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Terres motor assembly with Aries

I was wondering if the Teres motor would work with the VPI Aries turntable. I have had an Aries for a few months now and the motor assembly seems to me overly loud. I had a Basis 1400 turntable in my system for a few months and its motor was much quieter. I am having problems isolating the motor vibrations from the turntable. It’s a decent turntable but that along with the arm (JMW 10) has me thinking about a few things. I am thinking about replacing it also, but not sure about that yet. Anyway, any insight, comments, ect are appreciated.

For the interested parties I have a Grado Sonata, Lehmann Black Cube, Classe CP60, McIntosh MC300, and Thiel CS3.6. All ICs and speaker cables are Cardas Golden Cross except for Aries to Cube, just generic IC; haven’t taken the time to get one yet :( I am thinking about upgrading the phono preamp and changing out the Sonata for the Virtuoso Wood. Any thoughts on this or anything else are always welcome. I always enjoy your comments and ideas. They give my “food for thought”.

You guys are great! Happy holidays!

Tim
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nameci
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Twl,

If you read the whole threads on VA, originator states that he glued on the strobe pattern under the platter. Also have drilled the hole on the chasis/plinth to accomodate the optical sensor.
I have a friend who has done same on his VPI MKIII turntable. Now he is thinking about purchasing Teres platter and bearing to make hybrid VPI/Teres table(I'm not sure whether springs will be strong enough to support Teres platter). On his set up, Teres motor definitely out performs VPI SAMA.
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