FYI: Dalby's Cost Be Dammed Turntable Design Exercise

[Cellcbern]

Fascinating stuff:

Akasu - The Making of a Legend by Lee Paul Dalby

Prologue Part 1/2 The Akasu Elemento (AE) project was initiated by Lee Paul Dalby from United Kingdom 5 years ago without any commercial considerations and third-party funding support. I was intrigued from the outset of this unique daring conception and closely followed its design and...

audioexotics.vanillacommunity.com

Note Dalby's analysis of the sonic signature of different materials and restrictions on the use of aluminum and acrylic.

 

[Lee]

Fascinating stuff:

Akasu - The Making of a Legend by Lee Paul Dalby

Prologue Part 1/2 The Akasu Elemento (AE) project was initiated by Lee Paul Dalby from United Kingdom 5 years ago without any commercial considerations and third-party funding support. I was intrigued from the outset of this unique daring conception and closely followed its design and...

audioexotics.vanillacommunity.com

Note Dalby's analysis of the sonic signature of different materials and restrictions on the use of aluminum and acrylic.

Interesting comments but why not include the magnesium/zirconium alloys used in the Continuum tables?

 

[Solypsa]

Cool. Curious if it delivers. Anyone heard one in real?

 

[BruceD]

Interesting sort of left field--everyone else is going for the latest and so called greatest build versions of the venerable TT and Lee Dalby

simply reconstructs the dear old 301 into a world beater?-- power to him and lets see /hear the results

Note states not for resale only 3 being built--Umm yes well--

Chris Leung knows his stuff and I doubt would back a dud--plus Dalby has the prestige /work ethic and nous to pull this off.

Like I said Interesting(Very)

BruceD

 

[Cellcbern]

Fascinating stuff:

Akasu - The Making of a Legend by Lee Paul Dalby

Prologue Part 1/2 The Akasu Elemento (AE) project was initiated by Lee Paul Dalby from United Kingdom 5 years ago without any commercial considerations and third-party funding support. I was intrigued from the outset of this unique daring conception and closely followed its design and...

audioexotics.vanillacommunity.com

Note Dalby's analysis of the sonic signature of different materials and restrictions on the use of aluminum and acrylic.

Note that more photos and design/construction details were added at the Audio Exotics page today. Interesting to see such extensive use of tone woods - ebony, lignum-vitae, and maple.

 

[beaur]

Was sent the link to this project today. Interesting construction and execution. Probably sounds really good but a well-executed 301 also has some je ne sais quoi. I have heard 301s totall rebuilt from brass and copper, redone with carbon fiber in many place. They all sound like a "better" 301. This seems like a lot of effort to make an ultimate 301 but damn the torpedos and all, it's great to see someone still doing crazy stuff in the High-End these days.

Would love to see what he could do building from a blank slate, working at the limits of technology. Wish I could write that check.

The only thing I didn't really believe is that he didn't listen to it before he shipped it!

Beau

PS I didn't want to like them but I've heard his weight and mat and they somehow make things better so I am guessing this will too.

 

[Cellcbern]

More from Mr. Dalby:

K-ESS by L.P. Dalby - The Strive for Speed

Max Verstappen’s potential is perhaps the greatest in F1 history ever. Comprehension of his rare driving talent requires looking beyond statistics and hardware. Most drivers work with engineers to tune the car so as to turn aggressively into corners, and willingly sacrifice some control to...

audioexotics.vanillacommunity.com

 

[infinitely baffled]

Wow!
What a thing...