Well Tempered bearing old vs new

Oregonpapa - Good lead on the replacement belt available from OL. They are a first class operation and very reputable. I run their top of the line Enterprise-C tonearm and it is superb.

I apologize for confirming that the old and new bearings both have five contact points, as that may have apparently changed in the newer designs as pointed out by Mr-m.

As a test, I switched the black platter and larger spindle from my WTT with the smaller spindle and acrylic platter from the WTRP, leaving the bearings in their respective plinths. The black platter and larger spindle ride properly on the WTRP bearing. The acrylic platter and WTRP spindle ride better on the WTT - that might be because the motor is moved back pulling the belt with greater tension. Such a puzzle.

On the advice of Art Dudley, I spit an older stretched WT belt, took about 1.25" out of it, and glued the ends together with Crazy Glue. NOS WT belts are neoprene, not rubber. Worked great.

I'm planning to get the WT thread belt pulley for the WTT.

Gvoth ...

Listen to the table for a few months ... then get the originlive custom belt. You will be more than happy you did.

If possible, get away from stretch-y belts and try to find a suitable belt that is as non-compliant as possible.