Re: arsclist Turntable Base

[Joe Salerno <salernoj@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Kevin Barrett sells an add-on silicone dampening gadget for the SL1200 arm.
I don't know if it would fit or could be modified for the 3012.

Joe Salerno
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Cox" <doncox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 8:33 AM
Subject: Re: arsclist Turntable Base


> On 17-Aug-01, Mark Shakarjian wrote:
> > Hi,
> >  I wanted to throw out a question to the masses to see what opinions
> > are. I'm putting together a turntable as my archival setup. I'm using
> > a Technics SP-15 and an SME 3012. I'm trying to decide what material
> > to make the base from. I've been tossing around marble, granite and
> > particle board. Any comments?
>
> It's the rubber that makes the difference. Anything reasonably heavy and
> stiff will do for the hard stuff, but it has to be mounted on rubber so
> as to absorb almost all vibrations and have a very low natural
> frequency.
>
> I have the actual plinth (of a Garrard 401) rubber mounted to a frame
> which is then supported on a softly inflated inner tube of the size used
> in a small car/automobile.
>
> Playing of 78s is more affected by vibration than playing of vinyl.
>
> The SME arm also benefits from a very thin line of silicone rubber along
> its under side. This damps the resonance of the arm itself and cleans up
> the sound a bit. Silicone rubber in tubes is sold as bath sealer etc.
>
>
> A musical instrument is a device for exploiting resonant frequencies,
> and an audio reproducing system is the opposite.
>
> Regards
> --
> Don Cox
> doncox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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