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Nice turntables. Attached picture is an absolute requirement.
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If anybody still has an Audioasylum account - there is a fellow who has an Immedia RPM-2 where the platter does not spin, I can't send an e-mail, none of the folks responding to him accept e-mails unsolicited, either. It's a post in the Vinyl section - HiggsBoson. Here's what I found, Japanese - because of course. Strange design, not something one wants to work on without prior knowledge... Same designer as the Spiral Groove table.
cuerex.hatenablog.jp
Edit: Went and registered on Audioasylum, I figured the fellow could use any help at this point. Anybody knows about Allen Perkins designed tables, I would be interested.
Cheers
IMMEDIA RPM-2のオーバーホール。 - 気侭Audio
我が家のメインレコードプレイヤーIMMEDIA RPM-2のメインテナンスの忘備録。 気になっていたベルトを交換すべくメインテナンスを決意、ベルトをスパイラルグルーブの輸入元クオリアジャパンから取り寄せて準備完了、分解を始めます。 このプレイヤーは何層にも重なったレイヤーで構成されていて、モーターが乗る層とプラッターの軸が乗る層が分かれた構造になっています。まずはそこを分離します。 こちらはモーターが乗る下側の層です。 上下の境界にはデカップリングにゴムの円盤が３点支持で入っています。...
Edit: Went and registered on Audioasylum, I figured the fellow could use any help at this point. Anybody knows about Allen Perkins designed tables, I would be interested.
Cheers
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MattHooper
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I was reminded of this point by somebody posting a video of an old toaster.
I find the design of this old toaster charming… one of those items where a surprising amount of detail and craft went into something that could otherwise have been totally utilitarian:
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My concept of good design is totally utilitarian. That is my definition of good design.
Sturdiness is utilitarian. My first turntable was an AR. It was not sturdy. It has no anti-scathing.
So despite having many genius engineering features, it was not ideal.
But an ideal turntable would start with all the AR features and correct it’s few deficiencies.
Sturdiness is utilitarian. My first turntable was an AR. It was not sturdy. It has no anti-scathing.
So despite having many genius engineering features, it was not ideal.
But an ideal turntable would start with all the AR features and correct it’s few deficiencies.
Robin L
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Having owned too many AR turntables (and their ilk) my point of view is that electronic solutions to engineering problems are better than mechanical solutions, and digital solutions are better than that. Turntables designed around a suspended sub-chassis are subject to going out of alignment, having parts wear out and so on. I think Technics direct drive turntables address the usual problems of LP playback with the most direct approach.
JeremyFife
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There's a blast from my past ... my first 'proper' TT. Long gone now but I always enjoyed it.
This just in: DJ gear manufacturer Reloop releases the world's first direct drive 7" turntable in series production, the RP7
How adorable! Also an old wet dream in some DJ circles like Reggae soundsystems, having a dedicated 7" turntable with all professional features.
Who would've thought anyone would ever make this? There was the Technics SL-700, but it's a one-off pair that never went into production.
How adorable! Also an old wet dream in some DJ circles like Reggae soundsystems, having a dedicated 7" turntable with all professional features.
Who would've thought anyone would ever make this? There was the Technics SL-700, but it's a one-off pair that never went into production.
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Beautiful veneer and finish. Looks like you are into Art Deco. Good for you.
You were right to buy this I think, it's really beautifulI’ve had many turntables over the years. The majority being vintage Thorens, which are easy to come by in Sweden, where I live. They are electronically and mechanically quite easy to restore, and also look very nice imo.
But the best looking table I’ve owned (and still do) has to be this 1979 direct-drive Hitachi HT-840 that I acquired only a couple of years ago. While not the quietest nor the most accurately running in terms of speed and w&f, it is still decent in all those aspects, with a really nice tonearm that tracks superbly, and a quartz lock function. But it was the looks that sealed the deal for me.
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I just want to say how very much I envy you your workbench. My workbench doubles as our dining table, which puts limits on project time, offers me too few outlets to run adequate lighting, test equipment, and a soldering station at the same time, and means I have to be extra careful with adhesives and solvents.
Why?
I suspect that you do not go 'clubing' much, if at all.
I'm also guessing that there is a market for it that you know nothing about.
If it doesn't apply to you, then, of course you should ask why?
Please correct me if I am wrong but I get the feeling that you are asking BECAUSE you cannot conceive of someone actually having a use case for this.
I hope that I am wrong (and, if that is the case): please accept my apology.
Exactly this. Whilst there may be a 'use-case' for a 7" only turntable, I too would ask why? I suspect it's because the manufacturer thinks they can sell them, and not because anyone actually needs one.
Wants rather than needs.
S.
DSJR
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Hope the cueing device still works...
I liked the looks of this one in the mid 70s and it's a shame it was made of biscuit-tin type metal and suffered terrible acoustic feedback due I felt to bad design choices -
Exactly. In a world where there is too much unecessary junk it is depressing that stuff like this is made. More e-waste in the making.
Looking on the Re-Loop website I see that it will enable the 'passionate [vinyl] community to express themselves and inspire new generations'. Sigh
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