Jbraswell
Well-Known Member
But gravity?because it looks amazing and linear trackers don’t give a fuck
But gravity?because it looks amazing and linear trackers don’t give a fuck
I.... I must have it.
Nah. They use tension systems for tracking force and since the tonearm moves along a rail there's no issue of gravity affecting a pivot. Technics also made one!But gravity?
It would be hypnotizing to see your records spin.Nah. They use tension systems for tracking force and since the tonearm moves along a rail there's no issue of gravity affecting a pivot. Technics also made one!
Heck, there's a modern linear tracker (the Miniot Wheel) that operates 'upside down' from the bottom of the record. It can also operate vertically.
The main design concession for a vertical linear tracker seems to be ensuring there's a mechanism to secure the record to the spindle.
Yep! The vast majority of classic linear trackers use P-mount, so the tracking force is basically fixed.Ii would be hypnotizing to see your records spin.
I guess the tonearms have a spring design that applies the tracking force.
For looks only. It can obviously work, but the physics of record playing presumes the stylus is held down by gravity. There is no playing advantage in this setup and it requires many more complexities.
Right. The only advantages are aesthetic. And I guess footprint.For looks only. It can obviously work, but the physics of record playing presumes the stylus is held down by gravity. There is no playing advantage in this setup and it requires many more complexities.
Right. The only advantages are aesthetic. And I guess footprint.
It’s why I bought nad. I think the CD60 is pretty too, although completely different aesthetic.I'm a huge fan of the new turn back toward lovely 1970s aesthetics with lots of buttons and switches and VUs.
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I'm a huge fan of the new turn back toward lovely 1970s aesthetics with lots of buttons and switches and VUs.
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Lighted knobs are kewl.Yeah, agreed. Partly why Luxman stuff looks so nice, like this o-
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GAH! KILL IT WITH FIRE
It’s neat looking, but does the record just sit on those 9 points of contact?That’s gorgeous, but my eccentric ‘table choice as a convo piece is the Michell Transcriptor. (It was the table “Alex” used in Kubrick’s adaptation of A Clockwork Orange)
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Industrial design artwork right there.
Yep.It’s neat looking, but does the record just sit on those 9 points of contact?
Whoa, whoa, whoa.I'm a huge fan of the new turn back toward lovely 1970s aesthetics with lots of buttons and switches and VUs.
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That seems way less ideal then clamping a record sideways for a linear tracker.Yep.