[Tonto Yoder]

I REALLY need to flatten some o' my LP's, but don't quite have the $1700 for one of these George Foreman LP griddles.

http://www.amusicdirect.com/products/detail.asp?sku=AAIRTIGHTDT01

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[nathanm]

That's a wee bit more expensive than the two sheets of glass and your nearest oven...although more controlled obviously.

Or save $800 and get this:
http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.ACCT106601/sc.2/category.421/it.A/id.1132/.f;jsessionid=ac112b781f43176d4443608d4cac849be4f6d98031f5.qQvJq2PEmlnva30P-BbQmkLz-ATzr6Lzn6rzqwTxpQOUc30KaNDNo6XKq6zInRmTbgbNo6XK-kDvrA4Ka3iIqQvJq2PEmlnva30P-BbQmkLz-ATzr6Lzn6rzqwTxpQOxbNiLaxixo6XHngbCpQPz8QfznA5Pp7ftolbGmkTy

NINE HUNDRED DOLLARS... N-I-N-E--H-U-N-D-R-E-D...for a metal hoop...  Do custom wheels for cars even cost this much? Those have gotta require even more machining time.  I don't get where they come up with these markups.  Insanity.

[Psychicanimal]

. I don't get where they come up with these markups. Insanity.

Simple, Nathan:

Profit = margin x volume

[nathanm]

You don't think $900 for a single piece of metal is a bit crazy?

[doug s.]

or, yust get an oracle turntable, which works quite nicely - slightly concave platter plus screw-down clamp makes all but the nastiest warps go away...

doug s.

[Psychicanimal]

You don't think $900 for a single piece of metal is a bit crazy?

I totally agree w/ you.  However, high end is high end...

What Doug is saying is one of the Oracle's advantages.  The platter *is* machined to flatten records.  In the belt drive category it's an outstanding piece...