Ok guys

It’s easy to try it both ways and find out for oneself.

My personal experience is it can help isolate lesser tables like many entry level tables better which is a good thing sonically and to help keep dust off things while playing.

With better isolated, heavier tables on a solid foundation I notice no real difference in sound but the dust still stays off better when the cover is on so that is a plus.


Can’t say I’ve ever noticed any down side to cover on while playing.  I've both sold and heard many turntables over the years. 

"...so that it could be opened to actually place an album on the platter and then play it open or closed and see which they prefer" (uberwaltz)

Thanks for the BFO, uberwaltz. Any other other pearls of wisdom?

"Look, it's your table...do what you want!" (my quote)

Obviously you did not realise that your opinion had a counter opinion.
You saw it as having a dust cover so it could be closed to play.
I saw it as having a dust cover to protect from dust when not playing.

Your statement was a definite one that just because it has a hinged dust cover it should be down, I was offering a counter viewpoint.

Where is your problem?

Obviously, that's your opinion and opinions are like...well, you know.

Well of course its my opinion, glad we resolved that.
Just as it was YOUR opinion that a hinged dust cover should be down.
We all have opinions just like we all have... well , you know.