The Fremer article is on his MusicAngle WebSite.
http://www.musicangle.com/features.php
Zen and the art of Record Cleaning Made Difficult
http://www.musicangle.com/features.php
Zen and the art of Record Cleaning Made Difficult
Sorry - a couple more newbie analog questions
The Fremer article is on his MusicAngle WebSite. http://www.musicangle.com/features.php Zen and the art of Record Cleaning Made Difficult |
It really depends on the type of turntable Tooter. A high torque direct drive turntable is not going to suffer no matter how often you switch it on and off, but a low torque, high mass turntable is going to be doing a lot of extra work (read extra wear) if you are constantly starting it from rest. The following is from the Planar 3 Instruction Manual: "Leave the turntable running during a record playing session. Switch on before the session and only switch off after you have finished playing." Mike |
Mike - that's interesting. My Goldring GR1 is made by Rega and is basically a P2, slightly different plinth I believe, but the instructions it came with mention nothing about leaving on/off. I guess my worries are two fold - extra wear on the motor, damaging the lp. I think I will contact the maker of my mat and see what they say. The mat I'm using is rubbery and really grips quite well to the record. |
I agree with the previous post that picking up from a moving table is an accident waiting to happen as well as the issue of static build up. Concerning your distortion issue: what phono pre are you using and is it set up correctly for your cartridge? Couldnt too much gain or the wrong loading be contributing to your troubles? Best regards. |