Slaw, I think the only issue would revolve around Phoenix's willingness or lack thereof to service products still in warranty. To back out of that pledge could be said to be "unethical"; I would say it's more in the area of "unprincipled". Some others would say there's no difference between the two. Since rumor has it that the designer did not really retire, he only bowed out of the commercial audio business, he may still be in a position to honor any warranty on any of his products, so long as the warranty lasts. Do you or does anyone else have information to suggest that Phoenix will not take care of units in the field?
On another note, I once owned a Notts Hyperspace that benefitted hugely from powering it via a Walker Audio Precision Motor Controller. The difference with vs without was rather astounding to me. Furthermore, selecting correct electrical phase, using the switch on the Walker, was an important link in achieving max benefits. Thus I don't doubt for a moment that any good motor controller would help the feeble Notts motor. (Notts make their own power supply, as well.) This is not to dump on the Notts; the feebleness of the motor is a deliberate part of their design philosophy: massive platter/weak motor. Walker uses the same strategy with their Proscenium.
BPoletti, I am a bit confused by your last post. Do you mean to say that a variac or similar device that merely reduces AC voltage going to the motor would do as well as one of these power source/controllers, like the Eagle, etc? Just wondering; I probably misunderstood you.
