Flipping the LP over ...

Kinsekd,

Care is of the essence, I suppose! But I've never met a Linn person who shut off the table. And I've never had, nor heard of, any disasters as others describe.

Since the late 70's I've never stopped my LP12 to remove an album. Never, ever have I had anything that came close to a bad event. Other turntables would likely be a problem.

I leave it spinning.

With the Linn, the felt mat is a slip device, and allows removal of the record while the platter is spinning without fear of damage. When I had my Linn, I didn't turn it off while flipping records either.

But with my new TT, this is not a good thing to do, because it doesn't have a mat. Even if I decide not to use the clamp, there is a possibility of scratching the record.

I figured Twl would show up here! Whew, now all we Linn/felt mat people can feel vindicated!