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Need an Actual vide to even guess how it well or not that works. Likely it has the Same stability issues the Slovenian unit does.
found on the Clearaudio Statement works well enough - and doesn't wobble! The lower platter is belt driven but does not touch the upper one.
I'm been mightily impressed the times I heard it.
If you think about it, all DD turntables are "magnetic drive". Another case of hype.
All of a DD motor's vibration is communicated directly to the platter to which it is rigidly attached.
With the Clearaudio, however, the connection between the lower and upper platters is contact-free like the levitation turntables.
Only the magnetic force between a gap of air rotates the upper platter where the disc lives.
Here's the thing with that: It's a drive system with a lot of compliance. I had totally forgotten the mechanism, so thanks for correcting me. I hadn't thought about that Clearaudio design in ages.
On the other hand, we could agree to disagree about "vibration" in a conventional DD motor. Since the platter rides on a bearing, just as for any other drive system, and since nothing else contacts the platter or the spindle shaft except the bearing well, I don't see a major pathway for vibration that is unique to DD. Nor do I see much of a cause for vibration, except that the stator needs to be very stable so as to resist twisting in a direction opposite to that of the platter (rotor), when torque is applied, for minimum compliance.
nt
complete with disco lights. Watch the platter actually dance to whatever record you play! Beethoven, Kuhn, Vered, Collins, and Jackson really make it come alive in your living room. Sign me up.
And exactly what problemS does levitation solve? (The problems that it causes are obvious.)
I'm in intrigued to understand, why the hell did they feel the need to incorporate the up/down modes...
Isn't a levitating turntable a sufficient status symbol (for the insecure) to impress their friends, without it needing to raise and lower rhythmically in a variety of patterns...
I'd much rather a turntable that is made to do its job well as a primary design goal, rather than something that is made to visually titilate...
Might sound like a cranky luddite, but that's where I'm at with this sort of nonsense.
Cheers
Welly
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Mag-Lev
Edits: 02/17/21 02/17/21
In the TV ad that features that thing, have you noticed how badly the platter wobbles?
But then I guess they never really intended to sell it on how well it performs.
Michael Fremer looked at one in Munich(?) videos. The wobble was there as well but damped out quickly. A review would be nice. I'd like to see a vid of what happens if you give the platter a good "accidental" off-center nudge as well.
The product health and safety warnings ought to be enough to scare away anyone considering that gimmick machine.
The nail in its coffin as far as I'm concerned is the inability to use any moving coil carts with it.
Have a look on Positive feedback - Bob Levi did an in-depth review.
I recall there is a warning not to go near the platter when it is levitated.
It's kind of like "Happy Fun Ball" from the now ancient SNL skit.
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