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It's kind of touching

Posted by J.D. on August 16, 2007 at 13:01:56:

THESE AREN'T TOO GOOD AS PICKUP TRUCKS, AND THEY DON'T MAKE GREAT CAMPERS, EITHER !!
In order to avoid mincing detail ad infinitum, I'd say that, regarding your "belt-driven TTs refitted to rim-drive" (as you put it)..........
1... No, and no thanks, I'll stick with my assertions, and re "afterthought" retrofits of turntables designed with something else, something very different, in mind.
(dd motors leaning on beltdrive tables to produce a 'rimdrive' pastiche )
2... It's really kind of touching (& scary)--- the brand loyalty thing that people have with their enablers.
(Probably me too. No exception.)
But to stick to the convoluted logic of the retro-future-aftermarket-product-introduction-product-reversal that this represents for both Teres and Vpi..... on the coat-tails of a perceived market trend... strikes me as really amazing.
Teres & Vpi both have championed the excellence of Beltddrive, for way too many years, and relieved consumers everywhere of a sizeable chunk of their soundsystem finances ----
ON WHAT MR BRADY NOW CALLS THIRD BEST and, well, placing last in the race ?
Astounding that they'd like us to try on the next trend, a complete shift in intent, with such a casual shrug, doncha think ?
Sorry, it is, in fact, a camper-add-on-for-pickup-truck. And the brand-loyalty is touching, all-too-human, and.... daft.
J.D.

.... I was cured, alright.