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| How to eliminate TT feedback/vibration It may be the turntable. I had an old PL-50 years ago and it had an aluminum platter that rung like a bell. If you could borrow a different turntable and set it up on the same shelf at least you could narrow down the problem. | |
| VPI Flywheel or Fishing Rod Wire on Aries Motor? Yes I use a monofilament line. The only difficulty is tieing the knot. Sometimes the line will pull right through the knot and the knot won't hold. I've tried tieing knots at both ends of the line so they won't slide through when you tie the conne... | |
| VPI Flywheel or Fishing Rod Wire on Aries Motor? Spider wire and other like fishing lines are made with little elasticity so the fisherman can feel every little bump on the line. There are, however, other types of fishing lines that do have a great deal of stretch in them.I've used them for year... | |
| Teres audio GeorgeI've been making platters and spindle bearings for my own use for a number of years now. The platter is a 1.5" thick acrylic with 10 pockets of lead shot around the outside edge of the platter. The spindle bearing is a stainless steel center... | |
| Reel 2 Reel What would you suggest for a first reel to reel, 1/2 track or 1/4 track? | |
| platine motor with nylon thread KenI've used monofilament line for a couple of years now and it works very well. I use a very fine light weight line and then double the loop. The liter the line the smaller the knot. Can you tell us the reason for the woven line vs the mono? I ha... | |
| Good cartridge for unipivot arm? I purchased the same tone arm and ask the same question a few months ago. The Grado wood carts were one that was recomended and I tried one. I am very happy with the sound of that cart on the Sonus tone arm. | |
| Rega RB1000 and VTA Adjustment I have a Rega 300 and I had this idea for a semi adjustable VTA rig. I picked up a second locking nut on Ebay and I plan to screw it on above the arm board and the original nut on below the arm board. I can then loosen the bottom nut and screw the... | |
| Motor and spindle bearing for DIY turntable Turntable progress report.I've just about got my DIY TT done. As I proceeded with the project I made many changes to the original plan. Insead of using acrylic for the base or plinth i ended up using butcher block oak, and I am glad I did. The bas... | |
| Motor and spindle bearing for DIY turntable Here's where I'm at now. I've got a couple of old Pioneer tts a PL-50 and a PL-35. I've taken the PL-35 apart and I think I can use the motor, spindle/bearing and platter to construct a TT using my own design for the platten and SAMA. I own a smal... |