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Hello Tom -

I do realize this review is a copy and not your own opinions. :-)

TW> Manufacturer: ELP Corporation 3-10-1 Minami Urawa,
TW> Urawa-shi, Saitama 336, Japan; phone 048/883-8502, fax
TW> 0-48/883-8503; e-mail: elpchiba{at}interlink.or.jp; website at
TW> www.elpj.com. 

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TW> If you want audiophile caliber analog sound forever without
TW> the cartridge/arm-tweaking hassle, the ELP Laser Turntable
TW> is the way to go. 

Several 'gotchas' here. 

To begin with the average person has defective hearing where
certain frequencies of sound are not detected as they probably
should be. This becomes worse with age (usually). By the time a
person had an enormous collection of vinyl and the money to buy
this laser turntable they would be unable to hear the results.
That is IF the results were all that good. 

Early recordings were done with things like carbon button
microphones and other questionable electronics. Without some
form of 'enhancements' these recordings would never sound
impressive regardless how much was spent on the turntable,
tonearm, and cartridge. 

Many of the early 78's were mono and let's face it, mono is
mono no matter what you do. 

I've followed several discussions by professional sound studio
persons who only discovered they were 'mike-ing' the wrong way
for live recordings after over a decade producing commercial
recordings. Even now certain instruments will initiate a debate
among the pros. I know that based on the descriptions I have
read that no recording I have ever witnessed was mike'd
properly or even close (minimum of three just for the drummer,
etc.). 

The 'brightness', 'warmth', and 'atmosphere' are missing from
old musical recordings. Some of this can be put back using
digital but I don't see this ever being a one-shot adjustment
that one-size-fits-all will work when playing vinyl if a system
HAD those adjustments. 

With digital you can create the illusion that you are sitting
_within_ the orchestra. Granted this is a 'sound' everyone
would not recognize but for those who have been seated within
the orchestra it is enjoyable.  My own "Besame Mucho" is an
attempt to create the illusion that the musicians are walking
within the room as they play and the listener is seated roughly
in the middle of this.

If we imagine a person paying $12K for a turntable, what stereo
system do they hook this up to with what type of speaker system
and in what room large enough to not totally distort this sound? 

I like music but honestly don't think there are 1000 LPs I
would ever want to hear. There _may_ be 100 or so 45's but even
then I would only want to hear some of them once a year.

Those of us who care at all about music are many times blessed
by the advent of digital audio and the inexpensive equipment
we can use that overshadows the best equipment available for
previous generations.

The guy who wrote this 'review' and the people who designed and
sell these turntables are all just a bit wacky IMO.

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