successors known budget british manufacturer available belt drive deck broke convention employing solid lieu suspended chassis sub chassis quality early 1960s product lived changes referred simply highly influential small british manufacturer synonymous gave company widest brand recognition product sector relative simplicity bedrock analog years history record player principal launched followed launch june decks identical design built different budgets established threshold entry level high quality hugely popular known produced centre place system afford reference simplicity value confirming britain important player specialist industry design went conventional wisdom time preferring decks lightweight rigid means controlling unwanted belief mass energy results lost music senses deliberately require justify users adjustment vertical tracking angle cartridge belt driven design incorporating driving sub mounted high quality oil bearing fixed directly supported simple rubber feet heavy glass sits atop sub driven isolated motor rubber belt thick mat sits glass suspension rubber feet provide limited mechanical isolation floor transmitted vibrations cover provided isolation airborne vibrations record deck single speed runs rpm user physically remove drive belt play rpm records major changes life firstly inclusion higher quality 1980s change new motor recently motor tuned lower vibration allowed elimination old motor mounting comes factory fitted piece die cast aluminium tube core arms higher tolerance spring type tracking force adjustment higher quality cables compared fitted launched fitted new anti mechanism external cable improved vertical bearing new point attachment instead single pillar considered classics regarded offering high value reviewers context price deck high price performance ratio popular use manufacturers decks including example earned place widely market comparison supplied available black finish earlier models glass wood surround frame shaped arm changed describes sic giving good mass accuracy compared thicker heavier drive motor mounted rubber suspension improved isolation glass thicker felt mat star speculated revised looked lot substantial ancestor cost cutting whilst decks continued glass reviewers derided inspiring confidence website described low mass core highly rigid looks like plain cheap board according badly proved unpopular prospective buyers reverted glass discontinued entry level record player company including arm cartridge compete offerings music hall late early resurrected different thicker giving audio reviewers advised readers pay little extra evolution updated renamed started available range bright colours pole motor decks released separate power supply drives low vibration motor directly mounted table optional external power supply designed gives stable voltage drive motor allows speed operation rpm requiring manual speed change recent models constructed skin instead custom scottish kitchen cabinet supplier improvements bearing arm founder chief designer realised lighter thicker installed key points structure stronger found thick incorporated skin fitted predecessor changed cast tube offered greater better control resonance reception sound quality ross regarded original overall sonic presentation refined typical dual referring dual similarly priced japanese record players found fault number parameters average response sense depth higher expected noise floor musical notes details individual voices small group singers mid-1980s wrote good sounding good value price miracle sounds good compared apparently better built sound quality viewpoint noted dynamic sound powerful bass table conveys music excitement emphasis mid- upper bass tends sound little muddy bass detail added deck pitch instability particularly agreed musical classic strength weaknesses included occasional speed heavily bass said sounded nicely musical balanced coherent manner presentation detail considered average asserted long time leader wrote december wrong offered somewhat deeper bass better dynamics ends scale better sensation quiet overall performance considered terms quiet dynamic free obvious tracking distortion supposed analog problems extremely balanced offers deep reasonably tight bass comparison tnt rpm recordings sounded like recording like real life said compared discontinued faster little better dimensions strong slight invested lower described sound dynamic expressive fresh enthusiastic feel nearly weaving illusion sitting row auditorium engineer booth recording studio sounded newer focused contemporary sound million miles players times price writing secrets home theater high fidelity said meaningful advances help operate low background noise innate ability detail table conveys average dynamic providing solid foundation support frequency balance cartridge writing absolute sound superior predecessor way said retained fast sound added better controlled low frequencies popularity accolades better known history said incarnations probably best selling lines history world notes current remained bedrock analog years notes components lived longer exerted greater influence said table map gave company widest brand identity joint analog source joint budget component won analog source component year voted product year category
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