Vpi vs. TW Acustic

Sirspeedy --I am puzzled by your refusal to mention anything about comparisons you have made between the turntables you like and the TW design which you dont.I have no agenda and have appreciated your thoughts on other threads.I would think you would supply an answer to the question posed without hesitation.I have a suspended Kuzma Reference and am thinking of getting a TW designed Table therefore I looked forward to your comments.
Im sure you understand that your silence may make one wonder.

Sirspeedy, yes the Oracle Delphi IS an excellent table but after repeated listening I found it a little light in the bottom end for my tastes.

The Oracle was one of the tables I gave seriuos consideration to over a year ago also it's a hell of a lot better looking then many on the market including the Ravens.

BTW they also make a killer phono stage, it really is superb.

Really,this is getting a good bit out of control!Why I am asked to mention comparisons sort of misses my point about other viable options.I've not A/B'd virtually any product over the years,other than power cords or cables.

I "have" heard the exact same program material on numerous occassions,on many products/tables.Enough to offer up my own "opinion" on the matter.That is about it!

No ill will,to any posters here.This is an opinionated forum.NO?

Best to all........"almost".

Now I've got to watch the season's last episode of "24"!I've got some "opinions" as to how that might end,but better not go "there".Besides that question has not been raised here,so why start trouble?

Since I am an Oracle owner let me chime in here.

Compared to my RX-5000 or Sp-10 Mk2 the Oracle gives nothing away in bass performance as far as I can hear. What I can say is that the Oracle is leaner on the lower registers because it might just be more accurate. Reminds me of Quad 63's in the bass area - fast / accurate / realistic / lacking in quantity not quality. No mid bass emphasis here, just clean low end. Reminds me of why the Linn was so popular in the 80's until everyone realized how colored it really was in the mid bass area.

I put a Grandezza arm on the Oracle with a ZYX UNIverse. Now you have a deck and cart that have the reputation of being lean in the bass department. And it can be so if the cart loading is not optimal, but when everything is set up properly, I am almost embarrassed by both the quality of bass as well as the amount.

Oracle is one of the most accurate and musical deck out there - a great buy and you won't see mine up on "Gon for sale; period - and those that know me can testify to how fickle I am!!!!!!!!!!

Steve

I find Audiogon threads to be informative and entertaining. When I first read the original post, I thought that this thread would be the former. However, it has become the latter.