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Very "busy" looking and an mdf platter. Better not get it wet or it will warp. Chinese overkill. |
stereo5-"Chinese overkill" more like Croation overkill.
There isn't any ridiculous blue LED embellishment to qualify.
I hope the poster was writing this post tongue in cheek? |
I'm not so sure that it is overkill or bad. The designs don't look that bad and I would be happy to take one for a spin.
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SAM Reference TT is actually under rated, I have the SAM Reference that replaced my $15K Clearaudio Innovation Wood and I swear I’ll never go back to Clearaudio. Using the same Cart, the SAM TT is so much detail in sound and/or music. Yes, MDF Platter is right but the quality of the MDF they use at least for me, is way better than most aluminum platter out there. I wouldn’t judge this TT until you hear it. I gave the same judgment when I saw it for the first time but when I heard it from a friend who bought it before me, man was I wrong, I was immediately amazed.
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Just to update, I ended up buying the SAM Reference TT, and it's fantastic! Very detailed and opened sound quality! |
It may be a great turntable. The engineering may be excellent. The design, however... um, de gustibus no disputandum.
In my view however, they should remove about 70% of the doo-dahs, rethink proportions, and stop thinking shiny metal is attractive because it's shiny.
A very superficial critique — and without even hearing it to boot — but TTs are also works of art, kinetic sculptures — and I was a professional designer — so I care about the aesthetics, crazy as that may be. |
Have anyone had any experience with The Sinner? |
portoalegre...now that you've had some time with your SAM table what are your thoughts/feelings about it?? I also am considering the Reference table, hopefully with two arms, so your feedback would be appreciated...may help other vinyl lovers on here too. Thanks! |
With their earlier model of SAM I think guys are inspired by Micro Seiki. |
hdcls3 ... I'm very very happy with my SAM Gold Reference Monster table! It's a fantastic table, with a very good price! I don't like, however, their arm, so I'm using two Kuzma 313 arms on this table, and the match is fantastic! |
Function over form, every time. |
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I have one with an Audiomods arm and a custom 12v PS for the motor. It's a hell of a table that replaced a VPI Classic. Haters gonna hate I guess ....
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Besides the platter, what ELSE is made from MDF? For the bucks, I could not get my mind around the idea of an MDF platter. But that certainly is not to say it cannot sound good.
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Im interested in purchasing one as well but would like to run different Tonearms in the future. Any advice on the difficulty and where to get the arm boards?
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Fancy looks and cheap price. As for extra tonearms, I can recommend acoustand tonearm pods that can be made to measure either for sitting on a turntable or on your turntable stand. They are very heavy and come with spikes, so solidity is a given. I've compared them with the built-in mount of my SME tables, and it has been easy to say a better cartridge on an Acoustand pod sounds better.
But, back to business. I'd advise against buying something that looks wonderful when it is cheap. There will be a reason. Buying decisions should be based on what sounds best to you, not on what looks good.
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