The thump is loud, very loud if it's at the full volume I would play an LP at. I guess you guys are saying it's normal and I just have to live with. It's there no matter the table or phono stage and even does basically the same thing in a whole different system. It's a VPI classic 3 and Rega RP8. I had Nottinghams before and those don't turn off ever so maybe that is why I didn't ever notice until now. You have to stop the VPI motor after every LP side since it uses the center weight and periphery ring. The RP8 I can just snag the LP off without stopping it.
Turntables thump when turning off?
Why? I have used 4 different tables and three phono stages in 2 different systems and all of them produce a pretty loud thump when turning off especially, sometimes when turning on. I have been muting the system each time I turn off as it seems a little much to be letting such a thump reach the speakers. Is there a cure? lift grounds? arrange cables? I was getting a pretty decent hum at times and I've noticed careful routing of the cable to the phono preamp makes a huge difference in this.
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