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In the Forum: Analog Playback
In the Thread: Idler Drive - Rumbling Into The Future?

Post Subject: Idler rumblePosted by N-set on: 11/11/2010

Just a short comment on the motor rumble on my particular example of EMT930: using a 40yrs old idler I could clearly hear
the joyful sound of the motor when playing a test empty track (through quite efficient Stax O2 headphones, max volume on their 717 driver).
With the new idler installed I hear nothing. This doesn't of course mean there is nothing, of course on a spectrum analyzer I see some rumble,
but the point is that to optimize a given topology is a hard work, much harder than building a new plinth for your Garrard, Thorens or whatever.
I guess something very similar applies to the belts in belt-driven machines.

BWT, If I rob a bank and decide to buy a SX8000 where to look?

Cheers,
N-set

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