I've owned a HW-19, and it was a Jr for probably 10-11 years, bought new in '97 at MusicDirect in Store. It never drifted, and I owned a KAB Strobe since probably '99. or so. Was it off? Sure it was, it ran ever so slightly slow, and this was no fault of any bad parts, just the nature of the beast, that nobody on earth could perfectly match a Motor pulley size to Platter size, without using some sort of device to compensate.
Once I got the VPI SDS, I was finally able to fine tune speed, and I typically find now, for absolute perfect 33-1/3 speed, with Stylus in play, and accounting for Stylus Drag, I need 60.17hz on the SDS. Nothing drifts, I can sit there, with Strobe in hand, for 15 minutes, and nothing moves!
The SDS is an essential for these Tables. Buy one, you won't regret it. Mark
Once I got the VPI SDS, I was finally able to fine tune speed, and I typically find now, for absolute perfect 33-1/3 speed, with Stylus in play, and accounting for Stylus Drag, I need 60.17hz on the SDS. Nothing drifts, I can sit there, with Strobe in hand, for 15 minutes, and nothing moves!
The SDS is an essential for these Tables. Buy one, you won't regret it. Mark