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RE: TT Belts

Posted by PAR on September 16, 2016 at 13:35:40

In Reply to: TT Belts posted by Kindablue on September 16, 2016 at 07:53:03:

That is a wise choice of supplier. "Unofficial" belts can vary from the specified size which can cause incorrect rotational speed. Or they can be the right size but have other incorrect properties such as elasticity or self damping. Such matters can, for example, result in motor noise being transmitted into the platter and thence into your cartridge.

If you care to scroll down this page you will find a thread started by me "Good? Bad?" which shows that even "official" belts may come with problems.

I would only recommend using belts supplied from a third party if there is no "original" alternative. In such cases you can have no idea exactly what you are purchasing and approximating the correct performance may require much trial and error

Just to ensure that there isn't any ambiguity in the last paragraph, I am not referring to bona fide "original" manufacturer's belts bought from a reseller rather then directly from the manufacturer.

Edits: 09/16/16

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