Turntables Classics TournamentIt's interesting that despite the heroic effort of a rim drive wheel with even greater inertial mass than a stock VPI rim-drive flywheel, you found that speed stability was perceptably compromised ... posted about 16 years ago | View comment | |
Turntables Classics TournamentThere is useful info on the Galibier site on how to make a tape drive:http://www.galibierdesign.com/support.htmlYou would need to make a custom pulley or employ a lathe to cut a smo... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Turntables Classics TournamentNice mod that should surpass the speed stability & quietness of VPI's own rim-drive, due to the higher mass of your drive platter and the slower rotation and wider contact area of the O-ring at the... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
The Concert HallVery interesting AC distribution system-- one among many nice touches in your system. I'm considering a Topaz transformer. Did you compare it to any other types of AC conditioning or regeneration? posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Modified dualdrive turntable ends searchPedrillo,Have you seen HW's new rim drive upgrade? If you could find an O-ring large enough to surround a TT platter, you might be able to better the factory set-up by using your second pla... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Modified dualdrive turntable ends searchPedrillo,You might try tight carpet thread tied with a flyfisherman's blood knot to smooth travel of the knot through the grooves. There should be enough grip.I may make a tall cent... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Modified dualdrive turntable ends searchPedrillo,I was looking once more at your TT set-up and have questions:Did you ever try using the second flywheel platter connected directly to the primary platter, rather than throu... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Modified dualdrive turntable ends searchThe improvement in speed stability of low-compliant thread drive relative to VPI elastic belts, is quite audible. But the thread tends to slip-- particularly around the small 600 RPM motor pulley, ... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
Modified dualdrive turntable ends searchVery interesting non-factory updates to the TNT! I'm also working on mine, though from a quite different angle. I'm in process machining more pulleys for the thread drive. What are your belts made ... posted over 16 years ago | View comment | |
My Old School Wilson Audio Set-upThe W3/P2s I bought in 1994 have gravitated with other "old school" equipment from my earlier systems, into a second system in my house where the Wilsons are happy on 3W SET amps with Aut... posted about 17 years ago | View comment | |
big hornsHerman, nice system! Consider tweaking your battery with about 50,000uf of small electrolytic caps in parallel across the battery terminals, and a .1uf RELcap or V-Cap teflon bypass cap across powe... posted about 17 years ago | View comment |