Motor Controller ugrade for Raven One Turntable


Jeff, at Highwater Sound has said that owners of the TW Acustic Raven One turntable can experience a huge improvement in sound by replacing the Raven One motor controller with the controller from the Raven AC turntable.

Has anyone tried this? Jeff is the authority on the Raven turntables, so I am sure he is right about this. I am just curious to hear from any Raven One owners that have tried this.
slowhand
I've found that not only the upgraded motor controller makes a huge difference but the power cord that feeds the motor controller is of equal importance. The speed of the music, high frequency detail, dynamics,width/depth of the stage all improve dramatically. Without the correct power cable upgrade on my table I feel the music to be slow.

Himiguel, you might want to post that responce at least one more time, not sure I got it.

Just Joking! Joking! Joking! Ha! Ha!

Okay guys so can someone enlighten me how this could be unless the speed is not consistant with the prior controller.

The controller powers either a single or multible motors, the motors have a collar ontop which the belt rests within and the other end goes arround the tables platter spinning it.

I would think there must be something going on with the speed if it's sonically making changes.

It can't. And no one yet has explained why it should in anything close to the laws of physics. And if the motor is so bad that a new power cord is necessary to make it listenable, there is much more wrong with the system.

Hi Manitunic, just to clarify the motors for TW tables don't have separate plug-in cords. They actually have leads that connect to the main controller unit which is being mentioned in this thread and has the ad on power cord.

My thoughts are it's still gotta have something to do with speed consistancy over all, what else could it be.

Niether the controller unit or motors are directly connected to the table it's self drving it, there is a belt that actually makes this connection.

Question; I know when one sets up for speed there is no record being played, I would think that once the stylus is on the record there must be some drag.

How much? and what effect does this have on the actual speed, slowing it down etc. depending on the record cut it's self and how much resistance effect.
Slowhand,

I replaced the original aluminium color mc box then used by TW with their Raven AC-1 with the new all black battery operated mc used with the Black Knight. The improvement was nothing short of astounding. I had friends over who were amazed by the improvement. The improvements you will hear are infinitely better soundstaging, more precise focus, and a whole new world in lower frequency response. Hope this helps.