At what point can you hear a Fast or Slow Table?


Using the KAB speed strobe my Turntable is right on speed. However, when accounting for stylus drag the speed drops to precisely (according to KAB) to .37% slow with the needle in the first track. Is this minor enough to just let it go? Can this even be heard by someone with perfect pitch?

The table is a brand new P5 with TTPSU
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My ex-wife is an opera singer with perfect pitch. She would walk into a room with anything playing (TT, CD, and of course live music), and the first thing she would do is start to hum with her hands cupped over one or both ears. I do not think she could help it, the music had to be right on, or it drove her nuts.

I however, am not cursed that way. It once took me a few minutes to realize that the belt had slipped on the TT and I was listening to a 33 at 45 rpm. The violin was "just not right". It might be a "right brain - left brain" thing.

Dave