Dear Dertonarm, Dear Syntax,
You have " a schöne Rücken"
best @ fun only
You have " a schöne Rücken"
best @ fun only
Turntable speed accuracy
I suggested him to try driving the Teres platter with a Technics SL-M3 direct-drive turntable via VHS tape.Sounds like an interesting idea, he gets the speed lock of the DD plus the high mass and resonance sinking of the Teres platter, plinth and bearing. He might get better results with the drive tape we developed. Compared with VHS tape it's less slippery, less elastic and much more resistant to stretching or misforming in any direction. Far better performeer than VHS tape on our TT. Check out this thread. |
1) speed accuracy to the point where its musically relevant has been pretty much solved in any TT costing over $300 2) the average stylus pressure is 1.5 gm. The drag of this on a rotating platter assembly of 2000 gms is negligible; the mass equivalent of a tricycle towed behind a truck 3) vibration isolation/damping is what counts...horizontal vibration in the plane of the stylus vibration will suck transients, detail and bass out of your playback Direct drives are very difficult to isolate vs belt drives |
Davide 256, 'the average stylus pressure is 1.5 gm.,etc.' I was always wondering about this 'drag issue' more in particular because of the 'vulnerable' stylus cantilever combo. But as a non-technical guy I was not brave enough to say something although I asked the question how this 'vulnerable thing' can cause such problems? Well I was dismissed but not convinced. I still have this 'picture' of an elephant (the platter) and the mouse (the stylus) in my mind. BTW 'my elephant' is 8 kgr. Regards, |