Dust cover up or down?

Don’t have, and don’t use a dust cover. 
 

Will likely get one made for my TT to keep the dust off when not in use, but seeing as how it is used daily, it will be spending the bulk of its time stored near by. 
 

Suspect if I get  one made, it will be used if I go away for an extended time.

A friend of mine leaves his on all the time, which is easy as it is hinged. Opens it, puts a record on, closes it. 
 

Seems to me, as the price of a TT goes up, the presence of a cover becomes a rare thing indeed. Especially one that is hinged. Can’t think of a single ultra high end TT that has a hinged cover? Would love to know if there are any?

Dust cover off . It states it in the manual for my tt. 

I have a Sota Comet I bought used and the dust cover is more or less an afterthought, and looks like it, something they started making because there was a demand for it. There are holes for hinges in the back of the plinth, but it's clearly never had hinges on it. I take the cover off and set it aside while playing records.

My rega RP8 has a surround support and dust cover... After 3 years I removed everything bar the Skeleton inner. Sounds much better... So was looking for large perspex cover for dust protection when not used... But just ordered a michell uni which is sleek and minimal

Will work for a lot of smaller decks like Kumzi rega michell

VPI Classic, custom cover fully off when playing, back on when not.

Pro-ject debut III, cover with hinges, up when playing, down when not.

It really has a lot to do with the design and quality of the TT and cart.