Quote Originally Posted by Woochifer
Who has ever said THAT? I've certainly never read anything to that effect. Even the most ardent objectivists I know would acknowledge that turntables are much more audibly susceptible to external factors than CD transports.
Isolation and feedback effects aside, there are / were plenty of folks who denied sonic differences exist of a tonal and/or noise floor nature. I remember first hearing the debate back in the 70s when the Linn Sondek LP-12 was introduced. The notion of a turntable having a "sound"? A Linn Sondek sounds different from a Thorens which sounds different from a VPI which sounds different from a Clearaudio which sounds different from a Kuzma which...

My current VPI Scout has a more neutral (leaner) mid bass and better low bass than the Ariston RD-11s (very similar to the Linn) it replaced. Its noise floor is lower as well improving resolution.

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