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From: don@umd5.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: RE: turntable controversy
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Date: Tue, 9-Jul-85 11:13:46 EDT
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> The only direct-drive turntable that I have seen used in broadcasting
> is the Technics SP-10.  Only a comparatively few stations are quality-
> conscious enough to lay out the kind of money that one of those costs.
> I think that they're over $2,000 apiece now, less arm.  They have more
> than enough torque for the job, though, and come up to speed almost
> immediately from a standing start.
> 
-- Interesting, my Technics SL-D20 gets up to speed in 1/2 to 3/4 rev. from
   a dead stop (it's direct drive, too) --
>
> On a related topic, someone once told me that direct-drive turntables
> end to become more rumble-prone with age.  In other words, their performance
> deteriorates over time.  Can anyone comfirm or deny this?
>
*** REPLACE THese bearings WITH a new set ***

It make sense to me if you don't oil the bearings after 2,000 hrs. of use like
the factory recommends. Extreme bearing wear == RUMBLE.

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