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Balls.....

Who here has upgraded their turntable platter bearing with a ceramic ball? What were your impressions of the upgrade? Worth it, not worth it?  I have a VPI non-inverted unit. It appears there is a gentleman in New Jersey that performs the upgrade. 
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It was with a cartridge repair.
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Steve Leunge
I'm glad others had positive experiences, I didn't.
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I tried Mobile, can't remember the weight and/or if it was synthetic now. The Motul, is designed for racing engines. I bought mine at a local cycle shop.
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www.bocabearings.com

Should be able to find it here.
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I replaced the stock ball bearing for a ceramic (Si3N4/Silicon Nitride) on my HW-19 MkIV using the stock thrust plate years ago. Made a significant difference by being more open/transparent, tighter bass. Just as important with that was the type of oil used and the amount. I ended up using 4 drops of Motul dbl ester/5w40/4T. This was after trying several types of oil/grease.
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