Turntable Reviews

Description: Belt-driven turntable with integral record clamp, filament-bearing, viscous-damped tonearm, and standalone AC synchronous motor assembly. Adjustments: speed selection (331/3 or 45rpm), alignment, tracking force, VTA, azimuth, damping, and antiskating.
Dimensions: Turntable/tonearm: 19" W (430mm) by 7" H (130mm) by 15.25" (390mm) D. Motor assembly: 5" (130mm) diameter by 4.5" (115mm) H, fits into cutout in turntable base. Net weight: 57 lbs turntable, 7 lbs motor assembly.
Serial number of unit reviewed: 0446.
Price: $5495 (1999); no longer available (2007). Approximate number of dealers: 20.
Manufacturer: Transparent Audio, Inc., 47 Industrial Park Road, Saco, ME 04072 (1999); Stanalog, Inc., PO Box 671, Hagaman, NY 12086. Tel: (518) 843-3070. (2007). Web: stanalog.stores.yahoo.net/index.html.