How It's Made - turntables

Another audio-related segment on the Discovery Channel's "How It's Made" show. This segment shows some of the steps in building a Wilson Benesch turntable.

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[BenThatOneGuy]

wish it would show a real turntable being made... like an sl1200 or some vestax stuff...

[phantasm1004]

....and basically you're an idiot when you say what you just said.

[BlurnGanston]

"dangling ball" (weight) visible at 4:45 ... like a Pro-Ject. But you're right, no mention of it.

[mrkakitv1]

You mean "you're".

[adespade]

No they are either teflon or silk coated and the joints are covered with heat shrink. Not very impressed with that guys soldering or the use of that ruler - would have thought they have something a bit more accurate given the cost of that TT

[sandechoir]

Audiophiles. everyone has different type of ears and of course money.

[Leah Brown]

wouldn't the wires at 3:38 short?

[Thomas Brady]

what about the anti skate?

[Roanish]

As a $2000+ Audophile phono, this W-B turntable actually makes an SL1200 look like a toy found in a cereal box.

[Entropy56]

At 4:23 anyone else notice the wobbly motor shaft and how it wobbles the belt?

[Joseph Laplante]

I think that he may refer to a "real turntable" as a DJ's turntable.

[thenoblegeek]

You are completely wrong when stating your position as simply as that.

Now if you were to say "Nothing beats a Technics SL1200 when comparing average purchase prices vs. performance", there is a chance you could be right. I don't have access to the price database on Audiogon to look into this further. If there is another turntable that can beat Technics at the same pricepoint, I would put money on the older Denon direct drives (DP-45 and up).