridge. The only drawback, that I encountered was, that the cartridge has a very low output that underran the capabilities of my preamp MC
input. But as far as the player/arm combination is in
question I found everything very fine. Nearly no mechanical background noise and very transparent reproduction.

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Thorens (various models), Dual, Scheu, Clearaudio, Rega

I know...I'm only supposed to post one review. But I forgot to post somethingwhich may be very important to a potential buyer-consider this an addendum. The
WTRP arm (and the Well Tempered Arm) lacks a traditional antiskate altogether.
I think the silicone fluid which takes the place of traditional bearings somehow
acts as an antiskate-at least that's the theory. Most of the time, I don't hear
any problems, but with a few records (no particular type), the image can wander
a bit- the luteist or soloist will pull to the right speaker 1st, then gradually
move across the sound stage towards the left speaker, then eventually settle in
towards the middle-this all occurs within the 1st half to one inch of the LP. As
I said, not a problem with 99%or more of my records, but there are a few...
To me this is minor quibbling, as the incredibly clean, nonmechanical quality
of the WTRP makes it head and shoulders above other turntables in its price range...maybe that's why you rarely see them for sale.

Extremely low noise floor, unusually low coloration, and very detailed sound even in the low frequencies. Price.

Using it takes a little getting used to compared to normal tables. Also, must manually lift arm at record's end.

I upgraded the fluid "cup" to a solid brass one, use the Well-Tempered Tonearm with a Blue Point Special cartridge, and can highly recommend this setup to classical/acoustic music listeners. Make certain to use the best interconnects you can find/afford. There is a distinct lack of record and turntable-induced noise compared to most "high-end" tables, most especially those anywhere near its price range. The sound floats on a cushion of air with good associated equipment. Probably the best recommendation I can give is to tell you that they are next-to-impossible to find on the used market. I certainly am not entertaining thoughts of letting go of mine! Anything significantly "better" (I'm not certain that there even is) is prohibitively more expensive and, at least for me, impossible to justify. I use the table with top of the line tube electronics and upgraded KEF speakers, of which I have 3 different models.

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Linn, VPI, Luxman vacuum (LONG time ago...)

Well named. While not as dynamic, "exciting", or strong in the pace/rhythm/timing department as some of its competitors,it has a most beguiling neutrality and low noise floor, doubtless because its motor is completely decoupled from its plinth. Incredible pitch stability. If the record has lowsurface noise, you're not aware you're listening to an LP, so much as you just
hear the music. What else could you ask for? A bit more of the last octave, but
supposedly the black platter helps that...I can't comment on that aspect, as I've owned the original version for 8 years. I've never been tempted to upgrade.
The older tone arm leads were fragile; I had to replace mine, and it's best to keep it covered, as dust getting into the silicone bearing cup will eventually make the silicone grungy.A classical,jazz, and chamber music lover's 'table.