When I bought my Aries the dealer suggested that I not use the flywheel because it made the unit sound worse. Maybe this is what he meant. I have not had time to experiment on my own. It will be interesting to see if anyone else has any thoughts.
VPI Flywheel with Aries Turntable - Help
I recently added the VPI flywheel to my Aries turntable setup (Aries w/ JMW-10, SDS, and Benz-Micro H2O). When using the flywheel, I notice a distinct increase in what sounds like record surface noise (ticks and pops). This occurs at regular intervals. I can only assume it is from the flywheel. I have tried all combinations of grounding the flywheel and tonearm to the AC outlet, my phono preamp grounding post, all to no avail. When I remove the flywheel from the system, things return to normal. Very Strange. Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.