Serge Auckland wrote:
max graff wrote:

Hi guys,

i was reading the following article -

http://gallery.audioreview.com/showp...5&limit=recent


someone on here suggests getting rid of the the stock feet of the debut
III with adjustable cones to improve sound quality.

I was wondering how would that affect sound quality? I have pretty
sturdy stand and tiled flooring so vibrations aren't much of a problem.

Any tips?

Cheers

Max


I think this is another case of "different, so must be better". By that
I mean that changing the soft rubber feet for hard cones will couple the
turntable to the support, as there's no other form of isolation. This
will make the turntable behave differently to acoustic feedback, it will
make it more susceptible to feedback, as whatever the support is will be
storing energy, and passing it directly to the turntable which is now
intimately coupled to it. Previously, with the soft rubber feet, only
acoustic energy falling directly on the turntable (including of course
the cover) could give rise to feedback.

Consequently, the turntable system will now sound different, and in this
peculiar world many of us inhabit, any change is seen as an improvement.
If the turntable had genuinely sounded better with hard cones rather
than rubber feet, don't you suppose the manufacturer might have supplied
it that way?

S.

I would have expected the manufacturer to have supplied the best
solution that would cover the worst case user. It may be that in this
case, a low level of isolation may be sufficient to prevent feedback.
And it may be that a different suspension could be a improvement.

My car seat has several adjustments to make it fit me, the same may be
true here.

But you can't know for certain without trying. There are several other
things you can stand a turntable on to see if they make a difference
without spending HiFi prices. Squash balls and wooden cabinet handles
are two you could try and see if you think there is a difference and if
you prefer it (avoiding the "better" word).

Making sure the table is level however is something you need to check
whatever you stand it on.

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Nick