Dear Steve (Vetterone) thanks for the enlightenment. As a Lenco owner and user, I had heard the scuttlebutt around 50Hz for the Garrard, but never from an authoritative source such as yourself. The Lenco motor has no such idiosyncracy, to my knowledge and based on my experience. I guess/assume Mark's stillborn solid-state controller was going to allow for frequency adjustment, as well as voltage. Obviously, the Walker and the SDS do not allow that. Sorry if I misled anyone.
Andarilu, I kind of agree with you; using the Walker on my Lenco, the main benefit is an observable improvement in speed stability (using the Sutherland Timeline and the KAB strobe as measuring tools). However, I do not hear as much of an improvement in sonics with the Lenco as I did with the Nottingham Hyperspace. I could not believe my ears the first time I hooked up the Walker with the Notts; it was akin to a major turntable upgrade. Not so much with the Lenco, but the speed IS observably more stable, and as you say, switching to 45 is no problemo.
Andarilu, I kind of agree with you; using the Walker on my Lenco, the main benefit is an observable improvement in speed stability (using the Sutherland Timeline and the KAB strobe as measuring tools). However, I do not hear as much of an improvement in sonics with the Lenco as I did with the Nottingham Hyperspace. I could not believe my ears the first time I hooked up the Walker with the Notts; it was akin to a major turntable upgrade. Not so much with the Lenco, but the speed IS observably more stable, and as you say, switching to 45 is no problemo.