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Re: "Real" Stand Alone Motor DIY SAMA for VPI HW-19

Hello,
I did this about 8 years ago. I actually took the entire table "outboard", raised the plinth onto struts, made a new top plate for the base, and converted the 19's base into a lead-lined sand base with a cut-out decoupled top piece for the motor unit.

The motor unit I made suspended the motor and it never touched any foundation surfaces. I was successful in lowering the noisefloor of the 19 and improving its bass tuning and resolution. You may want to do some listening tests with the motor suspended and isolated. You may like it :-)

If I were doing the same project today there are a few things I would have done differently, but overall taking the motor out and away from the business end of the turntable really pays off.

Have fun with it and good luck!

Close to the Edge, down by the river....

-Ray



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