Chris's Objective/Subjective moat seems one-sided

[davide256]

Kind of feels like a minority "religion" is wailing that the tail is no longer allowed to wag the dog. I stopped frequenting Agon in 2012 because the commenters

there seemed more like mystics then reasoned observers, found CA a welcome change. But over the last few years virtual fascism began to pervade CA, with intentional

cruelty and aggressiveness  towards others masquerading as objectivism.  There's nothing stopping an objective post from being posted anywhere on this site... but

recognize everyone has a right to their own philosophy of audio science ,,, be prepared to meet them on their own ground if you are honestly trying to persuade  vs

engaging in some self righteous ideological  "holy war".

[davide256]

1 hour ago, Superdad said:

 

Wow, nostalgia can really make people forget! 

I once owned an AR turntable, and it was the worst piece of junk ever.  Horrible (sticking) tonearm pivot (truly a brain-dead bearing design both horizontal and vertical), weak motor that cogged terribly and was prone to fail, and zero isolation so footfalls and feedback were common.
 

As for their speakers: They were inefficient and their high frequency response only extended a few kHz beyond the blanket-covered Advents...

From your description I can only assume you had the first AR model built which had two motors, that was a dog.  I've rebuilt 2 60's AR TT's and an 80's "The AR"... yeah.

the arms cheap  regardless of which model but put a mid range Grado cartridge in it and it will outperform turntables under $1k for low bass fundamentals and dynamics.

The footfall issue is easily fixed with a wall mounted shelf.