Why do turntables sound different?

NKonor, you are most welcome. :) :)

Here is a link to the full(?) article.

 

http://www.iar-80.com/page12.html

 

To make your T/T selection headache even greater, take a look at this You Tube clip. Even if you pipe this through a budget amp & speakers it will give you a flavour of the turntable’s capability.

Bob Wood has posted quite a few with this particular turntable plus at least 3 other tables. He also boasts, apart from his SPU collection, a fine collection of Soundsmith carts, amongst others.

This table, my personal favourite of the 4, is a rebuilt/restored Lenco idler drive built by a real craftsman and technologist. If you were looking for a top VFM purchase you couldn’t go wrong with an arrangement like this.

 

Not only does Bob superbly optimise & present the audio aspect of his turntables but he does a killer video edit as well. :)

I’m always keen to see the latest thing that he has posted.

This link will put you in touch with more needledrops…

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=untpS8wOx9k

 

Best regards,

Bill.

Most turntables from medium to high end have a vibration suppression system built into the unit. What I see as being the ultimate difference in turntable sound is the cartridge you select. The cartridge actually reads the vinyl and transmits sound to your integrated amplifier, preamp or receiver. Looking for better sound? Try auditioning better quality styluses.

Ralph, would you name those turntables you mentioned that were competent and sounded similar ?
I know, I know, you don't agree aloud that vinyl is inferior to tape medium. Theoretically, maybe not but in reality..

Placing the turntable ANDelectronics in an adjoining room us the best. The only long wires needed are for the speakers. Of coyrse, tgen yih lose the awe factor of showing off your stuff, but for me it is about the music, not the show.

Gnason wrote,

"Most turntables from medium to high end have a vibration suppression system built into the unit."

The trouble is when turntables do have some sort of vibration ISOLATION system built in, such as spring system, the built-in isolation system is not nearly as effective as a very competent outboard isolation system. The spring rates of the on board spring systems are just not as low as they should be to be effective. Obviously, the cartridge and tonearm are designed with very low resonant frequencies, which is intended to suppress acoustic vibration, but are still susceptible to very low seismic type vibration. While damping and resonance control for turntables might be issues, they are not substitutes for vibration isolation. Furthermore, some damping techniques are more effective than others. There’s a damping gap. 😳