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| Why does the VPI motor thump Have you discussed this with Harry? | |
| effective mass of Jelco tonearms The effective mass including the cartridge will vary with the weight of the cartridge. Put a nude Denon 103r in a shaved-down lightweight wooden shell and that doesn't weigh much. OTOH, some of the larger boat anchor cartridges even need an extra ... | |
| Sage Wood blocks vs Herbies feet for VPI Nomad? BTW, I'm not using them under a turntable, just electronics. But they work well in that application. | |
| Sage Wood blocks vs Herbies feet for VPI Nomad? Try three Vibrapod cones pointed up. Might need spacers below the cones. Very inexpensive experiment. I've had good results using them. | |
| Why does the VPI motor thump The only time I ever had a thump is when the motor cap went bad. I don't have the problem with a variac because there is no turn on / off of the motor, just the switch on the variac. I keep the variac set to 0volts for turn on / off. You don't hav... | |
| effective mass of Jelco tonearms vinylengine.com provides specs for most all tonearms. For me, the SA-750D was very good with both a Lyra Clavis da Capo and an AT OC9/ml(I). I agree that the 750 is better than the 250. The options and quality of the 750 are well worth the price o... | |
| What is a good entry level turntable? Budget? | |
| Why does the VPI motor thump I don't necessarily think the tables are a bad design because they have a turn on / off thump. I usually judge a component by how it sounds when it's used as intended. The thump is related to a capacitor required in the circuit. When used with a v... | |
| Pulled the VPI trigger In that price range, I don't think you made a mistake. What cart and phono pre-amp will you use? | |
| Why does the VPI motor thump String, you're using a SDS. That isolates the motor. No thump. So does a variac and performs the most important functions of a SDS (isolation and voltage reduction) though manually. | |
| Why does the VPI motor thump If a variac or SDS is used to manage the motor, there is no start up thump or pop. I had the pop with both a TNT and an Aries motor. Currently using a variac on the Aries. Totally quiet start up and shut down. I turn on the variac when I turn on t... | |
| VPI SDS exact speed in .... 40 minutes? The half-black and half acrylic platters are for earlier TNT and Aries tables. (I've got one) They use well-type bearings. So I don't think you're discussing inverted bearings. They should be oiled, not greased. Not sure about the bearing on the H... | |
| VPI SDS exact speed in .... 40 minutes? Why speculate? Call Harry. Or Matt. | |
| Back to basics Richard, You haven't really given us a budget to hit. Without that and your current system, it's hard to work.That said, I've always thought the VPI HW-19 III an underrated table. Teamed up with a nice Jelco-based arm and "better" Audio Technica c... | |
| Phono/Preamp Discussion: The Missing Link The Herron VTPH-2 is an outstanding phono preamp. It has inputs for both MM and MC. I think it compares to the very best phono preamps. I have not heard it used with a high-output cartridge, but I doubt the performance would be less with a MM than... |