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Measure My Turntable Speed

I've been told that a very accurate way to measure the speed of a turntable is by using a test meter set to khz, placing the positive terminal into one of the outputs of the phono stage (or tape output), the other to the ground and then play a 1000hz test track of our a good quality test record... If the table speed is good, the reading should be very close to 1khz...

Ever tried this one?
stickman451
crem1
672 posts
 
"Reasonably good Ac sources" is to be understood as line controllers; VPI, ProJect, Walker,etc. "AC sources" also includes dedicated lines for analog, pre-amp , amp & speakers should they have active AC sources. In this situation one hand washes the other. If you are 'ol school and are agast at those recommendations, no problem. But turntable speed is a measure of many things , not soley lights and paper rings.
selfdivider
33 posts
 
Probably an overkill, but depending on your TT, a LYS gyrascope might address your needs. I use it as both record weight and speed gauge on my Platine, and it's fantastic.
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kdtran
19 posts
 
Anyone tried these laser Tachometer in Ebay? They are very reasonably price (~$30) and let you measure the RPM with your record/clamp in place?

I am going to buy and try one to see how good these things are!
eldartford
4,262 posts
 
What kind of TT are we talking about? If it is direct drive (no belt to slip) with speed set by a crystal oscillator the TT is probably more accurate than any device you can buy to measure it.
stickman451 OP
553 posts
 
Looking at the laser Tachometer on Ebay; very interesting. Anyone ever use one of these?
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