Post your turntable setup...can't get enough of those spinners!

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  1. Thad E Ginathom

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    Wow. It would be really good if this thing is not just a gimick: hope it works out that way.

    And, even if it should turn into a piece of interior decoration, it's going to be pretty damned good at that! I don't think I could bear to turn it off. I'd probably just sit staring at it!
     
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    Only bad things come from decoupling the tonearm from the platter. I would not recommend a mag-lev table for any sort of critical listening application due to the differential movement that can occur in that type of design. It does look cool though...
     
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    If you could elaborate on the deleterious effects one can expect, I would be obliged. That way I can better discern causality?
     
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    There's got to be at least some slop, i.e non-zero tolerance, in the pivot to spindle distance over time. Therefore your cart alignment and null point locations will be non-constant. I'm not sure this is targeted towards an audience who would care, though.
     
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    At the price, they bloody well should care - as well as ask why it only comes with such a cheap cart.
     
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    Not sure I'd want a nice cart in such close proximity to an electromagnet that is powerful enough to levitate the entire platter?
     
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    I suspect the variance will be more vertical than horizontal, as the motors underneath are fixed. As to the magnetic force that dictates the repulsion, and thus effective axis, I am unsure stable that will be.

    The rumble is quite low, and there is some groove noise, wow and flutter is speced at high <.17%. I suspect this cost more to build than they expected, but that's sheer speculation. They also now have a non levitating model, I see.

    And only MM so far, at less than 9 gms cart weight. As you can't track more than 1.5 grams anyway (at this time) an MC is kind of moot.

    I suspect the variance will be more vertical than horizontal, as the motors underneath are fixed. As to the magnetic force that dictates the repulsion, and thus effective axis, I am unsure about overall stability. However, this is all idle speculation, and not my favorite waste of time.
     
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    I read that as planet. I must get my hearing aids adjusted again.
     
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    There is angular momentum and variation in the electromagnet supply, sp I think multi-axis displacement. So variable VTA, VTF, and zenith. Perhaps it's telling that "Mag Lev" followed this with a non-levitating table?
     
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    Now, I'm not sure I read it right. You read it but need a hearing aid adjustment? o_O
     
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    Unintended consequences of new house, new gear and new media console...

    A smaller room required a new media console of a certain max size - which isn't deep enough to fit the new amp and won't be long enough for amps to fit between the 'table and an incoming, larger TV - hence, an extra shelf.

    This board at 17 3/4" x 14 1/4" is a good fit for Rega-size TTs, but whatever size board you need these legs should work. 10 cm high and adjustable for leveling, you might also put sorbothane discs under the feet for isolation.

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    Recently got a new rack and phono stage! Also upgraded my arm a while back with the tonearm damper from KAB.

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    A portion of my crappy college DJ setup that I recently recovered from storage. Rediscovering my old records!

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    Looks vintage, but cool. Operational with no issues?
     
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    Thanks, yes, it all still works perfectly. I left the mixer and am now using the turntable with a Schiit Mani.

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    Wow, it looks mint! Thanks for sharing. That green backgrount made me into thinking that's a McIntosh :p
     
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    This is has been a long time coming...

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    Classic 2SE with Dynavector 10x5. For now using phono built into the Nakamichi Stasis TA-3A.
    Things I have on hand but am waiting until I get used to the current sound (not to mention breaking in the brand new 10x5):
    Vista Audio Phono-2
    HRX Center Weight and Periphery Ring
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    Schiit Sol
    Nagaoka MP-200 mounted in MP-150 body
    McCormack PhonoDrive
    Audio Sensibility Impact SE cable I modified to be RCA > RCA (was a Jelco DIN end prior).

    Just today I added the acoustic dampening foam and cork mat and I am quite happy. The rack it sits on top of does a great job holding audio gear but does a crappy job isolating it... at all. The table was microphonic with the needle in the groove to a point where I could lightly tap a leg and hear it through the speakers. It's still slightly microphonic but much more resistant to outside influence now. Initially I had the motor situated on the cork mat but the vibrations from it were apparent in the tonearm, so I improvised and used a CD case to isolate it. It worked, and will be fine until I can get a cork coaster or something to equalize the height.

    For what I have in this setup, I can't quite believe how good it is. Sol was a beta, the MP-200 was $160 added to a body that came with a different table entirely, and the PhonoDrive was $350. I've had much higher end setups than this, but I see no need to upgrade. Fantastic dynamics, imaging and staging is as good as I can hope for in my room, and the MP-200 is extremely forgiving of artifacts, yet it doesn't sound veiled or lack detail. I will eventually put an MP-500 on here, but I'm in no hurry whatsoever.
     
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    Generally speaking... I believe in supporting turntables with walls!

    Of course, it depends how your building is constructed. Now I don't use a turntable any longer, but live on solid concrete floors, it would be probably be fine, but those British wooden floors would transmit anything to a rack. And as for leaping up and down, thrashing everything and everyone around with your elbow-length hair, forget it.

    Oh wait, that was forty years ago. But hey, everyone is entitled to the occasional moment of youth! So I still say... screw your turntable shelf to the wall. And if you want to go the additional step, get one of those proper isolation tables. Stupid, putting them under electronics, but turntables... not so much.
     
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    I did try a wall shelf long ago - it doesn't work in my small room with 1 panel, 5/8" drywall. Turns out those walls are feedback machines and it took me quite awhile to track down the walls as the source of my vinyl woes.

    Ah well - survive and adapt :)
     

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