I believe it was Linn (of course ;-) who first recommended leaving the platter spinning. No problem on the Sondek, as it had a felt mat. But who uses those anymore?! If the platter is acrylic, it obviously could damage the LP surface if spinning during removal. Those of us with threaded clamps have no choice, but I would turn it off anyway, just out of common sense.
Full Manual Turntable-What to do
My Clearaudio Emotion only has an On/Off button for the motor. My question is what do you recommend when I want to put on a new album. Turn off the motor, or just lift up the existing record while the platter is still spinning?Is it a bad idea to switch the motor off every time I switch side. Your recommendation? Cheers.