Although I don't own a VPI turntable (I'm one of those "Linnies" with my LP12 turntable), I have defied one of Tiefenbrun's laws by going "back to basik"(motor, that is) and buying a VPI SDS power supply instead.
VPI flywheel issue aside, as for your comment regarding the record sounding "correct" at the 60.8hz vs the "strobe-correct" 62.8? It could be quite possible that your "comparable" CD was either mastered too slow or the original LP too fast? Just curious, what LP were you using for the comparison? As I heard firsthand, Gerry Rafferty's album suffers from such a fate(the original US issue w/ Baker Street was mastered too fast, thus making the CD reissue to sound "slow" by comparison). That's why the VPI SDS is truly important for the archivist and listener alike, for correcting such mistakes. My thoughts.
........Paul
VPI flywheel issue aside, as for your comment regarding the record sounding "correct" at the 60.8hz vs the "strobe-correct" 62.8? It could be quite possible that your "comparable" CD was either mastered too slow or the original LP too fast? Just curious, what LP were you using for the comparison? As I heard firsthand, Gerry Rafferty's album suffers from such a fate(the original US issue w/ Baker Street was mastered too fast, thus making the CD reissue to sound "slow" by comparison). That's why the VPI SDS is truly important for the archivist and listener alike, for correcting such mistakes. My thoughts.
........Paul