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| The pivoted arm experiment is over I think the kind of phase distortion MikeL talked about has to do with "angular misalignment will mean that one channel of the stereo signal will be played fractionally before the other adding phase distortion?" The quote is from a TNT Audio rev... | |
| A new TT from Steve Dobbins,"The Beat." ??? From what I read, I believe what Mike is trying to say is that the stator in the motor is decoupled from the bearing which is physically possible. And I was just thinking about such thing couple weeks ago while having the mental experiment of deco... | |
| want new plinth ideas for direct-drive turntables The 518 project is not mine, although I do have a footless 518 waiting for surgery! :)Glad you have a beater to experiment with. To be honest, the 518 is not the best candidate. I had a similar one like that. I forgot the model number but it didn'... | |
| want new plinth ideas for direct-drive turntables Thanks for sharing, Borning50. Speaking of Pioneer, here's a PL-30L that got an overhaul by a Japanese audiophile that's pertinent to my idea. The motor is very similar (probably the same) to the one in my PL-L1000 linear tracking table. Since the... | |
| want new plinth ideas for direct-drive turntables Due to financial situation, I was forced to sell all my SP10s. :( I still have some DD tables from various brands and a Lenco. Currently I do not have any belt-drive tables so I don't even qualify as an audiophile. :) _ | |
| want new plinth ideas for direct-drive turntables The SP25 is not doable because it is essentially the same motor(and electronics) as the SL-1200Mk2 therefore the motor is attached to the pcb or to be precise the stator wires are soldered directly to the pcb, not a good candidate. The SP15 is doa... | |
| want new plinth ideas for direct-drive turntables I never had the fortune to listen to an L07D but from a design standpoint it is worthy of its billing as a top of the line model and a world class DD table, so I am envious of you, Lewm. (coreless motors are wonderful, aren't they?) Yes, when I lo... | |
| want new plinth ideas for direct-drive turntables Now, that's the Kaneta spirit! That's exactly what I am talking about! Thanks again Weisselk for alerting me that. Almost all vintage DD tables can be improved this way. I have seen and owned so many DD tables whose performance suffers so much fro... | |
| want new plinth ideas for direct-drive turntables Very nice. It's about time someone take the motor out of the damn SP10 chassis! Why do you sink the platter so deep into the slate? Wouldn't the shortness of the platter limit the choice of tonearm? Isn't this much like Lenco stock top-plate that ... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? We as audiophiles can only control what we can reproduce in what is captured, that is, we didn't record the damn sound. Since we have no control over the recording, the absolute sound is unobtainable. However, it is possible to get close to what t... | |
| Azimuth observations and importance I think a close study of the Graham Phantom will explain this geometric issue better. Sorry for being so clumsy at explaining in writing. Notice the bearing angle to the azimuth adjuster on the "magnaglide". This angle matches the angle at the hea... | |
| Azimuth observations and importance As I said, approximately 23 degrees for typical Rega 9 inch arm and offset angle decreases as the arm gets longer. Lewm is right that azimuth can be adjusted at the headshell on its own axis. However, not many tonearms allow azimuth adjustment at ... | |
| want new plinth ideas for direct-drive turntables Lewm, let me assure you that I am NOT a purist of any kind - in audio I am more of an anarchist. *Laugh* Back to this concept turntable. I actually WANT to have a tiny bit of compliance to filter out whatever cogging inherent in a DD motor. I have... | |
| want new plinth ideas for direct-drive turntables one cannot decouple the motor from platter in DDIt is possible to decouple the motor from the platter in DD. I was thinking about that the other day. Here's a concept turntable. The problem is that such design will have two layers and it will requ... | |
| want new plinth ideas for direct-drive turntables I did not say taking the electronics out. I only want to take the motor (and platter) out of the stock chassis so it can be mounted on something more solid - Mike Lavigne's Steve Dobin plinth works the same way. The Kaneta approach is a radical on... |