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Accession MC or Era Gold V & Elevator
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The AccMC was a game changer for me and my record collection.
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Hi All,

Many thanks for the help and advice. I demoed the turntables today and was completely blown away by the Well Tempered Versalex. It seemed to step-back and just let the music flow, very impressed. 
I will contact John once I get a date for delivery of the Versalex and try to arrange the loan an Accession MC and an Elevator which I can pair with my Era Gold as a comparison.  

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The Well Tempered Versalex is a very interesting design with some unique features -
the arm in particular.
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Depending on your ‘ear’ highly recommend.
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To couple or not to couple…

Seems the initiative from the Scottish Company is to increase the coupling between the arm and main bearing with a billet machined sub chassis for an eye watering amount. Yet here is a ball sat in silicon hung off fishing line (probably a bit more technical than that) effectively decoupling the whole arrangement.

It’s interesting, you’d think that there was a “right” way to build a turntable by now. I wouldn’t personally have the foggiest btw. Shut your eyes and trust your lugholes.

I’ve got an Orbe and I’ve noticed you can buy a kit to decouple the arm from the chassis going against the original directly coupled design. I can feel an experiment coming on.
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Hi Ernie,

I put the Versalex into the demo as a 'wildcard', after someone I was speaking to mentioned it was worth listening to a Well Tempered turntable. I did some research, found very few reviews, however the ones that were out there were mainly positive. 
Without hurting Bill Firebaugh's feelings, its does look as though it was constructed in a shed at the bottom of the garden, using a good portion of the contents!LOL 
As I have learnt with HiFi in the past, don't judge before you have listened. The sound was natural, open, detailed and had a pace and drive that reminded me of listening to music live. It made me want to listen to all of the record and then grab another one. If this is what decoupling does, bring it on!
Hopefully I have been removed the upgrade gravy train, apart from a different make of golf ball, squash ball or grade of fishing line. I can sit back any enjoy! Although, the cartridge conundrum is still ever presentSmile 



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