Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously?

Here are some photos - first without the ring, showing that the achromat is thick and allows for the ring: Without Record

Here it is with the Jelco 750L (12")and a Zu/Soundsmith/Denon 103 playing a tune: From the top

And here you can see it playing from the side: From the side

The ring is only about a pound but in conjunction with the center press it is good for slightly warped records and it all sounds very fine. A 1/4" deeper ring could fit as well, the limiting factor is the speed selection buttons.

Gary

Thanks, Gary. So, basically because your mat is thicker than OEM, the peripheral ring works fine. I looked at your other photos, too. Under the platter I see first what looks like a EMI shield, a brushed silver metallic looking insert that covers everything. What is it made of? Then in some other photos, the brushed silver covering is not present, but instead the parts underneath appear wrapped in some black quilted looking material. What's that?

I have a shield between motor and platter on my L07D. Had not considered doing it also for the TT101, but I suppose it makes as much sense.

Halcro, I would like to post those photos of my QL10 plinth here. Does that require first posting them somewhere on the internet, like Photobucket or Google photos? Or can I post them from my computer desktop? Thanks. It seems that I need to put them up on the internet first.

To create a link via Audiogon instructions:

Using Markup Tags.

Pictures are links only as Audiogon has no database to store picture files therefore one must upload photos to outside website a la photobucket, tinypic, imgur, etc...

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Lewm, In response to your questions on 4/16/14 about the quilted material and the EMI shield I refer you to the "Nude Turntable" thread and my responses on 8/27/12 and 9/16/13, and the surrounding entries. Hopefully these entries will cover the ground.
Gary