Considering selling my restored Garrard 301

@mijostyn And if noise were the overriding consideration why do you opine again and again in this forum rather than roaming over to the digital forum? Why not throw away your Sota and just stream from one of these https://www.bluesound.com/products/node/?utm_term=&utm_campaign=Node+Promo+Campaign+Nov1-Jan1+(CAN)&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=3462809719&hsa_cam=20660958388&hsa_grp=&hsa_ad=&hsa_src=x&hsa_tgt=&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsqaSvsz5ggMVamNHAR2XKACaEAAYAyAAEgLsd_D_BwE

Larry, I am pretty sure the LDA is a power regenerator that puts out variable voltage at 50Hz, referenced to a quartz oscillator to keep the frequency perfectly stable. The platter speed of the induction type motor can then be controlled by varying the voltage output. It therefore would run off our 120V/60Hz mains, just like any other amplifier, which is what it essentially is, an amplifier that makes only one frequency. This has been done before, although I do not know if others were referenced to a quartz crystal oscillator.  So it doesn't just "clean up" the power, although I am sure it does do that in passing.

I read that if using the LDA unit, you must use the 240volt motor connetion and remove the eddy brake disk.

Perhaps but that doesn’t mean it work off our 120V/60Hz AC mains. Stands to reaso it would generate 240V/50Hz as the purists say that is best for the motor.

I have also heard the LDA connected to a Belt Drive TT with a non A synchronous Motor, where the improvement was notable for the betterment.

Some LDA owners also reported it was quite impressive when attached to a CD Player.