Strange Turntable Question


I wonder if this is a common occurance or a problem I need to address. On my Gyrodec, when the motor is on and the platter spinning if I take the tonearm by the headshell handle and squeeze it very hard between my thumb and 1st finger I can feel vibration. Just holding it without pressure with one finger no vibration is present. I wonder how much this vibration would affect the sound when playing a record.

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Showing 1 response by par3n1

Hello, I have a Gyro SE and I can only think of a couple of ways that vibration would get to your tonearm. First make sure the motor is centered in the hole and not touching anywhere. Second make sure your cable from the tonearm is suspended and not touching the platform that the turntable sits on. Aside from that I cannot see vibration reaching the tonearm. The motor for the SE has some noise that can be mostly eliminated with the QC unit that michell offers. I would be interested if you come up with solution and also if you don't. I have been really happy with my TT.
Good listening.