At what point can you hear a Fast or Slow Table?


Using the KAB speed strobe my Turntable is right on speed. However, when accounting for stylus drag the speed drops to precisely (according to KAB) to .37% slow with the needle in the first track. Is this minor enough to just let it go? Can this even be heard by someone with perfect pitch?

The table is a brand new P5 with TTPSU
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Showing 1 response by harhau

I would worry about a .37% speed drop due to stylus drag, if it really is the case. This because stylus drag - and more importantly the torque on the platter - depends on the amount of groove modulation and the position of the stylus with respect to the center of the record. It is therefore likely that the speed drop will actually vary - and therefore cause wow - depending on the music being played.

But, what do I really know - I use a quartz oscillator locked direct drive...

- Harald