Balls.....

Thanks for the responses. What type of turntable did you perform the upgrade upon ebm? Was it a diy project?

Thanks melm. The TNT would appear to be an apples to apples comparison as I believe the bearings are quite similar. Wondering if the sapphire thrust plate is a sapphire watch face? Thanks m.c. I was hoping you would weigh in. Are you selling one of your turntables? There is one listed with the m.c. handle in the description. The gentleman in n.j. That is upgrading the bearings has an ad on that auction site. He also has a web page under vas but it does not list the bearing mods. 

Slaw, thank you for the link. Shall have to research the oil as well. Right now full synthetic 10-30 Mobil is what’s being used in this one. 

Thank you slaw for sharing the your real world experiment as well as the results. It seems a no-brainer for the cost/benefits received. 

Thank you for the contribution boxer12. On what brand of turntable was this upgrade performed? 

Indeed a very handy person, for a turntable manufacturer, to have located in such close proximity!

Thanks for the input edwyun. The Roadrunner requiring less power to spin the same platter speaks volumes.