Transrotor turntables

I have a Fat BobS with the upgraded controller and have been nothing but satisfied. The bearing is smooth with no rumble, and it stays dead on at 33 1/3 once set with the strobe.

The only issue is that arm boards are quite expensive so adding an additional arm can be expensive on my model.

The table I've always lusted after is the Transrotor
DarkStar Reference with a Kuzma 4Point arm. If and when
I ever get the funds, that will probably be my last expensive
table.

I have a Transrotor Rondino. The only problem that I have is the belt noise upon starting. Once the platter gets going, it is completely silent. Transrotor tables are pieces of art.

Thanks for your comments, guys. Much appreciated. Yes, I would like to have something like a Transrotor be a unit that I could live with for a long tuime. And again, they do look excellent. That's cool that they're mechanically sound for the most part...

I went from a Michell Orbe SE to a Transrotor ZET-3.2 last year. The process had been painful as the dealer was not a man of his words. I received a table with missing parts and broken power supply. After months and months of empty promises, I had to finally find another dealer to provide me with missing parts and get the power supply fixed to get it up and running 8 months after I bought it.

I had many communications with the distributor. They were initially very resistant towards providing any info and are very strict that you can only go through a dealer. The manufacturer never responded to my questions related to setup and operations. This experience was completely opposite of when I purchased my Michell Orbe SE years ago. Back then, I had some static issues and got a direct call from Jon Michell himself to help troubleshoot for me.

Anyways, through the process, I learned that these two companies actually had some histories together. But both sounded very different. Maybe the difference is really between the spring-loaded vs. mass weight. The Michell just sounded more airy while the Transrotor has more weight, authority, and impact.

Back to the table. Yes, the armboard is quite expensive. I am running mine with an SME V arm. I am hoping to add my Graham 2.2 arm onto the other pod. But it cost something like $400 for another armboard. So for now, the graham sits on the Michell Orbe SE. I believe the Michell Armboard is only $150 to $200.

Something I learned from the second Transrotor dealer:
1/ From time to time, place the belt in a sandwich bag and add some talc (baby powder) and shake. This will extend the life of the belt. He told me this was a trick he learned directly from Transrotor;
2/ When starting, don't turn on the power supply and let the belt do all the work to pull the platter. This is how belts get stretched. He said to use your finger to push the platter to get it going before turning the knob on the power supply.

With these two steps, the belt should last for a long time.

FrankC