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In Reply to: RE: slow turntable? posted by NoTransistors on December 7, 2016 at 22:00:43:
While there are better ways to verify platter speed than using a strobe disc, one of which was cited by John, I have been laboring under the belief that IF you do use a strobe disc, it is risky to illuminate the disc with a wall-powered strobe (contrary to what you say), because there are slight variations in AC current frequency over time. This is why KAB, who make the best strobe device I know about, supply a battery powered strobe, guaranteed to flash at a constant frequency.
Maybe you are gifted with perfect pitch, but by and large I would not think that anyone's "ears" can detect small variations in platter speed, which become important if one is servicing a turntable and desires a precise adjustment. Ballpark, maybe. Exact, no.
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