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O.K. Fess Up. Come Clean. Sing Like A Canary.

In the last several days I have gotten myself involved in a couple of threads regarding lifting (or forgetting about lifting) the stylus at the end of play. One individual was considering getting rid of his existing turntable, and replacing it with an older semi-automatic model.

He considered himself "lazy & forgetful".

Another individual was very upset with himself because he allowed himself to forget about the stylus for "20-30 minutes" after play.

He considered himself a "moron".

Am I another "lazy and forgetful moron"? Or is this just something that happens on occasion when you choose to endure the world of analog?

As of late, this does not happen to me anymore. I installed a "lifter". Problem solved. But before this point?

I can recall sometime back, arriving home after a weekend in Manhattan with my better half. It was Sunday evening about 11:00pm. We had left the previous Friday evening. We walked through the front door, I put down the bags and noticed something out of the corner of my eye. I looked over at my stereo and exclaimed "Uh-Oh".

Needless to say, I turned on the lights, walked over to the stereo, and as I looked down at the turntable (my head now spinning in a circular motion in unison with the rotating LP), had realized that this phenomenon had been in occurence over the last 50 hours or so.

I then cued the stylus, placed the tonearm on it's rest, turned off the turntable in disgust, sighed, and silently acknowledged the fact my NEW $800.00 Grado was toast.

Alright. I admit it. I can and did admit to such a mistake. Well, the word "mistake" sound a little extreme. Let's call it an "inopportune loss of mental focus". Now..... Let's see who else will step up to the plate.

What is the longest period of time that you have forgotten your stylus in the "rotating circle of death"?
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sean
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I have never done this with any of my current TT's. Having said that, i did nod off briefly ( 10 - 20 minutes ) with music playing on older fully manual TT's that i used to own many years ago. After coming to and realizing why i was hearing that sound coming out of the speakers, you can bet that i was wide awake and sprinting for the tonearm : )

As a side note, this is what happens when you get used to the "convenience" of digital. Those damn little discs make it all to easy to go about your business and forget all about "vinyl responsibilities" when playing records. The added "convenience" of digital discs is probably to blame for the lack of exercise and extra weight that most audiophiles are now carrying with them as compared to when they were younger. I just KNOW that's what did it to ME : ) Sean
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davehrab
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Ed,

Do they make record players with Sleep Timers like on TV's.

You know what I'm talking about. You flip the TV on, set the timer for 45 minutes, and if you nod out, or by chance get LUCKY with your SIGNIFICANT OTHER, the TV shuts off automatically by it's self in 45 minutes?

With that said, I would like to mention for the record, that Buscis2 is my closest friend, lives about 8 miles away, and has been hanging tuff since 1972, same year I started dating the General (my wife Gloria) Both have endured the test of time, why I'm not sure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dave
twl
3,251 posts
 
Teres turntables are equipped with a timer in the motor controller which automatically shuts off the motor after 45 minutes, if you have not changed records or shut the TT off within that time period. With the Teres, there is no possibility that long-term overplay will happen. After the typical 25-30 minutes of one LP side, there would be about 15 minutes where some wear could occur before the TT shuts off. Nothing more than that is possible. This 45 minute period is automatically re-set each time you turn off and turn on the motor, as in changing records. Very passive to the user, and provides a nice protection, just in case you fall asleep.
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