@chauncey , good turntables do not sound or rather, they have no sound. If you want to spend that much money on a turntable look at the Dohmann Helix 1 or 2. Dohmann also keeps in stock the arms he feels are well designed and match his table and will mount on for you. |
@mijostyn you are right that a good table "should" not have a sound but I can confirm, without a doubt, that the CS Port TAT1M2 is a far more neutral sound that let’s the music just flow with more detail and better dynamics than the Kuzma Stabi R it replaced. Both tables were/are on a Vibraplane of course. I can’t say anything about the OP question regarding any differences between CSPort vs TechDAS, TAT1M2 vs AF3PS since I’ve not heard them in "my system". (Dealer disclaimer) |
not owned any Techdas turntables, but they are certainly fine products. heard them at shows. i have owned the CS Port LFT1 now for almost 5 years and to my ears prefer it’s music making presentation to the Techdas. greater ease and less of a mechanical sense. the music seems to be more embracing and have greater emotive content. the CS Port does not use any servo feedback for it’s speed control. which is part of that difference in presentation. listening to some Brahms right now on the CS Port with a smile on my face, and my body relaxed into the music. i hear these attributes not only on my LFT1, but also on the TAT1 when i’ve heard it. the 'zen' look and feel of the CS Port does not hurt. beautiful pieces. there are no bad choices in the turntables you are considering. good luck. |
Dear @chauncey : By design seems to me that the Premium S is a little superior to the CS Port and real measurements confirm it where the speed stability of the PS is really superior that the CS Port. Both units use a quarz oscelator on its motot ps better implemented in the TecgDAS. @sksos posted: " is a far more neutral sound .. ". I respect his opinion but almost has not a good foundation and not only because the measurements says can't be that way but because the resonance frequency between the MSL Platinum and the Safir tonearm ( that's the combination he shows in his virtual system. ) is to low at 5hz and we have to remember that the Safir is a four point unipivoted design.
This is the review and true/real measurements not did it by TechDas as the CS Port manufacturer specs but measurements by a third " hand " and this speaks a lot about that comparison between TTs. The other issue is that the TecgDAS is the Premium model where the Premium S is even better:
TechDAS Air Force III Premium Turntable | Hi-Fi News (hifinews.com)
Btw, servo in TT if it's well designed and with good quality excecution never is a problem with the sound we listen through it and we have to remember that all the cutting machines in the recording proccess comes with DD motors and all those motors control its speed by servo. That means that if we can't be aware of the recording used servo then it's no trouble at all. In several TTs the servo is only one characteristic of several other more important parts/characteristics in the TT designs: quality level in the excecution design could be the name of the game down there. Just my opinion but as with sksos y heavily respect the @mikelavigne opinion about.
Regards and enjoy the MUSIC NOT DISTORTIONS, R.
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