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| DPS/Schroeder Ref. Turntable I took flyingred's comment a bit different than Thom (i.e., not related to manufacturers letting customers be beta testers, which I think is a valid point).I believe that (some) manufacturers design the very best product they can. Unfortunately, s... | |
| DPS/Schroeder Ref. Turntable Thom:Interesting stuff re: avy beacons. For reference, I am in the snow 180+ days per year and DO use a beacon as a life-saving device. I keep tabs on current technology but also know why I continue to use my preferred choice of beacon.I think a k... | |
| VPI Aries 1 upgrades? thanks so much Johnss--i think you have a very good point: 'different' is not always 'better'.i use an audionote m8 phono stage. | |
| recommendation for turntable vibration damping Cool...that is an excellent way of thinking about it. It makes me step back and realize that this is quite an improvement, already.I do plan to put 1 or 2 shorter (4x4x4') supports directly under the rack and other speaker.Guess I'll focus on the ... | |
| recommendation for turntable vibration damping Thanks again, V&V.I ake your point about the joist/jack method being subject to the mercy of nature. That said, the crawlspace should be a more constant temperature than a place that receives a mix of sun and shade.I'd think that any solution ... | |
| recommendation for turntable vibration damping Thanks, Valve & Vinyl.Dumb question: Does "blocking" refer to connecting joists with shorter pieces of wood (16" apart around here)?The blocking could be hard to accomplish given that I just installed insulation between all joists.I also may h... | |
| Step Down Transformer Hi, Glory:Which Voyd did you get? Did you solve your motor problems? | |
| recommendation for turntable vibration damping Thanks again, all, for your replies.Even though the TT is now on the wall, I realized that I should still support the floor from underneath.I like the automotive scissor jack route, atop a concrete block (and potentially below a 2'x2" or 4'x4").Th... | |
| recommendation for turntable vibration damping D_v:I purchased a finite elemente Pagode Signature wall shelf. They are pricey (not as pricey as the next higher model in the line-up), but it was so worth it. To your point, any wall-mounted shelf will provide a solid connection with the wall...b... | |
| recommendation for turntable vibration damping Installed the wall-mounted shelf today and it made a huuuuuge difference!The impact it has was not at all subtle.I need to preface this next statement by saying that I often do not hear the effect of some "upgrades" that folks rave about. (I'm not... | |
| VPI Aries 1 upgrades? thanks again. sounds like this $600 bearing/platter upgrade goes beyond the aries 2 platter all the way to the hrx...unless i'm misunderstanding something.do you know what year the hrx came out? VPI made no mention of the bearing/platter upgrade f... | |
| VPI Aries 1 upgrades? Thanks for the input, Ken!Was the Aries 2 platter all acrylic? I imagine it is different from the latest HRX bearing/platter.I figured out that the version I have is the Mk. 4 acrylic/steel/lead version.Thank you! | |
| recommendation for turntable vibration damping Just wanted to post an update. I have decided on a wall-mount solution for the turntable, as i believe that all other solutions are attempts to fix the vibration problem with results that may or may not pan out.What I mean is that the floor is cle... | |
| VPI Aries 1 upgrades? Thanks for the response. I do not know if I have the Mk 5 platter or not, but I have not made any upgrades since the purchase some time ago (I am the original owner).It was the stock Aries platter & bearing.To be clear, Harry recommended the H... | |
| recommendation for turntable vibration damping thanks for the post. i didn't see anything at "analogdept.com".i haven't made any progress yet, as i have been on-the-road, and i haven't felt like unpacking all of the boxes & such that are blocking access to the crawlspace. (i had to unpack ... |