My commitment under the meaning
" The state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.: "
With this meaning in mind, over more than 30 Years I have had the Vinyl LP as my source of choice and within the interest, have developed a very keen interest in Mechanical Interfaces with a TT, where correct lubrication and extremely low coefficient of friction was the objective for designs being considered.
The Interest and learning lead to avoiding metal on metal contact at sacrificial part interfaces. Materials selected which are non metal are very very stable in the environment they are to be used and during the role they have to function as.
As this knowledge evolved, the gateway was discovered to enable extremely tight machining tolerances between sacrificial parts at interfaces where non-metal and metal parts interface.
Lubricants not seen discussed in a TT exchanges are fit for purpose in the above design that is able to be produced today. .
Knowledge of TT Mechanical Interfaces lead to discoveries being made where similar design intent was being put into Tonearm Design.
Along with this and still continued today as mainstay subject, is the designs for Isolation / Separation of the TT and Tonearm, especially where supporting structures is the concern.
Experiencing designs evolve and comparing to established designs resulted in established design Tonearms be put on the Sub's Bench and New Design Concepts for Tonearms being explored and ultimately adopted for main use.
This lead onto a keen Interest in Cartridge Design to the point I have my own bespoke built Cartridge as the main Cart' in use.
Additionally there are more Donor Cart's owned with alternate designs for them as personal Venturesome ''To Do's '
Running Parallel has been the Interest in TT Drives and I have started with and still own, but very infrequently use BD Designs. For many many more years than I lived with using the BD Design.
ID Designs followed and with this type, extensive investigations have been undertaken of Platter Bearing Designs and Plinth Designs for these, through owned ID's and ID's from others.
For longer than BD usage but less than ID usage I am a Vintage Japanese DD user, with a large collection of these models.
Models are used OEM and having undergone modifications relating to ones mentioned above.
Where I differ to the above with Vintage Japanese DD is with Plinth Material. Plinths Material selected for the TT's to be used on a regular basis is a Resin Impregnated Densified Wood to produce the Board the Plinth is cut from.
The most recent personal Venturesome ''To Do' ', has resulted in the Vintage Japanese DD that I am a advocate of and class as my First TT, has been redesigned substantially. All Electronics are Off Board in their own casing and the Power Supply is a design change.
The OEM Chassis is removed and the Bearing Housing / Stator Assembly are embedded into a Resin Impregnated Densified Wood Chassis / Plinth.
The New Design and OEM Design are being compared, with the conditions referred to below. At the current time intensity is not attached to the comparisons as of yet. Fortunately the same Tonearm > Headshell> Cart' and systems can be used when things really heat up.
During the same duration of the above, the electronics also took hold of me, and I was to have my first commission built Phonostage in the 90's
There is plenty of posts on the Gon where my journey with discovering a multitude of Phon's is shared, along with Commission Build at different times.
I am Wed to the LP Source and all that brings betterment.