Kronos Sparta and TW Acoustic TT


I had convinced myself that my next TT would be one of the TW Acoustic TT's, beautifully made and machined. All the TW models look and sound fantastic. At this year's RMAF however I spent some time listening to and looking at the Kronos Sparta. The dual platter technology of the Kronos looks and sounds very intriguing. The opposite spinning platters really do seem to cancel out noise and vibration. The background of the Sparta was incredibly quiet.

Have you owned and/or compared these tables? The TW Acoustic are extremely well made, but more straight forward in design whereas the Sparta seems a bit more 'complex' with many more parts. Could the Sparta be more prone to glitches and technical issues due to its many moving parts? Thoughts?
stickman451

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You are correct, only the Limited model of the Sparta was in play and the Sparta .5 was only on display. I am making the 'leap of faith' that all three models would sound very similar overall with each move up in the line just more of everything good.

Even their smallest model, the Sparta .5 looks a bit complex and I am just wondering if a more traditional, simpler design (very well executed) like the TW Acustic is the better route overall.

The big Limited Sparta did sound outstanding and I immediately noticed how quiet the backgrounds were with that table; no self noise at all that I could hear. It sounded great (as any $30k TT should).
Did not notice the Dohmann; haven't heard of that brand/model. Who makes that. How long have you had the Raven? What arm are you using?