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After market Motor + Belt drive for Verdier

I have been looking to upgrade my TT motor and belt drive for some time now. I use a Nouvelle Verdier and its only sore point is its motor and silk thread drive. It is not bad, it gets the job done. The sound is neat and in general non-offensive. However, when I used a 0.25 inch magnetic tape (reel to reel) to drive the platter the overall sound became more dynamic, voices sounded younger, instruments sounded happier. It was as if the pitch of all the instruments became more realistic. But then I also heard more of the irregularities of the motor rotation, the timing of instruments messed up a little. The background was no more as clean as the thread drive.

This told me two things:
1. Silk thread is good but it affects music in a way that makes the performance a bit sleepy.

2. The stock motor is not good enough to accommodate a tighter coupling with the platter.

So, I am now looking for after market motor and belt drive solution. I looked at Teres motor but for that to work they require a sensor to be placed under the platter but my TT doesnt have enough gap between the platter and plinth to place the sensor. I am looking for some viable suggestions here.

A friend of mine suggested me to consider a flywheel between the motor and the platter which will absorb the motor irregularities. I dont know if it is worth a try because I see many good TTs do not have a flywheel, that means a good motor is all I need I guess but I am open to the flywheel idea also.
pani
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ct0517
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Thanks Rugyboogie (RB)
Pani, RB, Maril others. I have been preparing my room and my listening for two OTL amps arriving within two weeks. Once I have settled into the sound will hookup to battery and will I also scrounge around for a cassette tape.

Pls try when you can the small wood blocks under the plinth. Three small blocks next to the existing feet. It takes a few seconds to insert them and remove. Interested in your impressions.
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pani OP
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Ct, I did try using a block of Ebony wood next to the TT feet, high enough just to raise it off the feet. It added a small dose agility to the sound but also took away a bit of the flow. Additionally the tonality of the wood also came through. I removed the wood.
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ct0517
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Hi Pani. That is what I heard too plus less blackness. I am personally ok with a little more agility, but not at the expense of the flow (rhythm) of the music.
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pani OP
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There is a development. I tried a nylon fishing line string instead of the silk thread and there has been a very significant improvement in pitch definition and timing and also in dynamics. Try it, it is cheap and super effective. Possibly it will tell you what I was pointing at in my first post in this thread.
maril555
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Pani,
What gauge fishing line did you use. Any particular brand or type?
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