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In Reply to: Sorry about the vulgarity........... posted by Chuck Y on November 09, 2004 at 12:14:28:
> In order for it to work properly you have to be able to adjust
> the spring tensionOr their height -- this is how VPIs work, and they work fine.
> And you still have to deal with some sort of additional isolation devices
No, you don't, and in fact, you should not; performance will suffer if you attempt to "isolate" a properly suspended table.
> One of the reasons I favor the Nottingham is the way the designer
> has delt with isolating the motor off the plinth and the design
> of the motor.One of the worst designs in existence today.
> The last reason I favor the more recent designs of non-suspended
> tables is they allow the use of heavy platters which contribute
> mightly to speed stability.How heavy a platter one uses is unrelated to whether the table is suspended or not. And if you care so much about speed stability, you should concentrate on getting a very good motor, motor controller, and bearing.
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I will just have to audition a VPI table - I'm sure it solves all of the many problems facing turntable designers. :-)
> I will just have to audition a VPI tableFrom an engineering standpoint, VPIs are no better or worse than similarly priced suspended tables.
This is why I haven't done anything in 19 years. : )Maybe I should just forget the whole thing.....
Obviously, I'm still using an old Oracle...............But one day soon, perhaps. Fun to keep up with whats going on though ....there really have been some great improvements in the past 20 years but none come cheap anymore.
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