If you think that designing, engineering and building a turntable might be a fairly straight-forward task, I totally recommend you invest in a unique and exceedingly interesting book titled ‘A Vibration Measuring Machine’ that is self-published by Rega*. It’s actually three books in one. The first part of the book is a history of the company itself, which is extremely interesting. The third part is about the people who work there, which is less so. The second book is a complete explanation of the ‘black art’ of turntable construction, with separate sections for the plinth, the motor, the drive system, the platter, the bearing, the tonearm, the cartridge, and this part of the book is absolutely outstanding: It really should be required reading for anyone who intends to acquire what…