New Lirpa Labs turntable coming?

Danny Tse
Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
edited April 2009 in 2 Channel Audio
With interest in vinyl playback picking up steam, I wonder if Lirpa Labs will ever improve its steam-powered turntable. I was just doing some online research on this model and I noticed it got an average of 4.65 out of 5 in 51 reviews at Audioreview.com. Other forums are abuzz with a new upgraded model using Russian tubes rumored to be called "The Russian Revolution".

Anyone exciting about this upcoming development?
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  • Systems
    Systems Posts: 14,873
    edited February 2007
    Good to see Lirpa is still bringing out new stuff.I have not seen anything new from them since Audio Magazine went belly up years ago.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,808
    edited February 2007
    Is Prof. I Lirpa still around!?!
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  • markmarc
    markmarc Posts: 2,309
    edited February 2007
    I sure do miss Lirpa's amazing specs.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited April 2009
    With the resurgence of the vinyl records, I hope Lirpa Labs speed up the development of its Turbo Steamtable. I heard the new Steamtable will be chain-driven.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,808
    edited April 2009
    I remember demoing their steam-powered tt one early April day many years ago.
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  • 55LS70
    55LS70 Posts: 184
    edited April 2009
    I remember when the Lirpa TT's came out years ago. I had the one with no tone arm and the self propelled cartridge. It had wheels, a small engine and a transmitter and ran around the record by itself. I later modded it with Centerline wheels and BFG's. That really improved the tracking and lowered the noise. I got rid of it when gas got expensive. I wish I never sold it. You don't see too many of them now.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,808
    edited April 2009
    ... the only problem with those was that you had to run 'em on nitro if you wanted to play 78s.
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