ajroach42 wrote:
It is my understanding that, for this, I would want a presto or Rek-O-kut lathe. It is also my understanding that the resulting sound quality will be laughable at best
this is completely untrue.. you can get a great sound from a presto... used it for many club cuts "dubplates" during the past couple of years... my 1-c head will cut a 12.5k tone easy (tested) and goes as low as 20hz (tested)... it's all how you use it, it takes a certain mix of skill and thought to get high volume level cuts that sound great, but it's not impossible..
to say you won't get quality from a presto is like saying you can't cut wood with a hand saw... you can, but it just takes more effort than a power saw...