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Multiple turntables

To those of you who have and use multiple turntables, how do you hook them to your system and what sort of stand or support do you use. I use different phono preamps running into an integrated amp, so each input is a different turntable/arm/cartridge combo. Others may use phono preamps that accept more than one turntable input. However, mounting multiple turntables have been somewhat of a challenge, since they take up a lot of room, must be accessible from the top and need a solid support. Anyone use a pull out shelf system?
manitunc
ebm
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It does look way cool.
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stringreen
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I don't understand why anyone other than a DJ would want multiple turntables.
manitunc OP
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To use different arms and cartridges and be able to switch between them instantly. Plus its fun.
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nandric
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Stringreen, One of the reasons is probable that they all
sound different.I use one TT (Kuzma S.R.) but with two tonearms. My Basis Exclusive phone-pre has two independent connections so I don't need to do the(risky) gymnastics like Halcro to (ex) change the cables. With two carts (aka tonearms) one can choose the cart suitable for one kind of music and the other for the other kind of music. To my mind this is more then luxure; it is a kind of necessity.

Regards,
salectric
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For those of you with more than one tonearm connected to your phono stage, you should try disconnecting one set of cables (including the ground wire) and see if the sound is affected on your other tonearm. I did this and was surprised to find that simply having the unused tonearm's ground wire connected to the preamp affected the sound. There must be some kind of antenna effect going on. You may think this is crazy, but give it a try. You may be surprised.
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