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VPI Prime with Stereo Squares Dust Cover
I am waiting for the triple drive belt upgrade for the Prime. I ordered it about a week ago. Yeah, I'm having fun...
Ed
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Follow Ups:
With the new dust cover in place. I applied sorbothane sheeting to the rear of the lower half of the dust cover. I also put some silicone gel feet under the dust cover.
The results were the dust cover had no side effects to playback, even at high volume listening levels. I listened to a mint Warner Pioneer pressing of Leon Russel's Carney, a like new Warner Pioneer pressing of Emerson, Lake and Palmer's first LP and an original CBS/Sony pressing of Chicago 2.
There was nothing that smeared the image placement nor was there anything that effected feedback related issues. In short the dust cover is great.
I still have one more tweak to be applied to the dust cover. I have some 2 inch wide 3/8 thick sorbothane strips to be placed under the bottom edges of the dust cover. It won't improve anything, since nothing needs improvement, but it ensures nothing will enter the turntable via the dust cover.
Ed
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Enjoy! Looks beautifully made.
Looks great. What if I may ask are the dimensions of the maple block below the Prime? I have a Target Wall Mount shelf that I'm trying to figure out if the Prime and Mapleshade Block can work - or not. Weight isn't a problem but size might be...
nt
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I bought some heavy Sorbothane sheeting with adhesive backing for my new dust cover. To begin with, I intend to apply the sorbothane sheeting to the back of the bottom half of the dust cover. This is where it is the least noticeable.
The sorbothane is intended to counteract the tendency of the dust cover to pick up airborne vibrations and feedback those vibrations to the turntable. The sorbothane is the thickest I could find with the greatest damping factor.
I know many avoid the dust cover because of the vibration issue. I like the ability to keep the dust off of my turntable, even while playing.
Ed
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that you actually listen to music with the dust cover in place?
Not a good idea in my opinion. In fact, I would not listen to music with the dust cover attached to the turntable in any way. But that's just me, I guess.
I have listened to music with the dust cover closed for over 40 years.
The new dust cover has not been used yet. I got it Monday and there has not been the opportunity.
I intend to treat it with sorbothane sheeting until it can be used in place without negative side effects. I have managed to do that in the past.
And, at that point, it is a positive factor. When you have a dust cover that does not transmit airborne vibrations to the turntable, you have an enclosure that protects the turntable from airborne vibrations. Essentially a small noise free enclosure.
At least that is the plan.
At this point I have applied sorbothane sheeting to the rear of the bottom half of the dust cover (this happened after the photos were taken). I have egg crate type noise treatment behind the turntable (you can see it in the photo) that is the same color as the sorbothane sheeting. The turntable is approximately the same height as the lower half of the dust cover.
The result is a dust cover with sorbothane sheeting that is not noticeable.
I have ordered some 2 inch wide sorbothane strips to place on the butcher block where the dust cover sits. The sorbothane strips are the thick variety (3/8") so it should help any noise at that point. It will be an audio gasket.
Ed
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It all looks very nice! But why in the world would you have baby powder in the vicinity of a turntable, stylus, LPs, etc? Seems like trouble.
Mike
The drive belt tends to skip a bit when first starting the big, heavy platter. You apply a small amount of the powder to the drive belt to help minimize the belt slipping and making a bit of noise on startup.
I am about to upgrade to the triple drive belt option and maybe that will eliminate the belt slippage on startup issue. Either way the turntable sounds fantastic.
Ed
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Yeah. That looks like it should really do the job. Hinged with a parking rod just like the hood over the engine in a car.
Impressive.
-Steve
It also has a built-in door prop.
"When we look into the deepest space with our most powerful telescopes, we see only the past"
Its a thing of beauty.
The old Empire 598/698 was largely responsible for sucking me into this hobby. That table and big blue meters on black glass face plates of Mac components.
The Pioneer has a classic beauty that the Empire had.
Ed
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The last car I had that had a rod to hold up the bonnet was my 73 240-Z.
They still use them. My 2014 Honda CRV has a rod that holds the hood up!
Has a rod that holds the hood up. Its been a long time since I've been under the hood, so I do not recall.
That is also what its like to own a newer car Steve. My Z (her name is "Sophia") has served we well over the past 11+ years. It's pretty dammed fast (0-60mph in 5.2 secs, top speed 158 mph) and reliable.
I am faced with the prospect of either holding on to her or getting another car payment. She needs a few things to make her like new again but she now has 116K miles on the odometer. I don't like unreliable things. I have the habit of getting rid of them as soon as they cause me problems.
Ed
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...in British Racing Green. I bought that car used a few years out of high school, after wrecking my Datsun 510. ;-)
and those struts never worked. The hood would slowly but inevitably fall (on the back of your head, if you didn't pay attention).
1971 510 Datsun
It used to have a straight bumper, until I was rear-ended a few years back on hwy 99 Everett one rainy afternoon.
The other car that uses a rod to hold up the "bonnet" is a 1960 Morris Mini. Sorry, all my photos of that are on film. I'll remedy that when I get it back on the road sometime this year.
I guess you're right. I've had a few American cars that did not use a rod to prop up the hood. They have a built-in latch mechanism. Btw, what are modern cars like? I've never owned one. :)
-Steve
Cool!! The first car that I ever bought after saving up was a 1970 Datsun 510. This was around 1977. I wrecked it a couple years later then bought a used 71 Datsun 240Z.
Your Prime with the Stereo Squares cover looks great. I have a similar set-up and recently added the Phoenix Eagle/Road Runner speed control. Caught that one from postings here as it was being discontinued. A worthwhile investment to say the least. I am curious to learn about your belt upgrade and may head in the same direction. I did include a Maple Butcher Block to stabilize things a bit. It had a minor improvement. The stand is a Steve Blinn that is large enough to accommodate the turntable.
Looking great! :)
-MW
nt
We don't shush around here!
Life is analog...digital is just samples thereof
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