I didn't buy an expensive battery-based system like the ones offered by Clearaudio or Dr. Feickert. Instead, I simply purchased a standard 12V, 18amp hour battery, a battery recharger, and a cable to hook up the battery to the turntable. The whole thing cost me less than $100. |
I really love this table. I haven't gone back to try the friction drive after moving from friction to belt but at some point I will and I will post my impressions. I love the battery power supply. It is measurably (platterspeed app.) better than the stock ps and an expensive after-market ps and, more importantly, it sounds great. I've removed the rubber caps from the feet of the table and now have the three metal feet sitting on Stein Super Naturals Signature (wood and ceramic) which couple to a 9mm thick plank of maple (note: my system picture still shows the table on the Minus K isolation platform). To my ears, this table really wants a solid footing and one should avoid any sort of suspended platform if at all possible. A sold base really shows the drive of this table. In a German review the writer said the table basically pushed him through his chair and the back wall, into the next room. |
I would very much like to hear the Muse, not much chance in the UK at present. Interested to hear the belt beats the idler. W/so many good belt drives out there, this somewhat puts me off considering it. W/so few idlers about, esp all-new ones, I was keeping my fingers x'd it would be stellar on idler. Maybe you could go back to idler, and make a more current comparison, esp now w/batt pwr. Thanx in advance. |
Ok; I'll switch it back to the idler and comment on this thread. I too bought it for the idler so I hope that the many other changes I've made since the switch to the belt make a big improvement to the sound with the idler. I once read a short review where a group of about a dozen Europeans listened to the table and all but two preferred the idler over the belt. |
