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In Reply to: It was the vacuum hold down posted by vinyl survivor on February 12, 2017 at 07:19:29:
I have never played my Sota Millennia Vacuum turntable without the vacuum platter engaged. Rarely do I encounter a record that cannot be "sucked" down to the platter by the vacuum system. When I do find one that won't allow the vacuum seal to engage, I place another record on top of it and that always works. Then I stop the platter briefly to remove the top record and it's good to go. I hardly ever have to do that, but on the few occasions I've encountered, that technique has always worked.
I'm somewhat surprised that Fremer would use such a record for a comparison test. However, I'm even more surprised that his Continuum Caliburn didn't sound better than the Technics regardless of the condition of the record.
Anyway, to answer your question, I have never found a situation in which my Technics SL-1200 actually sounded better than Sota/SME V, although my SL-1200 sounds awfully good in comparison given the significant price difference. Moreover, based on the two comparisons I've heard that included Fremer's super expensive turntable, I've got a feeling that my Sota Millennia might even sound better than his Continuum Caliburn.
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