POP sound when turning off TT

Sound like the snubber capacitor across the table’s motor power switch has either failed or is undersized.

@bound4h, @testpilot called it on this one. There is supposed to be a bypass capacitor across the power switch contacts. It is there to prevent damage to the contacts when the switch is operated, as it eliminates arcing. When the switch arcs you hear the pop. Either the capacitor has failed or it was never installed. Once its in place this problem will be gone. The value is typically 0.01uf rated at 1000Volts.

I had the same problem with my VPI HW-19. Many others had the same problem. If you don’t want to change the capacitor just switch to another source when you turn the table off. I got so used to doing it that way it became second nature when using the table!

The snubber cap might be a 50 cent part that some turntable manufacturers feel isn't needed, or they're possibly passing on a design engineer's recommendation to include it in production.

Amplifier Is last on and first off. Do this and you won’t hear the pop from the TT. :)

Chances are, @testpilot nailed it.