OK for new motor:
- definitely this is an improvement over the DC motor (which to be fair was quite old)
- it keeps speed much better - mainly during music i don't feel i am hearing any quavering. it is almost cd like in its speed stability (and frankly astonishing how much the speed controller dictates sound - with the Long Dog it sounds just like it did on my Garrard - a sense of rock solid time)
- i still need to do the normal fussing to get the right speed though. this involves adjusting belt tension. it seems to me the new motor wants sone belt tension and i think this is to negate slippage (not so much of a problem with the old motor as i could so readily adjust over a very wide range of speeds by increasing or decreasing voltage). but once fussing done i can leave it. it wants to stick at that speed.
- quieter. better bass. dynamics are very good. normal yadda yadda.
- Cabaret is a record that keeps giving. last night it found a whole nother tranche of thrills to give me. it is hard to believe.
- with all of my recent improvements which includes new motor, better isolation, better cable management, double silk - i have never heard anything like it. i have really arrived somewhere. this is what i dreamt hifi could be. i find the system far more entertaining away from perfect power (after midnight) times.
i wish i could post a photo of my make shift motor. but apparently i can stick a motor together but not post photos on audigon. i almost got there with your help @ledoux1238 but not quite. what other boxes do i need to fill in? i posted my link in the two places provided for that. i will try again with a smaller file size.
