WTF do they still call them phones when they do everything else but.If you look at the picture, the phone is sitting on the platter.
To that end, I DIY, and use premium parts. A single blank can well exceed $500, each individual silicone carbide eye is expensive (and many are required), top quality cork doesn't come cheap, and the time needed to acquire, learn, build such a beast can be both frustrating & extensive. Time well wasted I guess, or perhaps I'm just nuts, hell, I keep repeating this process as new discovered applications demand.
Does that mean you won't hang with me and my Popeil Pocket Fisherman?
WTF do they still call them phones when they do everything else but.
Not certain that story is as funny as it is sad.
A turntable should be setup to minimize vibrations from the speakers when playing (but when ripping, it makes far more sense to use headphones).
Unlike the old days of wondering ... today a simple app can help determine how much vibration is arriving from speakers to platter ...
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Not sad IMO if you acknowledge that you prefer it because of the distortion. Truly sad would be insisting that it was somehow superior fidelity due to <insert unmeasurable pseudoscience explanation here>.
Great tip about the smartphone app accelerometer! Will look into that for sure.
No, you can use whatever "noise" you require in order to achieve the results. I prefer using a dynamically compressed CD for this very function, because generally, they are consistently bass-heavy.
Back before CDs, we used to put the stylus down on a stationary disc and record it on a cassette recorder, while playing a cassette on another deck through the speakers. Then listen to the recording. Hours of fun, experimenting with damping of platters and suspensions, stone slabs under the turntable, dust cover up vs down etc.
That's genius!
What did it sound like?
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Back before CDs, we used to put the stylus down on a stationary disc and record it on a cassette recorder, while playing a cassette on another deck through the speakers. Then listen to the recording. Hours of fun, experimenting with damping of platters and suspensions, stone slabs under the turntable, dust cover up vs down etc.
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-Adjusting VTF according to ambient temp
WTF do they still call them phones when they do everything else but.
Does that mean you won't hang with me and my Popeil Pocket Fisherman?
well, one could argue that VTF is the only thing that should change during ongoing setup, and considering the ambient temp in my place can vary quit a bit depending on season ...
(Even in the Nagoaka guide, they say that VTF and temp are important)