....and it may or may not track properly. I didn't follow this thread but
Hmm....exept that some of us don't have ocilloscopes (yet).
In my case the records are irreplaceable...a lot of them Spanish
Then just invest in the test album and do it by ear. You can hear the
Invest in a good cartridge and test album.
Ear, not eye. Or you can take your turtable to any high end audio shop and
Yeah, one of those is no problem.
{{Quickly cancelling bids on Johnny Winters two record set with one blank"Harv" <hlaser@socal.rr.com> wrote in message
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I guess ya have to buy that Johnny Winters two album set that has a
blank side on one of the records..
Just to remind one and all that setting up anti-skating on a blank disk
side
is not the right thing to do if you intend to play records with grooves on
them.
.."Paul Temple" <mri@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news
This will sound stupid... but it works!
Get a small inner-tube for a kid's bicycle from a bike shop. Place the
tube
on the table top and cut a piece of 3/4" plywood the same size as the
turntable base and place it on top of the tire. Pump up the tire and then
adjust the tire pressure for maximum isolation. You will find that the air
pressure in the tube will be very low and so air leakage over time is not
a
factor. You will need small shims between the plywood and turntable bottom
to level the completed system as the tire will most likely inflate
unevenly
to some degree. If this prototype works, you can then find a way to make
it
pretty.
I used this setup to solve a sympathetic vibration problem caused by an
air
conditioner compressor over 30 feet from the turntable.
The compressor, outside the building next door, was not ours and I was not
allowed to reduce the vibration at its source. I know it sounds
impossible,
but that compressor would actually cause the needle to jump all over the
place. just as you describe, before the inner-tube kludge. The results
were
so good that I set up all the other turntables at the radio station the
same
way. People would laugh at how it was done, but everyone agreed it worked
great.
Paul Temple
Tampa, FL
But if I walk on the floor, even tip-toe, I can send it into paroxysms
of skipping. I have the weight all the way up and the anti-skating to
match. Even with a quarter on top of the head shell I can have
problems! Any ideas? Are there any other adjustments I can make? Do I
looking for suggestions.
this in the 'old days' when turntables were much less well isolated. Back
"Paul Temple" <mri@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news
This will sound stupid... but it works!
Get a small inner-tube for a kid's bicycle from a bike shop. Place the
tube
on the table top and cut a piece of 3/4" plywood the same size as the
turntable base and place it on top of the tire. Pump up the tire and
then
adjust the tire pressure for maximum isolation. You will find that the
air
pressure in the tube will be very low and so air leakage over time is
not
a
factor. You will need small shims between the plywood and turntable
bottom
to level the completed system as the tire will most likely inflate
unevenly
to some degree. If this prototype works, you can then find a way to
make
it
pretty.
I used this setup to solve a sympathetic vibration problem caused by
an
air
conditioner compressor over 30 feet from the turntable.
The compressor, outside the building next door, was not ours and I was
not
allowed to reduce the vibration at its source. I know it sounds
impossible,
but that compressor would actually cause the needle to jump all over
the
place. just as you describe, before the inner-tube kludge. The results
were
so good that I set up all the other turntables at the radio station
the
same
way. People would laugh at how it was done, but everyone agreed it
worked
great.
Paul Temple
Tampa, FL
But if I walk on the floor, even tip-toe, I can send it into
paroxysms
of skipping. I have the weight all the way up and the anti-skating
to
match. Even with a quarter on top of the head shell I can have
problems! Any ideas? Are there any other adjustments I can make? Do
I
looking for suggestions.
Audiophiles had girlfriends?
Your description--not mine.
What's MFSL?
Yes
I would think the shiny surface probably causes less wear than the rough
Do you have a computer with a soundcard installed? If so then get some