Unless you have a low-torque motor such as the ones used by Nottingham and the platter essentially stopped when you tried to hold the LP, leaving it spinning is an open invitation for disaster. Unless your timing is perfect every time, even if you lift the LP with top hands, the spinning platter will still drag the LP forward and either scractch the bottom surface or simply throw the LP entirely off the platter and even damage other delicate part of the turntable such as the stylus.
I exercised that on various tables such as VPI 19, TNT, Basis Debut and none of them worked well and I am left with a handful of damaged records. Fortunely, when the vinyl flew off the platter, they didn't hit any part of the tone arm.
The benefit is not worth the risk.
I exercised that on various tables such as VPI 19, TNT, Basis Debut and none of them worked well and I am left with a handful of damaged records. Fortunely, when the vinyl flew off the platter, they didn't hit any part of the tone arm.
The benefit is not worth the risk.