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noromance

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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Playing tons of favs since adding Nobsprings under the turntables. As I'm tuning and testing, and playing songs and sides, not going to bother listing albums.All good. 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Having said that, he was recently found to have a cart/arm mismatch after his years of experience.Woah, back up a minute. I had one issue with a deep cut LP with a feisty Decca on a 12" 850 at the lowest tracking weight. The Jelco is solid. I have... 
Springs under turntable
Adding 6 Nob loose springs under the six tube phono amp brought improved clarity, musicality, vocal diction, speed and dimensional perception of instruments in the soundstage. BUT it reduced bass weight and enhanced upper mids to the point of colo... 
One of the Best Stereo System in the World!
Nice for a 5.1 rig with no tubes. 
Springs under turntable
@mitch2 Agreed. As the compression needs of the Nobs are too much for my phono preamps, I used leftover Nobs springs directly to good effect. 
Springs under turntable
@mijostyn Thanks to @Indranilsen, I was looking at their Ref 1 as a possible skeletal plinth for a 401. Expensive experiment though. 
ADD HINGES to existing removable DUST COVER
You could add self-adhesive felt or something to the underside edges of the lid to prevent the scratching concerns. 
ADD HINGES to existing removable DUST COVER
Hi Elliot. Don’t do it! It will hurt the sound by acting as an acoustic feedback generator feeding amplified noise back into the plinth. 
Springs under turntable
Indra, looking forward to your results. I have tried the Nobsound under my ply 401 with the same immediately discernible results. It's as if I put on 3D glasses! 
Springs under turntable
@indranilsen The FOS heavy duty only support 3-6kg per foot. My turntable is at least 40kg. 
Musing - audiophiles that new just enough to be dangerous
I new a new noob once!  
l want to build a solid wood turntable
use quartz crystal for the tone arm because it's the most powerful earth crystalLost me. 
Springs under turntable
@totem395From Doug Audio. The maximum is around 45kg / 99lb. We recommend <35kg / 77lb.You'll have to interpolate and test for 5 and your situation.  
Springs under turntable
3 spring units under the table on the slate feet. I need the height due to the extra large SPH bearing. 1 at the back - 40% in from right - with 7 springs.2 at the front. Left with 6 springs. Right with 3 springs. 
Basement listing room
Check out my virtual systems. I have 2 rigs in the basement. Love it. Concrete is your friend. You can add softer rugs and things.