DanielT
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I'm not a trained mechanic, but isn't it just to make sure you have a strong enough parts, a strong enough engine and so on? Would it be that hard to fix?Too bad the Kuzma speed performance is lousy, one of the worst turntable speeds I have ever measured. No matter how Heavy the platter is it cannot correct a inadequate belt, or maybe it is the bearing that cannot stand the weight?
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Or you don't have such heavy stuff, like this one below. I have no idea what brand it is.It looks extremely thin and thus wobbly, but what do I know, that may not be the case at all. A lifestyle-inspired turntable?:
Razor-thin turntable brings an uber-futuristic touch to your retro vinyl collection - Yanko Design
Sleekness was never really a consideration back in the 50s and 60s when vinyl discs were still popular... which is why turntables and vinyl players never really explored thin-ness as a design aesthetic. The most any company ever did was integrate minimalism into their design language (a la...
www.yankodesign.com
Well, there may well be those who don't think there should be a single new thing in old vintage stuff. This can cause problems when repairs need to be made. It is not always that easy to get hold of original parts for old: cars, boats, amps or speakers just to name a few vintage stuff.One point in owning vintage gear is to keep it as true to original condition as possible.
If you had to replace a cartridge in a vintage record player and the choice was between a newly created really good cartridge at a really attractive price VS a vintage (let's say unused) ditto that was much more expensive and had worse performance. Which one would you choose?
For this thought experiment let's say that these cartridges looked the same.
Then there will be those who think that replacing certain things with modern, better ones is perfectly fine. Especially if it's barely even visible. Having said that, you shouldn't replace things that work just for the sake of replacement. It has to fulfill some function. That's why I added in my post 843: An overkill solution if you only plug in speaker cables once.That's my view on it all.
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