I had same situation on my Empire 598. Tighten the adjustment nut on the adjustable motor mount bolt, so that the drive pulley is slowly moved closer to the platter. (Drive pulley closer to platter=slower; farther from platter=faster.) Periodically, I time a song or two and compare to listed track times. Haven't done so recently, but about a month ago I was able to adjust so that the drive pullet was fairly close to the platter, and on several tracks roughly 4-6 minutes long the 'table was only 2-3 seconds fast, consistently. Best!
Fine speed adjustment on Empire 698 ?
I have a very nice Empire 698 turntable I found at a local store for CAN 100$ (70 USD). I'm very proud of it...:-) The only problem is that it runs a little too fast (approx. 35-36 RPM). Is there a fine speed adjustment on these tables ? If not, is there a tweak I could do to get it run at 33 RPM ? Thanks