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    Quote Originally Posted by YNWaN View Post
    Jerry, I don’t think the Gale was magnetically driven or supported. The suspension was via springs and the motor was a direct drive design.
    Ah, OK - it's said to have a 'floating magnetic bearing'. Maybe I misunderstood what that was.
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    Had mag lev feet once on a tt. Worked well
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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    Had mag lev feet once on a tt. Worked well
    Mag lev feet are fine, maybe even a mag lev bearing of the type which works only to reduce the load without compromising path from platter to stylus (although expensive/unnecessary feature today). Mag lev platter with no connection to anything else?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jandl100 View Post
    Ah, OK - it's said to have a 'floating magnetic bearing'. Maybe I misunderstood what that was.
    Hmm... maybe you are right though - I’ll look into it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    Could it be a not very good solution looking for what is not really a problem? (expensively)
    Yes this is my gut feeling and I think the general consensus so far backs that up.

    I dont want one

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    Looks as cool as fcuk..

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    Quote Originally Posted by jandl100 View Post
    Ah, OK - it's said to have a 'floating magnetic bearing'. Maybe I misunderstood what that was.

    My apologies Jerry; I’ve read into the Gale a bit more and it is suggested that the main bearing was supported magnetically. More precisely, the bearing of the direct drive motor, to which the platter was attached, was supported magnetically. In many ways the Gale was way ahead of its time. Unfortunately, I don’t think all the technology was quite as developed as the concepts behind it.
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    Doesnt a good magnetic bearing just lift the spindle above the main load point like the Mcintosh? You still oil the spindle but it lifts it above the lower contact point.

    I thought a well designed bearing is fairly free from rumble so you would be spending three grand for the artistic looks

    I dont know much about magnetic bearings.They seem to make sense but the cost seems too high for the average user

    I was briefly reading that they are on offer on really high end systems. I think the Mag Lev introduces more issues then it solves. How would a giant magnetic field work with a MC cartridge?

    How is it ever going to stop wobbling if touched and what happens if there is a sudden power cut? The rest sensors would have to rise immediately with back up power

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    There are quiet running turntables made fifty years ago that still have perfectly good bearings, so I don't see maglev being a significant benefit.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Minstrel SE View Post
    Doesnt a good magnetic bearing just lift the spindle above the main load point like the Mcintosh? You still oil the spindle but it lifts it above the lower contact point. ...
    A magnetically assisted bearing should reduce the load on the thrust pad, but not lift it out of contact. If you lose contact with the thrust pad then the platter is floating (and unconstrained) in the vertical axis. With modern materials for thrust pads and spindles magnetic assistance is unnecessary for engineering purposes, although probably essential for smoke and mirrors marketeers

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