Frank Van Alstine has contributed much to the audio world and is entitled to his opinions.
The key to all of this is finding your own comfort level. If MP-3's float your boat and you're smilin', then you're ahead of the game.
The original question related to what oil to use for an existing turntable.
There are some bearings which will absolutely work splendidly with synthetic motor oil. Others will be suboptimal.
You can take this as far as your passion and curiousity lead you.
Cheers,
Thom @ Galibier
The key to all of this is finding your own comfort level. If MP-3's float your boat and you're smilin', then you're ahead of the game.
The original question related to what oil to use for an existing turntable.
There are some bearings which will absolutely work splendidly with synthetic motor oil. Others will be suboptimal.
You can take this as far as your passion and curiousity lead you.
Cheers,
Thom @ Galibier