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Turntable Leveling Question VPI Scout

I have a Vpi Scout on a Gingko Cloud 9 Platform. The Gingko model is the one where the turntable rest directly on the blue balls not the one with the top piece. The isolation cones of the VPI not not touch the Gingko base.

Do I place the bubble level directly on the acrylic platter to balance the turntable (it appears the platter in suspended on the spindle to some degree) or do I measure the balance on the turntable platform or the gingko base beneath it? I get differnt balance reading for each piece (platter,turntable platoform and gingko base)

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It depends on what arm you have. If you have the JMW 9 you must level the platter. JMW is an unipivoted arm which is self-leveled and requires a leveled platter in order to maintain the correct angular relationship with a record.

On the other hand, if you have a bearing arm, you should level the pinch (actually the arm board). Otherwise, the arm will put more pressure towards the lower end.
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