Nude Turntable Project

Hi Lawrence,
Perhaps you can start HERE
But there are questions and progress reports all the way through.

Alright I got it Great writing!! I myself have all-ways thought if it was good/great 30 years ago its good/great today!!

some people just think because its 2013 and its a new design/turntable that it automatically = better

I love it...

Lawrence
Fidelity Forward

I have said this before but will say it again. Thank u Henry for the inspiration behind your thread. Raul did mention Nude TT - in a couple of threads – but we never did see a picture of his setup. I learned more about resonances and vibrations during this project than I would have, I feel in any other way. So if anyone is a little bit curious, adventurous and have a vintage DD – go for it.

My SPMKII project has been through many versions. It is still not encased in a wrap around plinth, but it is now bolted to rigidly to the base (plinth) below it with the solid SS legs. The armpod I feel due to the 19 lbs involved provides a solid enough footing. Still, since the tonearm is unlikely to change, my next version will probably have the SS legs shortened, so that the armpod can be bolted directly to the base (plinth) as well. Similar in a way to the Verdier.

Thanks Lawrence,
I appreciate your feedback.
I certainly agree with you....especially in the case of analogue.......that the great turntables, tonearms and cartridges of the Golden Age of Vinyl (60s, 70s and 80s)....more than hold their own against the 'cost-no-object' modern versions.
Imagine what might have been had R&D funds not dried up after the introduction of the CD?

Re-reading what I wrote 2 years ago....I think an addendum is in order:-
I upgraded the TT-81 to the TT-101 which was an audible improvement IMHO.
I also purchased the Sutherland Timeline and by using the Victor TT-101 as a 'Benchmark'........I managed, by trialling different platter mats and different motor arrangements on the Raven AC.....to maximise the speed accuracy and neutrality of this belt-drive turntable so that it really is difficult for me to reliably 'pick' which deck I am listening to?
This resulted in the removal of one of the three motors on the AC-3.....and the removal of any platter mat at all. The vinyl record is placed directly on the copper platter top-plate with a heavy brass record weight on top.

The ability to directly compare two turntables and multiple tonearms is invaluable to improving the performance of one's system IMHO.

Regards
Henry

Hi Chris,
As always....I appreciate your response.
I'm happy indeed if I helped in some small way for you to enjoy your wonderful system even more?

I think your 19 lb arm-pod is both heavy and stable enough?
What most people will surprised to learn is that the deflection (and movement) of the cantilevered outboard arm-boards of the big Micro turntables and the Raven AC.....is a magnitude greater than any differential movement in a reasonably thick common shelf on which a separate deck and arm-pods may be mounted.
This can easily be demonstrated mathematically via structural analysis.
Seeing that many audiophiles staunchly advocate the superiority of the big Micros over many SOTA new decks........I don't believe your concerns about a 'floating' armpod are warranted? :-)

Regards
Henry