Posted by John Chleapas [ 151.203.82.176 ] on February 22, 2005 at 00:44:28:

In Reply to: YAHOO!! Got the Ariston RD-11 Superieur set up and playing TUNES posted by BillEpstein on January 27, 2005 at 17:17:58:

Way cool.. I have one of these. I bought a Linn dust cover and hinges for mine. The article I read and keep in mind mantacore is now out of business so there are no parts for these. The belt is made out of unobtanium, but the belts were deesigned to last about forever I was told. Liquid Gold polish will get rid of the scuffs and scratches on your plinth and make it shine. I was fascinated by the demise of the company brought on by the lawsuit between Linn and Ariston. Seems Ariston did design the bearing but somehow Linn won the day in court. Who knows. I still believe from emails from a UK Ariston owner that many prefer the Ariston over the Linn as he put it, "Linn colours the sound." While subjective these tables do make very decent music from vinyl. Enjoy your new treasure. John C.

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