Thank you, Twl. Im afraid that some of my points werent as clear as they should have been, especially after Id deleted enough of my long-winded post to fit it onto the forum.
My idea with the Teres project was not to buy the complete kit, but to purchase the platter assembly (platter/bearing/housing...) and the motor assembly (motor/pulley/controller card...) for about $1000 altogether, and to build the rest of the TT myself - once I knew what I was doing. I thought that a first turntable project (say, upgrading a Thorens TD-160 per theanalogdepot.com) might be a nice step between where I am now and where Id like to be some day with the Teres, and Id have a turntable to go with the new expertise when I was finished. Id thought to take my time and sort of savor that first project, though, hence the second question re a no waiting turntable, per Buhakis suggestion (thats my cat).
I do wonder whether someone who has done some DIY turntabling might have some favorite resources, references, projects..anything to get a person closer to being able to obtain a few key components (from Teres or wherever else you can get really great TT parts at a modest cost) and to build the rest himself. I wonder if you can manifest the same sort of magic building a turntable as you can building speakers - with a few good components and some research and workshop time, you put together something that can barely be approached sonically for several times the cost otherwise, and that has, as if that werent enough, a one-of-a-kind beauty that resonates with your own creative taste.
BTW, Twl, when I said that you had pointed me in the direction of Teres, I was referring to a thread I read several weeks ago, not the recent AR one. Many of your threads (themselves many!) have meant a lot to my wife and me on our way back into recorded music. Keep up the good words.
My idea with the Teres project was not to buy the complete kit, but to purchase the platter assembly (platter/bearing/housing...) and the motor assembly (motor/pulley/controller card...) for about $1000 altogether, and to build the rest of the TT myself - once I knew what I was doing. I thought that a first turntable project (say, upgrading a Thorens TD-160 per theanalogdepot.com) might be a nice step between where I am now and where Id like to be some day with the Teres, and Id have a turntable to go with the new expertise when I was finished. Id thought to take my time and sort of savor that first project, though, hence the second question re a no waiting turntable, per Buhakis suggestion (thats my cat).
I do wonder whether someone who has done some DIY turntabling might have some favorite resources, references, projects..anything to get a person closer to being able to obtain a few key components (from Teres or wherever else you can get really great TT parts at a modest cost) and to build the rest himself. I wonder if you can manifest the same sort of magic building a turntable as you can building speakers - with a few good components and some research and workshop time, you put together something that can barely be approached sonically for several times the cost otherwise, and that has, as if that werent enough, a one-of-a-kind beauty that resonates with your own creative taste.
BTW, Twl, when I said that you had pointed me in the direction of Teres, I was referring to a thread I read several weeks ago, not the recent AR one. Many of your threads (themselves many!) have meant a lot to my wife and me on our way back into recorded music. Keep up the good words.