Yes Vicdamone is right... the Well Tempered™ fluid uses very special Semantic Molecule™ technology that uses special atoms from a virgin source that is completely different from other 'Silicone' fluids ... in fact the laws of chemistry and physics are completely different (as you well know) for high end audio as compared to anything else in the known universe ... :P
Well tempered question?
Hello,
I recently bought a traded-in Well Tempered turntable that has a Grado Sonata installed. The damping material, in the arm cup, seems a bit high as i move the arm from side to side. I have the original owner's manual but it doesn't reference what the damping material viscosity should be for the arm. I apologize if this has been covered before, but does anyone know what the Well Tempered folks would have packed with the table?
Thanks!
I recently bought a traded-in Well Tempered turntable that has a Grado Sonata installed. The damping material, in the arm cup, seems a bit high as i move the arm from side to side. I have the original owner's manual but it doesn't reference what the damping material viscosity should be for the arm. I apologize if this has been covered before, but does anyone know what the Well Tempered folks would have packed with the table?
Thanks!
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grandpoohbah sez: "Also, you might want to contact my dealer, Elliot Midwood of Acoustic Image www.acousticimage.com in Studio City. He's a great guy with decades of experience and knowledge about well tempered and everything analogue." Totally agree. If you live in the L.A. area, Eliot is the one to set up your Well Tempered turn table. Set up correctly as Eliot does it, the WTT becomes one of the best tables out there. Amazing really. Super tweak for the WTT: A new belt from the originlive people in England. www.originlive.com https://www.originlive.com/turntable-belts-replacement-new.html Frank |
To resurrect a dead thread and help someone in the future: Mike Pranka, the guy that does WT parts in the US, gave me some info. For damping, the fluid is particular but not propriety-100,000cst silicon. You can buy it on amazon, usually packaged for RC cars. One of those size bottles is enough. For the spindle, he said Mr. Firebaugh, the designer, has updated the fluid to be synthetic motor oil, 5w20 or 5w30, whichever is cheaper. he said viscosity is not that important. |
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