Panasonic to re-launch Technics Turntable

[dmckean]

I wonder if the brass sheet is actually bonded, it looks like it might just be held on with four screws.

[Mike_New]

Hi Dave,
The three counter sunk holes confirms what I speculated in my last post.
I think you are correct the four screws hold down the platter.
However surely it would be stupid to do this without some sort of backing material below it.
Bonding would surely be the better option but again would be more expensive to do.
If the plate is made from brass (much less costly than copper) then I would think that it would need to be anealed in some way
as brass has a propensity to ring.
Since the first pics were posted here I have had two private enquiries asking if I can produce my ETP Platter to fit.
The answer is yes. However my centre boss carrying the tapered hole would be round not triangular, otherwise everything else would be the same
including the label recess and threaded lifting holes.

[lurcher]

If you look at the pictures closely you can see three machined areas on the boss that look to locate to three pads on the motor top plate, so to me it looks like the screws are intended to pull it onto the machined three point fixing.

[Mike_New]

I do not think that the areas are machined flat as the machined surfaces would have a distinctly different colour.
(much brighter than the dull metal straight from the Die).
And they would not need to be as they are only pulling the platter onto the taper.
However this has it's own possible problem in that if the bolts are tightened up to much then over time the platter will
jam itself onto the bearing.

[Spectral Morn]

Arm might be replaceable with something else as it looks similar to the old system, still I live in hope of a motor unit, plinth mountable.

[allthingsanalogue]

IMHO the people spending over £3.5k on this version will not modify it any way, probably end up a collectors item.

You certainly won't find the GAE version in any nightclubs!

[karma67]

if your spending £3500 on a tt and are looking to replace the arm and bearing then id say your buying the wrong tt

[allthingsanalogue]

if your spending £3500 on a tt and are looking to replace the arm and bearing then id say your buying the wrong tt

100% agree.