Thanks, everyone, for your insight. I used to do the On/Off thing and then lately, I began to wonder if the mechanical switching will go bad sooner or if the TT is designed for continuous operation (part of audio-related OCD, no doubt). The motor does get hot on continuous though. Will go back to On/Off cycle from now on.
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.