A Copernican View of the Turntable System

Dear Thuchan, Some Dutch Jew was reading the paper and suddently started to cry. His best mate Mos asked what the reason was. Sam : "Don't you see the Rockefeller is passed awy.''
Mos : 'I am really sorry but I had no idea that Rockefeller is family of yours.'
Sam: 'that is exactly the problem.'

Regards,

I agree with Nick. The turntable may be the center of the system with which everything in the front end has a specific relationship, but the ROOM is the universe and the most important element in achieving good sound.

Hi Nick –

Besides the the interconnects there is also the issue that my dedicated power line runs to an outlet located on the wall between the speakers.

IMO - I rate the quality of electricity as important as the room. I did not want to deal with extra cords and I know I have a problem with moving gear around a lot. I did not want to be at the mercy of the wall outlets. So I had the electrican install a shielded flexible dedicated line with 4 outlets on the end. This flexible line will reach back into the deepest section of the room if needed. My amps get plugged into it.

This flexible line has provided me the freedom to place gear anywhere and experiment.

For my neighborhood my meter has shown anywhere from 115 at the worst in summer to 122 depending on the time of year. I can remember years ago when turning on the amps and the lights would dim momentarily.

Cheers Chris

Dear Nandric,

we may help Sam... but then I have to enter Fleib's new church I guess .?

best & fun only

Hi Henry

The Exclusive P3 is superb. It certainly has never had any feedback problems, so I am not sure where that comment came from.

The P3 has very sophisticated triple isolation (oil-damping + spring + rubber) which is isolated from the plinth. Isolation is down to 5hz. The motor structure and tonearm are on the same plane.

So, why would I want to remove the "decoration" plinth? It looks classy, sophisticated and timeless , yet like most plinths does not effect the sound quality or isolation abilities.

The Japanese engineers spent a lot of R&D on the P3 and it shows. I am sorry if you think anyone in their right mind would try to disassemble it. A tonearm rewire would be beneficial thou.

It was the most successful high-end & high-priced turntable in Japan for good reason.