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Well Tempered Signature turntable and arm

Hello,
since yesterday i have a Well Tempered Signature turntable with matching tonearm.
Unfortunatelly there are so little informations about this product.
The only source for me is on vinylengine.com, from the seller and from an ad reputedly of 1989, but i am not shure if some of these informations are correct:

- prduction date: at the latest from 1989 till at least 1995
- 50 pieces made
- more expensive than WT Reference
- it should be exposed in the Museum of Modern Arts in NY (but i have just found the Well Tempered chair by Ron Arad, sic!)

Have you any correct informations about this nice turntable?

Maybe any cartridge recommendations? I will try my Decca / London Reference Cartridge and DV XV-1s, i think both of them match it quite good.
breezer

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oregonpapa
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I've had the original WWT in my system since they first came out. I bought it new. Over the years, I've added several mods. The Brass clamp for the tonearm well was a significant improvement. Rewiring the arm with Cardas wire was another. If you own this table, a custom belt from Originlive.com is an absolute must. The WWT when properly set up, with a few mods as described, will hold its own with tables FAR, FAR more expensive. They're a bargain on the used market. Just be sure you have a WWT guru available to set it up properly. Lucky for me, I have Elliot Midwood of Acoustic Image within driving distance. http://www.acousticimage.com/
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Hi, Breezer ...

Yes, I removed the rubber feet years ago. The table rests on little donut shaped dampers, and in each "hole" rests a tungsten carbide ball bearing. Underneath the "ball bearing" feet, is two slabs of marble with damping material sandwiched between the layers. Then, it rests on a custom rack. Three 1/4" plywood boards come together to make up each shelf ... with more of the damping material between the layers. Its finished off really well ... and it is spiked through the carpet and into a raised wood foundation. It sounds great!
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Bdp24.

I knew of Brooks Berdan but never used his services, so I cannot compare his work with Elliot's. In today's world, Elliot seems to have the WWT under control. Its kind of a love/hate relationship. He hates to set them up, but then always says ... "when set up properly, the WWT is one of the best out there, surpassing tables costing much, much more." And besides ... you really couldn't find a cooler person than Elliot to deal with.
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I had the Atma-Sphere M-60's in the system for a couple of years on loan from a friend. Lovely sounding amps for sure. Ralph's audio gear makes music.
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