Here's something that just occured to me & another point that Marc missed by way more than a country mile

I think Marco kind of alluded to it, but maybe even he didn't hit the nail on the head quite as squarely as he'd have liked

This bloke appears to want something straight out of a box to be the be all & end all of the situation. I get the impression that if he didn't have to set the deck up in any way or even fit a cartridge he'd be a happy bunny.

Well there are people out there that don't like moving into a Barratt show home, they like to maybe renovate an older property to create something that is exactly what they are looking for, rather than simply keeping up with the Jones's.

What pride in ownership is there for people that can simply afford to drop a good few thousand on a TT compared to a person that has taken their time & built something that will do exactly what they want with far few compromises.

As Marco states, you'll be looking for a needle in a very substantial haystack if you want to find a modern top qualty direct drive turntable. While there is one that I believe uses the Techie motor (maybe), I can't think of another..

So you build it or compromise...

While I know there are manufacturers making incredibly expensive subwoofers out there, I neither have the money & neither am I willing to accept the compromises that these manufacturers have built into their own products!

No, I'd rather design & build my own & not compromise & have a heck of a lot more pride in ownership of what would be a unique item.

But then it's so much easier to compromise if you have a fat wallet isn't it