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In Reply to: RE: It was the vacuum hold down posted by thekong on February 12, 2017 at 21:38:33
I can't imagine it either. Vacuum hold-down always reduces groove noise in my system. The vacuum also flattens most warped records so the tonearm is not bobbing up-and-down or else shows significantly less movement. In my system, vacuum always improves sound quality regardless of the condition of the LP.
Best regards,
John Elison
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Hi John, I agree! I have heard of audiophiles saying vacuum platter deadened the sound, but I always believed it was due to the lack of (or minimized) resonance which they were so used to with a non-vacuum turntable!
Actually, I was quite surprise to see the tonearm jerking up and down continuously on the Continuum, in the video, even with the vacuum platter!
> Actually, I was quite surprise to see the tonearm jerking up and down continuously on the Continuum,
> in the video, even with the vacuum platter!
Fremer said he didn't use the vacuum system because he thought the record sounded better without it.
John, thanks for the information, I missed that one!
That is interesting; did he take out the rubber vacuum sealing lip too?
Not familiar with the Continuum, but for other turntables with vacuum platters that I have played with, the rubber sealing lips would tend to lift the LP off the platter (or as least lessen the contact) if vacuum was not applied. Is your SOTA like that too?
Again, hard to believe it sounded better that way!
Yes, my Sota is like you describe. I have to use vacuum hold-down or else the vacuum lip will not flatten out and my SME V will drag on the rubber lip. The LP would also not contact the platter near the outer edge. The center of the LP is clamped at the spindle.
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