Best Turntable Pic-A Prize Awarded

[MCRU]

Hi David,

Thank you!
What a surprise to me! I just did it entirely for fun and not expected any prize at all. Nevertheless, I have won the second prize and I am very pleased with that. But, what can I do with the voucher? Buy something from you and spend it? It means I will have to fork out more. Anyway, thanks again for your generous offer!

It's basically £30 to spend on my website mate, you pick whatever you fancy and I will send it in the post. There are lots of bits and bobs you can get.

As an example:-

http://www.mains-cables-r-us.co.uk/o...ins-Block.html

http://www.mains-cables-r-us.co.uk/o...nditioner.html

http://www.mains-cables-r-us.co.uk/o...n-CleanIt.html

I have also record stylus cleaning putty, bearing oil, and all manner of things.

[theophile]

Yamaha GT 2000 with Soundsmith 'The Voice'(Ebony),Orsonic AV-1B headshell,HRS 'Analog Disc' weight.

[kcc123]

Hi theophile,

Very interesting combination indeed! What are those metal balls for? Will they make any noise when the platter is spinning?

[theophile]

Hi theophile,

Very interesting combination indeed! What are those metal balls for? Will they make any noise when the platter is spinning?

They are lead fishing sinkers.

I was looking at the 'groove' at the outer edge of the platter one day,and wondered what a bunch of lead sinkers would contribute if placed within it.

As background,I don't use the stock mat rather a combination of cork/foam spots and the Boston Audio Carbon/Graphite Mat 2.Without the stock mat,the GT 2000's platter gives a nice 'ting' when struck with the edge of a screwdriver(not that playing a record will provide the same impulse).With the fishing sinkers in place the platter emits a dull 'tunk',when struck with the screwdriver.

Do I feel that it has made an audible difference/improvement?I really couldn't day.I can say that it made nothing sound any worse,and I like the fact that the platter is a little less resonant.